Don’t miss an exciting silent auction to benefit Camp Hope going on now in Mt. Bethel’s Grace Gallery! Eighteen fish have been designed and painted by Mt. Bethel Christian Academy students in the ArtWalk club. The silent auction ends on Sunday, February 28th at 12:30 PM. All proceeds will go toward Camp Hope. This is a great opportunity to make a difference and come home with a one-of-a-kind piece of art!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year’s Camp Hope! We hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday. hope4christmas was a HUGE success and we enjoyed catching up with campers, their families and counselors. To view pictures from the party, visit www.kidz2leaders.org and click on the “hope4christmas” tab. Blessings!
- Cris 
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Camp Hope Holiday Dinner Sponsors Needed: Your generous donation of $50.00 will purchase a holiday dinner for a Camp Hope family. Please stop by the table in the Connector at Mt. Bethel. We’ll be there Sundays, October 18th and 25th. Choose a family for whom you will sponsor a holiday dinner. Thank you for sharing and making a holiday meal possible for our Camp Hope “kidz” and their families. Please call the Camp Hope office with questions at 770.977.7751 or go to www.kidz2leaders.org.
After Camp Hope, our Cornerstone and Leadership campers complete an evaluation of their experience at camp. Here are the results from this year’s evaluation.
44% of our Leadership Campers reported that the most important thing that happened at Camp Hope was getting closer to God.
“I got saved and rededicated my life to God.”
“I have invited God back into my life.”
“To know that if you ask for forgiveness Jesus will forgive you and not hold grudges.”
51% of our Leadership Campers defined leadership as setting a good example.
40% defined leadership as responsibility.
“Leadership is building unity and a better world for future kids just like me.”
“It means being a unique person in God’s eyes, it can make you a better Christian by showing others the way to joy and Jesus.”
98% of our Leadership Campers want to be a counselor at Camp Hope.
“I want campers to learn about God and help them through their situation because I went through the same thing.”
“I want to be a counselor so I can help campers like my counselors help me grow in Christ.”
100% plan to graduate highschool!
100% said that Camp Hope helped them understand the importance of not making poor choices like using drugs or getting pregnant before marriage.
100% of campers that Camp Hope will help them at home, with their family and with their friends at school!
Camp Hope 2009
134 Campers & 321 Volunteers serving God =
1 AMAZING WEEK!
Seems like only yesterday, but in all reality, it was over a decade ago when, in a corner booth at the Chick-fil-A on Whitlock Avenue in Marietta, Georgia, I sat with two close friends and shared her dream of starting a camp for children with incarcerated parents. My how time flies when you’re having fun!
On Sunday evening, July 12th, in the auditorium of Rock Eagle, Camp Hope celebrated it’s 10 Year Anniversary. On stage with me that night, were folks who were there for that very first camp which had a total of 32 people. My, my, has God done a work in us! Oh, we just “think” we are serving God by serving the children at Camp Hope when in reality the serendipity is that WE are blessed. Each and every time we pour ourselves into these children who have no hope of breaking the insane cycle of incarceration (National Statistic = 82% of inmate’s children will end up in prison), God smiles on us!
Let me tell you about a week at camp – we start the week on Sunday night with a message about FEAR – God conquers all fears, and He definitely protects us at camp too! Monday through Thursday, we celebrate four other main truth’s of God’s Essence… God’s LOVE, TRUST, FORGIVENESS, and JOY! Closing on Friday, we are reminded that God is with us ALWAYS.
This year, we were thrilled to highlight 21 of Camp Hope’s greatest campers from the past that returned as counselors and cabin leaders. The impact these camper-turned-counselors had on their campers – you have no idea!
And now to you! Our Volunteers! Every single volunteer played an integral role in the preparation of camp on so many levels; planning the campers’ transportation, leading Super Skilz, praying in the 24-hour prayer vigil and serving campers as the hands and feet of Christ during the week. We could NEVER do it without you all! Thank you so much! If you haven’t worked Camp Hope before, make it down for next year! I can’t promise what cabin you’ll be in, what kind of campers/counselors will be there, or that you will get much sleep – but I can promise you this… without a doubt, it will be the most difficult, heart-wrenching thing you’ll ever do, but equally so, without a doubt, when you see the Kingdom of God touch down onto one of your campers because of your efforts – and see their lives transformed – you will realize that Camp Hope is the most rewarding thing you’ve ever done.
We were privileged to experience God’s amazing love at Camp Hope this year and look forward to seeing camp grow over the next ten years – with you right there with us! Come on and let’s go play! Thanks be to God!
- Rev. Diane Parrish
Cabin Leader applications are due BY Friday, May 1. If you would like to be considered to be a Cabin Leader at Camp Hope 2009, please complete the application (available at www.kidz2leaders.org) and return to the Camp Hope office via email to cris.hunt@kidz2leaders.org or by mail to 4385 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30068. Please complete this form in addition to the regular Counselor Application. Completion of the Cabin Leader does not guarantee you placement as a cabin leader. We will contact applicants after the application deadline on May 1.
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