MINISTRIES REPORT
Campaign Tops 100%!
Camp has amazing friends! Two $10K gifts on June 5 put the campaign over the top for the $2.5M needed to BUILD the gym! Over 800 households and organizations have now committedover $2,566,000 forthegym.Praise God!Thebigeffortnowshiftstoraisingtherest of the $500,000 needed to FILL the gym with all the fun tools needed to shine an ever brighter light for the Gospel. The “FILLIT” list is a fun one: balls, nets, pickleball, hockey sticks, sound system, stage lights, picnic tables, fire pit, kitchen, black lights, and much more. Camp is off to a good start thanks to the Wiffleball Challenge ($34K), spring events ($15K), and new gifts ($17K). After permit delays, the new plan is to begin site work early July with the pre-cast walls going up July 25. Keep praying! There’s much to do, funds to raise, and decisions to make. Pray, too, for safety, clarity, and a January 2024 opening! Exciting days ahead!
PRAISE & PRAY!
• PRAISE! Great start to summer: Big camps, many kids saying “YES!” to Jesus! The rental calendar is full and Fall retreats are heating up, too!
• PRAISE! Active Ministries: Busy & blessed spring, full summer (5000+ guests!)
• PRAISE! Senior Day – 220+ on site helped by a full Young at Heart. $14,000+ offering!
• PRAY! Camp Leadership: Campaign, Gym planning, cultural challenges, staffing.
• PRAY! Summer Staff: The FULL team of 47 is on site and already loving kids to Jesus.
• PRAY! Summer Ministries: Planning, safety, spiritual responsiveness, unity
PRAY! Gym Permit: Currently stalled by a county vs. state septic jurisdiction issue.
FROM A DONOR’S HEART
“With a joyous heart I give this check… Camp Lebanon is a very special place to me. As a young girl, I loved going to Girl Scout Camp. I would count the months and then the weeks and then the days. I now count the months and weeks and days until I come to Camp for quilt retreat. I become that happy girl who was overwhelmed with joy when dropped off… I give so that many children can experience that same joy and be reached for the Lord.”
Help
(FT - cleaning, staffing, supplies)
(PT - gift shop, canteen)
Guest Ministries
(FT - hosting, contracting, set up) babeler@camplebanon.org
2023 SPRING FUN!
Men’s Advance! April14-15 155 Newrecord!
DadsNLads April28-30 180 Superfun!!
Mother/Daughter May5-7 178 Suchagreattime!
Mother/Daughter May12-14 180 Sweettimesforall!
YoungatHeartSeniorsMay15-18 62 Fullhouse!
SpringSeniorDay May16 220 SweettasteofHeaven!
YAR(18-35) May18-21 89 +1cow!
SUMMER YOUTH CAMPS
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