Camping
A snapshot of the ministry taking place this school year through this camp:
Chad Sievert, Senior Vice President
Thank the Lord for Mrs. Clara Frasher and her small group in Texas who prayed for the kids at Gainesville High School for six years! God continues to use their seeds of faith, sowed in the 1930s, to sprout new growth today! Conversations about a Young Life camp in Texas began in 2013 because of a growing need to: • Support and encourage local area ministry growth; • Offer quality school-season camping opportunities; • Provide discipleship opportunities through work crew, summer staff and camp internships; • Provide a platform for developing adult involvement in local area ministries; • Offer more affordable camping opportunities for economically disadvantaged Texas students. Like Mrs. Frasher, we prayed and waited on the Lord for six years in Texas. In His perfect timing and perfect way, God provided a camp in the hill country. We purchased it in 2019 and it’s already helping to meet many of the ministry needs in Texas!
• 13 outreach weekend camps: » Approximately 4,811 campers and leaders » WyldLife, senior high, college and family camps • Within each of these outreach camps, other ministry is also growing: » Kids are growing deeper in their faith by serving on work crew or as weekend wranglers. » Adults are invited to “come and see” the ministry in action. We’ve had 96 adults stay overnight and 68 day tours have already occurred. » Assignments are providing robust staff training opportunities. • The first Work Week will host 150 college kids from University of Houston, Houston Baptist University and Texas Southern University — a beautiful picture of the hands and feet of Christ preparing this place for kids to hear the good news! Here’s how the camp is supporting one area’s efforts to grow ministry: “Jersey Village High School is diverse. Their club and camp numbers have been all over the map for the past six years. Last summer, we struggled to get any momentum for camp sign-ups and took three kids to Frontier Ranch. One factor in getting kids to camp is economical. Sixty-three percent of JVHS is economically disadvantaged with a Latino population of 60%. When we began to talk with kids about going to the Texas Camp, we were pleasantly surprised by their response. When we left for weekend camp, we had 30 kids on the bus! We’re blown away at how the Lord used the Texas Camp to get kids from Jersey Village High School to the feet of Jesus.” — Kyle Boles, area director, Cypress, Texas
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Spring Board Report 2020
