ANBC Summer Camp Out Program

In 2013 we did a trial of a off-site camping program, last year we tweaked that program and developed a philosophy that we believe will be very effective for engaging with the teens in Atlantic Canada. We saw a wonderfully successful program last summer and are excited to expand that program by a week and offer two different trips in 2015 for teens. The First Trip will take us back to Cape Breton again this year, the second will hopefully take us to Kejimkujik National Park in lower Nova Scotia.

The philosophy for these camp out trips is one of family camping; those things we would do were we to go camping with our own family, we do as a group during the camp outs! We found this to be such a wonderful way to not only build trust, but to allow our relationships with the teens to grow authentically. We have devotions in the morning after breakfast, around the bonfire, and then once again we have devotions and singing around the fire in the evening. We find moments throughout the day as we enjoy our activities to reflect on both the devotions and questions the teens have. Time spent in the vehicles is invaluable in this way!

 

It is our hope to have 8 campers for each of these camps in 2015. However, the biggest hurdle for this is financial. We offer a week of on site teen camp here at ANBC, and it is campers from this camp that we hope to have join us on the camp outs. Unfortunately once the on site camps are concluded there are no more funds available to the campers for another camp with us at ANBC. For this reason, we are hoping to raise enough in sponsorship funds to invite 16 teens to join us on the camp without the burden of the cost. Because this is a discipleship opportunity, it is a little different than our normal camps - and it is an extremely valuable ministry. 

 

The cost per camper for the camp out program is $400 each the week, this includes travel, meals, accommodations and activities. If you would like to sponsor one or more campers, or even partially sponsor a camper, for these camps; you can find information about how to do that by clicking HERE. Please indicate specifically that your gift is to sponsor a camper for the Arrowhead camp out program!