July 2006

SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS SUMMER?
SIGN ON FOR ADVENTURE WITH BCM CAMPING WORLD-WIDE!!

BCM Articles

So What Are You Doing This Summer?
“Señora, there is no more water. No—no more for many days, maybe a week.” A colonial hacienda house in a tranquil Andes river valley, its high, whitewashed walls and shady verandahs surrounding a courtyard bright with flowers and potted citrus trees, is a beautiful place to spend five days. But not without water. And not with 200 children already spreading out mats in the dormitory salons.
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BCM Camping—More Than Jumping in the Creek
Katelyn Morgan spent 14 summers at Camp Sankanac, as a camper and on staff. “Camp is so much more than jumping in the creek, playing Mission Impossible, and enjoying freetime in the pool. It is a place where the Spirit of God moves. . .”
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The Face of Unconditional Love—Canada’s BCM Camps
“I was saved at camp.”
“This summer, I learned what unconditional love looks like through the camp staff.”
“I had never heard about Jesus as more than a swear word until I went to camp.”
These are the phrases BCM Canada’s camp staff rejoice in hearing again with each new season of summer camps.
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Camp Promise—Every Child In God’s Image
What is more reminiscent of carefree childhood than summer camp? Times spent around the campfire. Swimming at the lake. Hanging out with friends. Learning a new skill like archery or canoeing. But children with special needs are too often left without the opportunity to experience the joy and fun of a week at camp.
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A Worthwhile Investment
Antonio was a bitter man. The bitterness in his life was born out of hatred for his own father. When Antonio was a small child, his father immigrated to America, leaving the family to fend for themselves in Italy. Antonio swore he’d never forgive his father for the way he had treated his family.
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BCM Kids’ Korner

CAMPS! CAMPS! CAMPS! BCM International shares God’s love and the good news of Jesus Christ with boys and girls through camping ministries in more than 20 countries around the world. See how many countries you can find in this puzzle where BCM missionaries serve in camping ministries.
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BCM Camp Briefs

BRAZIL
PERU
IRELAND
RUSSIA
CHINA

BCM Camp Projects

Overwhelmingly, BCM camp leaders around the world expressed one surpassing need—staff! If you would like the adventure and blessing of ministering this coming year at a BCM camp in any one of a dozen countries, check out BCM’s short-term program, GPS: Global Positioning Services. If you are interested in biting off a smaller challenge for now, here are some of the vital camp needs around the world.
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