FAITH FRIENDS FUN

Summer Camp can seem like a really fun option for your child this summer. It might even be something they are interested in. Or maybe it just sounds like a nice way for them to hang out with their friends or cousins while you take a deep breath. While all of these things are true, we believe that camp should not only be an option for the summer, but a necessity for every kid. 

Faith Grown. 

“This week at camp I learned that I am a part of God’s plan.”

Those words came from a camper who spent just five days at Camp Victory Ministries. Another camper shared, “My favorite part of the week was having that heart-changing moment at which I accepted Christ for the first time.”

These aren’t just feel-good testimonials – they’re life-altering moments that ACTUALLY HAPPENED at camp not six months ago.

Whopper, a second-year counselor, experienced this firsthand. He had a camper who had a quieter personality and was more reserved. Whopper invested time, shared scripture, and talked to him about God. Weeks after camp ended, Whopper received a phone call from the camper’s mother. Her son would not stop talking about God, and he was getting baptized soon. She wanted Whopper there to witness it.

We have countless stories from campers just like this. The faith growth and formation that are born from a week at camp impacts life beyond camp’s property.

Relationships Created

Camp friends last a lifetime. We hear this time and time again from our high school and college camp counselors and from our campers each summer. The experiences that campers have at camp produce the kinds of connections that run as deep as family. 

Shared experience is the kind of glue that produces real community. Combining campers from different socioeconomic and social backgrounds to do life with each other helps them learn compromise, teamwork, and cabin unity. They work through conflict, confide in each other, and celebrate wins as a group. These are the building blocks of deep and lasting friendships.

Fun Promoted

Camp has tons of activity options that not only produce fun and adrenaline, they challenge campers to try new things, push themselves out of their comfort zones, even do something that feels a little scary.

Chapel skits are quoted all week. Nightly cabin devotions are filled with late night deep talks that sleepovers are made of. And singing songs around the campfire are lived mountaintop experiences. Camp memories aren’t just the stories kids hope to have, they actually get to live them.

Your child could experience transformative community, encounter God in His creation, and discover their purpose in a world that desperately needs it. The question isn’t whether camp matters. The question is: are you ready to give your child an experience that will last a lifetime?

If you’re wondering why or how we know that camp is beneficial for kids today, follow along as we take a deeper dive and show you the benefits that your child can experience from a week at camp.