Women Counseling Women Basics is only a couple of weeks away, and we are thrilled that you will be joining us for one of our most practical events here at Camp CoBeAc!
We have hosted this event for several years now and have come to recognize more and more how needed practical counseling training is in this day and age. We trust that you are already preparing your heart and mind for what you will receive while you are here.
Now that we are out of our Snow Camp season, we are really starting to prepare for our spring events in earnest. This email should help to answer some questions that you might have as we quickly approach this wonderful event!
All we can say is, “wow!” The Lord truly blessed us this winter in so many ways. We were able to host five snow camps (four teen camps and one junior camp).
It was our biggest Snow Camp season EVER, with over 1,000 campers and sponsors attending! We are still rejoicing for the work that God did in lives and for the wonderful connections we were able to make with so many of you.
Although Snow Camps are over, the snow is still here! Despite being snowy outside, we are going full steam ahead with preparations for all of our spring retreats. Notebooks are ordered for Women Counseling Women, meals and crafts are coming together for Spring Ladies’ Retreat, sessions are being finalized for the Youth Leaders’ Conference, and so much more is in the works!
News and Prayer Needs: Snow Camp Season is here!
We appreciate your prayers for a snow-filled, safe and healthy season with lots of campers and lots of decisions for eternity! Today, our kids are growing up in very uncertain times, and we are excited and passionate about creating an environment where it is easy for them to hear and contemplate Truth. Please pray with us for our Snow Camp services and discipleship opportunities.
The broomball court is ready, and the trophies created. The igloos are up, the tubes are out, and all the activities are set for Snow Camp Season! New this year is a delux version of Lazer Tag- the rental groups have already tried it out and LOVE it! This year, we will host four Snow Camp Weekends for teens, one for juniors and a number of rentals for church groups. So we’ll be out in the snow and having fun through the end of February. The teen weekends are all at capacity! If you haven’t registered yet, please contact the office to check on availability.
Phil, Lauren, Jon & Kate are all moved into their new home! We are so excited for all the Lord has done to help us bring in this new staff home. Max and Lauren (newly married) will be moving into Phil & Lauren’s previous home very soon.
Room 300 (above the office) is almost put back together! Thanks to Derek Stapleton for painting and to Scott Dennis (Makena’s dad) for helping us with laying the flooring- it looks great in there! The guys are finishing the last few details, I’ll share pictures soon.
Our Camp Apprentices are back and we are so thankful- because as soon as the Snow Camp Season begins, we run at a crazy speed for a number of weeks! If your church creates care packages, we have 10 young adults who would love to sample your cookies and snacks!
We’ve already been able to be out in some of our supporting churches in this new year, with a number more scheduled. Although we’ll have people at camp pretty much every day from now through the first week of March, we’ve also planned some traveling for summer staff recruitment and church fellowship days.
Since I said summer staff recruitment- please join us in prayer that the Lord will guide and help us as we assemble our summer staff team. We need to hire at least eighty young people! If you know of a college-aged young person who is passionate about Jesus and serving, would you encourage him/her to reach out to us at camp for a conversation about a summer opportunity where they’ll make friendships and memories like no summer before! At CoBeAc we love to see God work in and through us.