In addition to taking middle school students to Spring Hill this year we also took high school students for the first time! Spring Hill introduced a new program called Diverge where youth groups (or individual students) come for a week of camp. It's set up similar to their weekend retreats where the high schoolers have their own speaker and band all week. When they weren't being challenged by Jeffrey Dean they were out participating in all the regular camp activities (blob, zipline, crafts, etc)!!! We took two high school students, Anna & Kassy, both of whom walked away challenged and encouraged to pursue a deeper relationship with God. One of the girls admitted that although she wasn't ready to enter into a personal relationship with God, she had a better understanding of who He was and began asking deep questions about why He should be important in her life!!! It touched my heart to see the girls so passionate about learning more!
This year for KAA we were blessed to partner with Zo Smith, a youth leader in town, and his students. Normally one of our biggest obstacles getting to KAA is trying to find a bus that will transport our students all the way to Branson, MO. God is always faithful, and this year He was abundantly faithful as we received a bus where the seats turned into beds at night. That means the students (and staff!) got to sleep much more comfortably than normal!!! KAA always provides us staff with an opportunity to get refreshed and to have deep group discussions with our students. Our students are already asking when they get to sign up for KAA and camp is still 8 months away!!!
Thank you to the many partners who help us send students to camp each year! Our students, who wouldn't be able to afford camp on their own, are able to experience God in a whole new way because of many people's generous support! Thank You!
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