Living Waters Bible Camp Inc

REACH, TRAIN, AND EQUIP INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME SERVANT LEADERS THROUGH THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD, INTENTIONAL GODLY RELATIONSHIPS, AND ADVENTURES IN HIS CREATION. OUR VISION IS TO BE A CHRISTIAN RESOURCE FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CREATION EXPERIENCE IN THE MIDWEST. OUR ENDS STATEMENT IS THAT CAMPERS WILL BECOME CHRIST FOLLOWERS WHO ARE SERVANT LEADERS AND LIVE OUT A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW. THE CORPORATION OPERATES THE CAMP FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. TRAINING IS PROVIDED FOR STAFF TO EQUIP THEM TO SERVE AT CAMPS AND IN VARIOUS MISSION ACTIVITIES. CAMPERS ARE TAUGHT THE WONDERS OF CREATION THROUGH A WELL-EQUIPPED NATURE CENTER MUSEUM, A PLANETARIUM, A TELESCOPE, AND HANDS-ON STUDIES OF ROCKS,CAVES, TREES, VEGETATION, LAKES AND STREAMS.

LIVING WATERS BIBLE CAMP CONDUCTED THROUGH 11 SUMMER CAMP SESSIONS, HELD FROM JUNE THROUGH AUGUST, THAT SERVED 705 CAMPERS WHO SPENT 3,591 CAMPER DAYS AT CAMP. EACH SESSION WAS CONDUCTED FOR THE SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL,SOCIAL, AND PHYSICAL BENEFIT OF THE CAMPERS AS THEY LEARNED ABOUT THE LORD THROUGH BIBLE STUDY, NATURE PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT THE BIBLICALACCOUNT OF CREATION, AND CHALLENGE COURSE/TEAM-BUILDING ACTIVITIES. EACH SESSION ALSO PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW IN SERVING OTHERS, PREPARING CAMPERS TO BE LEADERS AND ROLE MODELS THROUGH SERVICE IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, AND AT HOME. 19 LIVING WATERS SPONSORED EVENTS WERE CONDUCTED THAT SERVED 1,600 CAMPERS WHO SPENT 2,189 CAMPER DAYS AT CAMP. EACH SESSION WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE FOCUS OF INDIVIDUALS GROWING IN THEIR PERSONAL WALK WITH THE LORD, STRENGTHENING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, AND SERVICE, SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: YOUNG ADULT RETREAT, LADIES RETREAT, FATHER/SON RETREAT, MOTHER/DAUGHTER RETREAT, AND MEXICO MISSION TRIP. CAMP HOSTED 20 SCHOOL GROUPS, PRIMARILY PRIVATE SCHOOLS, THAT SERVED 770 STUDENTS WHO SPENT 1,170 CAMPER DAYS AT CAMP. EACH SCHOOL SELECTED EITHER A NATURE PROGRAM OR SERVANT LEADERSHIP TRACK TO DEVELOP THEIR STUDENTS FURTHER EDUCATIONALLY, SPIRITUALLY, AND SOCIALLY THROUGH TIMES OF BIBLE STUDY, NATURE PROGRAMS, CHALLENGE COURSE, AND TEAM-BUILDING ACTIVITIES.CAMP HOSTED 26 GUEST GROUPS THAT SERVED 881 GUESTS WHO SPENT 1,463 CAMPERS DAYS AT CAMP. EACH GROUP WAS AFFORDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHING, ACTIVITIES, NATURE PROGRAMS, AND TIME TO DEVELOP INTENTIONAL GODLY RELATIONSHIPS AMONGST THEIR GROUP.