Thursday, June 11– Tuesday, June 16
Download details and registration materials. Registration deadline is April 1, 2009.
What is Camp Barnabas Texas?
Few Christian camps in the country specialize in ministering to children and young adults with special needs and their siblings. Camp Barnabas TEXAS is such a camp… a haven for kids who feel left out... a camp where all feel total acceptance... and most importantly, where campers experience the love of Christ!
A week at Barnabas will be life changing but at the same time it is not a week in which just anybody can succeed. It requires the right frame of mind and heart from the very beginning. Our team will be campers in a different sense. They will be Christians In Action campers, as CIAs they will come to serve and MUST be prepared to do just that. A week at Barnabas will spiritually, emotionally and physically stretch your group - perhaps more than they have ever been stretched before. They will get tired and they will get hot. At the same time, the heart of a special child will transform them. This requires preparation and prayer on your part. So please ask yourself this question; Are you willing to give up your needs for a week and put the campers’ needs above your own. I hope your answer is YES.
Our junior high group will be going in and working as Barnstormers and Barnrats. Barnstormers and Barnrats are true servants of God. These positions are not for the faint hearted! The duties of a Barnrat include cleaning toilets and bathrooms, filling water coolers, assisting with the cleaning in the dining hall, conference rooms and any other areas of camp. The Barnrats also assist with setting up and tearing down party decorations. The Barnstormers duties consist of waiting tables at meal time, and kitchen or dish cleaning duties. Both are assigned a cabin to work with when their duties are completed. Barnrats/Barnstormers should be MATURE with a very strong work ethic. You must be willing to work in either position because during the week you will at times be a barnstormer and at other times a barnrat (variety is good).
Visit Camp Barnabas online.
June 20 – June 27, 2009
Download details and registration materials. Registration deadline is April 1, 2009.
Project Overview:
Long known for the racial segregation that has split the town of Tunica in two, Tunica County made headlines several years ago as the poorest county in America. With its separate schools and pools, racial segregation is a significant factor confronting the body of Christ in this area.
Few black families live above the poverty level, but the newly formed Ministers’ Association believes that spiritual riches are in store for Tunica. Pastor Paul Husband (who is white) and Pastor Rodney Hibbler (who is black) have a passion to fulfill the Great Commission and to bring racial reconciliation to Tunica. After attending a Promise Keepers Rally in Memphis in the fall of 1996, Hibbler and Husband believed the Lord was calling them to help bring the black and white pastors in Tunica County together to fulfill the Great Commission. The result was a newly formed Ministers’ Association of five black and four white pastors who meet weekly.
Subsequently, they began to plan an outreach effort together. Christ is at work in uniting the ministers as He breaks down the walls that have separated the races for so long. The pastors have invited AIM to partner with them. You’ll work with these local churches that have a heart of compassion for their community.
Ministry Description:
Your group will be involved in activities that focus on promoting racial reconciliation while ministering the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Ministries may include prayer walks, door-to-door evangelism, home repair, drama, sports outreach, vacation Bible school (VBS), Bible studies, training, and evening outreach. Be prepared to visit the elderly and minister through music, drama, and worship at the Tunica Convalescent Center. You may be able to visit in the jail also.
Food & Lodging
You will stay at a local youth center with bunk beds. Please bring bedding and towels. Food is prepared on site.
Dress Code:
We do require all trip participants, leaders, and staff to adhere to a dress code on each of our EDGE mission projects. We do this to show respect for God, respect for ourselves, and respect for others. Please help us achieve this goal by teaching your group that our dress code isn’t because we’re extremists, but because we love God, we wish to honor His creation, and we don’t wish to cause others to stumble. You can find specific guidelines in your M101 manual or by contacting your EDGE representative.