Winter 2016

Dear Friends,
We are so thankful to all of you who make our outreach work to the children possible. The 12th annual Touchdown Camp was held in August at Verbo Church in Redwood City, with 140 children and 60 volunteers, including many teens who were past campers.

Patty Cardona, president of Project Lost Sheep and director of the camp, said that Touchdown Camp is changing the lives of many people, not only the kids, but of all who were there as they were so blessed. “This ministry is very unique, powerful, and active for winning the lost and building up Christians to become mature spiritually. 46 kids received the Lord during the daily Bible teaching classes, but the last day we made a [altar] call, and more than 100 kids came to the Lord.”

Camp is wrapped in love, and in each camp there is Bible teaching (this year about Noah’s ark and also Peter walking on the water), arts and crafts, sports, missionary stories dramatized, and speakers who represent various career paths to encourage the children to stay in school and to work toward a fulfilling goal. At the end of the week, each child receives a back pack containing a Bible and school supplies which has become a camp tradition.

Camp this year also had visitors from Verbo Church in Spain. Sophia Monterroso from Madrid was leader of volunteers and teaching.

Project Lost Sheep plans and prays all year as a group to launch camps. We are looking for more volunteers to join us in the Bay Area. Please contact secretary Elaine Biser, ebiser7@earthlink.net for further details.

The impact of camp goes beyond the children, as noted by Patty Cardona, “two entire families from camp are now attending Verbo Church and sitting in the front row.”

I can say from my heart that if you give a bit of time and resources, you will discover JOY.

Working to expand,

Joyce Dueker
Founder of Project Lost Sheep