Touchdown Camps are at the heart of what we do to serve children. The main camp is in Redwood City and will be held for the 14th year at Verbo Church, Redwood City, Ca., on August 6th – 10th, 2018.
The church is located in a former warehouse that has been remodeled with a large auditorium where the 150 children, plus 40 volunteers, can gather. Music and Bible teaching happen there. Sports are held at a local school, and at the end of the week there is a barbeque in a nearby park with delicious chicken served by the men of Verbo.
An offshoot of this is Touchdown Kids Camp in Tracy, CA. Patty Cardona recycles crafts and t-shirts, along with providing helpers for the group. Tracy is a city that has much poverty and needs all the help we can give. This outreach and church are important, and Patty reports that “Camp Tracy is getting stronger”.
In some cases such as Verbo Church in Austin, Texas, which has a strong Vacation Bible School, some ingredients from Touchdown Camp are added to their program. In Austin, it is our “Stay In School” speaker series. At noon each day, a different adult comes to talk about their career so that children are given vision for their futures.
Then we have many camps “in process” where visitors to our camp have caught the vision, but the church is too poor to have enough space or has a very limited staff. We hope in God’s mercy that these will be able to birth camps soon.
Expansion is what we expect to see as we have more people get excited about this effective outreach that promotes the gospel.
Camp stirs hearts. These are real children and families who need the body of Christ around them, not only to survive but to thrive. Children can be children at camp and have the best week of their summer. Camp changes children, and it makes a difference in the communities in which we serve.
Sincerely,
Joyce Dueker
Founder of Project Lost Sheep