“I learned that God takes care of me.  Camp is the funnest thing in the world!” - girl, age 6

“Because of you I got to make smores for the first time, they were delicious!  Becasue of you I have the record for the longest sledding run alone.  Because of you, my first time at Winter Blast was the best!” - boy, age 12

“I got to express all my feelings.  All I want to do when I get home is be the person that I was here.” - boy, age 11

“At Winter Blast this year I did the Klondike Derby.  I enjoyed that so much because we had to build teamwork and that is the biggest!  The food was so good that I wanted to take all the meals home.” - girl, age 10

“I didn’t know that Christians have fun.  I learned how real Christians live in camp.” - boy, age 8

“I learned that God is sovereign, which means in control.  My favorite event was sledding and rolling down the hill.  Thank you for helping me come to camp!” - girl, age 10

God is using camping to reach children for Him.  Praise God for one boy who accepted Christ last weekend!  Another child told a leader, “Wow.  All the grown ups here LIKE me!”   Get a glimpse into Winter Blast 2010 through these pictures of kids loving camp!

Fun in the snow.

Hunting for polar bears.

Sledding!

Making new friends.

Playing broomball.

We are thankful for one of Beechpoint’s best years EVER! We are blessed to be celebrating our fiftieth anniversary, and we feel prepared and ready to take on the needs and challenges of the next generation! We are encouraged, as our support has been broader and deeper in recent years, enabling us as a ministry to reach more children than ever before. This year over 200 youth made decisions for Christ! Hundreds of scholarships were provided! Scores and scores of volunteers served faithfully! Staff prepared, planned, persevered, prayed, played, and partnered in spectacular ways! And, the mission was accomplished in changed lives!

Now, we are prompted to prepare for expanded opportunity for impact in the lives of urban and at-risk youth. As a ministry, we sense the need to proceed with urgency— as our society is leading the children away from the Lord. The Gospel must be presented to more kids through the effective methods of summer camp, school-year retreats, Partners in Discipleship, neighborhood follow-up, and outreach opportunities! The completion of camp’s new dining room/kitchen, and the addition of several more cabins, will allow some increase of opportunity. We sense, however, that God has even more in store. Please pray with us as we follow His lead and seek to find those young “sheep” who need the Shepherd. Thank you for partnering with us as we move forward with great excitement and anticipation!

We are blessed by your continued prayers! Regardless of the quality of our program, instruction, facilities, and staff — changed and cleansed hearts come through the supernatural moving of the Holy Spirit. Please intercede on behalf of these incredible children! What can I say? Pray the Lord of the Harvest send laborers into the harvest. We are looking out over the next fifty years—and the fields are golden!

We are asking you to continue in a “long-haul” partnership with us! Please join us as we take steps into the next decade of outreach. The first step of that long haul is to invite the children who need to hear of Christ and to find the funds to provide the scholarships needed for the eighty percent who cannot afford to pay their own way. It is going to be another great year as we move ahead with great expectations! Thank you for joining us! Blessings to you as you continue in faithfulness to our Lord!

Celebrating His goodness,

Mark -  For all of us at Beechpoint

Impact Flyer

Celebrating 2009 (Letter)

]]> http://beechpoint.com/general/camp-beechpoint-celebrating-50-years/feed/ 0 http://beechpoint.com/general/rake-n-rock-09-pictures/ http://beechpoint.com/general/rake-n-rock-09-pictures/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:57:37 +0000 Megan Schenk http://beechpoint.com/?p=583  A big thanks to everyone who volunteered at this year’s Rake ‘n Rock.  It was a great success - we moved A TON of leaves into the woods! 

We had excellent fall weather for raking.

Everyone jumped in to help!

Summer staff, teen Leaders in Training, kids in our Partners in Discipleship, and a local church youth group helped with the piles and piles of leaves.

All the leaves were drug from around campus into the woodline.

 After lunch, volunteers participated in bikes, the zip line, and rock climbing.

OTHER NEWS:  Construction on the new dining hall continues to progress.  Praise God for the many volunteers who are currently helping with the deck.  Pray for the remaining funds necessary for completion.

Come to work, stay to play!

It is time once again for our annual fall clean-up day! Bring your family, your friends, or your church group for this great volunteer event. After the work is done stay for lunch, door prizes provided by Way.Fm, use the rock climbing wall and enjoy other weather appropriate camp activities !

When: Saturday, Novemer 7th, 9am - 3pm

Where: Beechpoint Christian Camp

RSVP: Respond by November 1st via 800.991.2267 OR rake@beechpoint.com

Flyer: Rake n Rock Flyer

Shirley Davidhizar, Betsy Davidhizar, and Marissa Smith.  Just looking at this picture makes you feel like you are at camp!  A special round of applause for the evening’s culinary team - the meal was great!

Classic decorations created an atmosphere of elegance.

Dr. Melvin Banks, founder of Urban Outreach Foundation and keynote speaker.

Summer 2009 alumni who reunited with us for this event.  The afternoon hosted alumni from many decades who enjoyed door prizes, a vision report, and time together at camp.

Mark Davidhizar with camper Jakarri.  Jakarri spoke during the event about how camp has impacted his life.  Thanks to the many who prayed, gave, and volunteered to make the 50th Anniversary Celebration a success!

50th Anniversary

Celebration Banquet

Come celebrate what God has done and will be doing in the generations to come.  Invite a friend to join you as our guest for a fabulous meal and an evening of memories, music, and a message of challenge from Dr. Melvin Banks, founder of Urban Outreach Foundation.  Lives are changed at camp!  Come join us!

** Overnight accommodations are available for out of town guests, contact the office for more information.

RSVP by October 1:

Call: 1-800-991-2267

Email:  rsvp@beechpoint.com

50th Anniversary

Alumni Social

Calling all Alumni!  Join us early on Saturday, October 10th, at 12 pm to celebrate the history and contributions of the Alumni community.  Together we will enjoy lunh, a vision report by Mr. D, and campus activities for the whole family!  RSVP by Oct. 1

** Overnight accomodations are available - contact Aaron Brown for questions and housing reservations: abrown@beechpoint.com

This summer camp was thriving with the image and blessings of God! Our summer staff created a culture of energy, unity and love, through their commitment to scripture and submission to the Holy Spirit, which was contagious and inspiring. God used this amazing community environment to show His Kingdom to 811 children and bring 120 of them into the family of God for the first time! At least 66 kids recommitted to following Jesus with their lives and many expressed interest in our mentoring programs. Also, over 70 teenage volunteers got a taste of service ministry through our Leaders in Training program. Some have been campers, some want to be summer staff, but all of them saw Jesus at work in the lives of the campers and, for many, in their own hearts. Please pray that these “mountain top” experiences will inspire them to enact change and live out the way of Jesus in their local communities.

Enjoy these snapshots of our summer!

We had an AMAZING staff this summer! Pray with us that they will ALL be able to stay involved in the future. Special thanks to Grant and Jess who were not able to make this picture!

Horseback riding provides a new experience and great lessons about control and trust.

Diversity is a core value at Camp Beechpoint. Children from totally different cultures, family structures, and even faith backgrounds have the opportunity to celebrate their differences and unite on the common ground of Jesus’ love and Biblical truth.

Work is play at camp! Learning how to be a team with people from all different walks of life is a beautiful part of camp.

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