Video recap of Week 3 2010.

Dear Parents,

Spring has finally arrived!  The warm, long days mean camp is right around the corner, and Camp Cedar Cliff will soon be bustling with campers.

Please help us spread the word about Camp Cedar Cliff by participating in The Family Choice Awards at WNC Parent Magazine.  The magazine is surveying parents to find out “family favorites” in several different categories.  Please take their survey and vote for Camp Cedar Cliff as the “best summer day camp” and “best summer overnight camp”.

To take the survey, go to www.wncmom.com and click on the Family Choice Award Survey located on the left side of the webpage.  You have to vote in 20 different categories in order for your ballot to count, and you can’t vote for any business in more than 3 categories.

Thanks for your support!

Retreating from the normal flow of life and spending time in community with followers of Christ in the midst of God’s creation offers a natural learning environment. Kids learn to see spiritual lessons in everyday challenges, the mysteries of God, and His tangible, life-anchoring love and faithfulness. They learn how friendship and teamwork are integral parts of a healthy life,  how physical challenge can be an object lesson for spiritual challenge, and they experience the satisfaction and reward of persevering through challenges.

Camp is a safe place for kids to live out their faith – or find it for the first time. It’s a place they can learn who they are in Christ, be themselves, and be accepted. Camp is a place to pursue God with abandon and develop healthy spiritual habits for a lifetime – habits like Bible reading, prayer, and worship. Those flow naturally out of a life of seeking God in every circumstance and learning to see Him in every facet of life.

Camp is an environment that helps kids develop the passion and acquire the skills to pursue God as a lifestyle. It is also a place they learn about healthy competition, the joy of victory, helping others succeed, the bonds of friendship, self-confidence, the importance of thankfulness, the traits of a leader, and so much more.

At Camp Cedar Cliff our passion is to help kids discover these things, connect with their Creator, connect with each other, and to have the most fun they’ve ever had. Our counselors and staff will love your kids, look out for them, serve as role models, and hopefully even be their heroes. We are all committed, passionate followers of Christ who want to spread that passion to kids who will grow up to be some of the leaders of future generations.

Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far has the LORD helped us.” 1 Samuel 7:12

Our desire is for Camp Cedar Cliff to be an “Ebenezer” in young people’s lives, a symbolic monument marking God’s faithfulness, presence, and favor in their lives.

Camp Cedar Cliff Summer of 2010 Is Monumental!!!

The Christian life is not easy – it’s a spiritual battle. Making a commitment to Christ is the beginning of a life as a spiritual warrior. Sometimes, Christians try to live as though their faith and life are separate. At Camp Cedar Cliff, we equip your children to integrate their faith and their daily life, to recognize that faith in their loving Heavenly Father is what equips them for all of life’s battles ahead.

Equipping kids for real life means helping them see God in all of their circumstances, and helping them seek God in every situation. We use every opportunity at Camp Cedar Cliff to show kids how physical challenges like rock climbing or a ropes course are analogous to spiritual challenges we face. Just as we equip campers with tools for the climb, we equip kids with spiritual tools for living, too. Our campers spend time daily in God’s Word, learning how to seek Him and hear His voice and sense His direction. They spend time in prayer, learning to bring their concerns and hopes and joys to their loving Heavenly Father. They spend time worshiping Him–alone in His Creation and together with others–and talking about who He is, learning more about Him.

Every counselor and staff person is a committed follower of Jesus Christ with a passion to help your children grow and thrive. We love your kids! Our deepest desire is to see them enter into a life-changing relationship with God and grow into mighty spiritual warriors for Christ. In one week of camp, many kids build a foundation of faith and make spiritual choices that will direct the rest of their lives.

The awesome bonus is that, at Camp Cedar Cliff, all of this comes in the context of amazing summer fun and adventure in God’s awesome creation! We have a LOT of fun and we also take seriously the responsibility God has entrusted to us in your kids.

Praying with you for your kids!