FiveKennys: Kamp Tumaini -- Joyful in Hope!

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Kamp Tumaini -- Joyful in Hope!

Excited for Kamp Tumaini

Today we had the pleasure of meeting with the Kenya leadership team for the upcoming camping ministry for the Guardians of Hope (GOH), the international HIV and AIDS program of Canadian Baptist Ministries and our church partners. In Kenya the camps will be a joint effort with our friends and partners in the African Christian Church & Schools and Africa Brotherhood Church.

Our theme for the first summer of camp is “Joyful in Hope”. From August 9th to August 23rd, 2015, thirty Canadian volunteers will be paired with thirty Kenyan youth leaders as they serve as counsellors and camp leaders. Each camp will provide a fun and loving environment for the orphans and vulnerable children of the GOH to experience spiritual, psychological and social growth.

Our colleague Maureen Morgan, who is coordinating the camp initiative, hosted our planning meeting today at her home in Nairobi. Erica and I are excited to be working with the Africa Brotherhood Church in preparation for their first two camps. Today we covered a lot of important administrative and logistic details, and began to shape the camp program.

The team is very enthusiastic and the energy spilled over into a lot of fun as we enjoyed some songs and games over our lunch break.

We are very excited to soon connect with the first wave of Canadian volunteers who are being selected in October for the 2015 August camps.

Please join us in praying for the volunteers and campers that God will be leading to Kamp Tumaini. Camping ministry has had a powerful impact upon our lives personally, and we are confident that God will use this ministry approach to touch the lives of many. That in Christ we will be joyful in hope!