2010 Volunteer Information

Interested in volunteering? We're glad you are! Here's what you need to know to become a volunteer. (Details Subject to Change)

Camp Dates:

  • Camp #1: July 5-9
  • Camp #2: July 12-16
  • Camp #3: July 19-23
  • Camp #4: July 26-30

Camp Locations:

China

Camp Fee:

  • 1 Week - $750
  • 2 Weeks - $1000
  • 3 Weeks - $1250 (must change camp location)
  • 4 Weeks - $1500 (must change camp location)

 

This includes lodging, food, camp activities, and transportation during camp dates. The camp fee does not include volunteer’s plane ticket, visa, passport, weekend activities, or spending money.

  • Kids 11 and under are half price.
  • Babies 2 and under are free.
  • Volunteers that raise support and live overseas are half price with a letter from your sending organization.

 

Deadlines:

Application, camp fee, and reference forms are all due in June 1st.  Please call for exceptions.

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Past Summer Camps

2009 Summer Camp

2008 Summer Camp

2007 Summer Camp

Volunteer Stories and Photo Board

Christy Getz wrote:

I believe in love at first sight. The first time he looked my way he tried to hide his interest by quickly glancing away, but I was hooked. His mischievous grin immediately snagged my heart. It only took a day until his hand was seeking out mine.

The object of my affection is named Ben; also known as “my messy melon monster” (he had a particular fondness for the delectable fruit). He is a seven year- old Chinese orphan, and one of my buddies for week one of camp. I don’t know if this is a phenomenon that occurs only in situations like these, when your heart’s desire is to be so full of God’s love that it just overflows onto others, without expectation of return, but in the span of five days my heart was fully engaged in loving Ben.

On the way back to the orphanage, Ben sat on my lap. Although he knew I couldn’t understand Chinese, he would tilt his head backwards looking at me upside-down, and smile and chat- knowing that understanding was more than words. Not long into the journey he fell asleep on my chest, and I used the time to pray over him.

Watching his tear stained face as our van pulled away was the hardest thing I‘ve ever had to experience. It literally felt as though my heart was being wrenched out of my chest. The place where he laid his head felt empty. I was providing love to the unloved, to the hard to love, and the forgotten. To see the power of a smile, a hug, a word of encouragement in the life of someone who rarely if ever gets to experience love, is priceless.

From a volunteer about the child he spent the week with:

"I showed my little buddy the pictures of my four girls and wife. Billy stopped, looked at the picture and then looked at our translator, Andrew, and said "Two Chinese?".  Andrew told him how we adopted both of them to give them love.  He then said that I was a good person with a big heart to adopt two girls.  Billy stopped again and said with a serious but sad face, "Why has nobody adopted me?".  There was no way I could hold my tears back so I put my head down to hide them. I heard Andrew tell him that I was praying.  I lifted my head and said, "No, I am just sad".  Billy could see the tears on my face. He paused and then said, "Don't worry, God has adopted me".