Foundations

My daughter and I spent 7 years at mother/daughter weekends...she is now a senior and off to college in the fall..those weekends were foundation building for her and really gave us a special relationship....we are so close!!
thanks for all you do for young girls....

Janis

What Would I Do Without It?

I have made such wonderful and lasting relationships with people I know will always be there for me. The counselors are so caring and supportive. They just ooze God's love from every inch of their bodies. Overall, I just feel wonderful when I'm at camp. Every year my relationship with God is strengthened even more. I'm so thankful for Camp Cedarbrook, I don't know what I'd do without it.
- Sarah

Why We Love Our Campers

More parent comments from 2011...

• This was her third year, and she loves it there so much.  She'd like to go for two weeks next year.  We can only afford one and horsemanship if she chooses, but she likes it so much, she's willing to save her allowances and Christmas and birthday money to help cover the second week.  I think it speaks for the value she places on her time there.
• My daughter was so enthusiastic about her time at camp and was talking about going back to this camp next year.  She kept saying how much better it was than the other camp - in every way.
• The Instructions, during activities, were amazing and she really felt that she accomplished something very special during her one week.
• My daughter loved everything about camp. She has already set up a box for her Camp Cedarbrook fund for next year!
• My daughter came home refreshed and happy and wished she could have stayed another week.
• My daughter says that camp makes her feel confident and peaceful. She says that the girls at camp are her REAL friends not like the girls at school that she just eats lunch with.My daughter felt that she belonged.  This is such a hard age when people she has been friends with since pre-school just ignore her.  She is warm, sweet, and wants to have fun.  This camp lets her know that it is ok to be yourself and that you do not have to give into peer pressure.
• She came off the bus singing songs and letting me know right away that she did not want to come home.  She was really happy to see us but would have like to have spent more time at camp.  I was so happy. 

• Emma took the high ropes course to challenge herself even though it scared her, which I was so happy about.  She felt encouraged by the counselors that led her activities.
• She wants to meet up with her friends again and continue to grow.  This was a big stepping stone for her.
• She looks forward to camp the whole year and as long as we are able financially God willing, we will send her.
• My daughter can't wait for camp next year and is even trying to recruit some of her friends to go.  I appreciate all you have done to impact my daughter in such a positive way.

Why We Love Our Staff...

Here are some parent comments from 2011-

• My daughter loved Daisy and all the other staff who led the instructional areas. We felt very comfortable leaving her after meeting Daisy at drop off. She was very sweet. I loved to hear that Daisy sang to them at bedtime--very comforting.
• My daughter came home having had a fantastic time. She wanted to stay another week. While she was not put in the cabin with other church kids as we thought she would, it was probably better.. certainly God was in the making of this! She met lots of friends and had nothing but positive things to say. This was her first overnight for more than one night and she was fine. She had wonderful counselors. Thank you all.
• My daughter loved her counselor, Piper and felt very connected to her group. We felt comfortable leaving her in good hands for her first camp experience.
• My daughter's counselor Daisy was wonderful. She took our concerns about her learning disabilities very seriously. She pulled my daughter aside and would read with her before they read in a group and she helped her compose and read e-mails. Thank you Daisy!!! What a blessing you have been to a camper and her very concerned parents.
• She really connected with the staff at the barn.  It was a great community to help her with her first camp away from home.
• I am impressed by the dedication and commitment of staff, desire of staff to grow spiritually, low staff turnover rates, and the genuine care and concern staff members have for each other as well as the campers.  I also appreciate the opportunities my daughter has to grow in her relationship with our precious Lord Jesus and to make new friends.
• As soon as we arrived on the camp grounds we were greeted by everyone with a cheerful demeanor.  Camp staff really looked like they wanted to be there and with each other.  The camp has a great feeling of cameraderie.
• Staff in general went above and beyond with information and making us feel welcome.

Don't Send Your Daughter to Camp!

It’s expensive, a waste of time, and she’ll miss out on other things.

Go ahead, admit it, you were thinking at least one of those things as you considered
whether or not to send her to camp this summer. This may be April Fool’s Day, but those
are valid things to consider in your decision making. So let me briefly answer those
objections…

No, camp isn’t cheap and, depending on what you compare it to, you could certainly
call it expensive. But our fees reflect the reality of what it costs to provide a high quality
camp program. Actually, that’s not exactly true- it costs more than that, but because of
our generous donors we are able to charge less than what it actually costs. And the most
important thing is value for your money, so let me move on.

Is camp fun? Absolutely! Will your daughter sing songs, laugh with friends, roast
marshmallows and play games? Definitely! Is that a waste of time? Not at camp!
All of those things are part of the camp experience where she learns to build healthy
relationships, is challenged to try something new, learns to prioritize her time with God,
gets unplugged from our plugged in world, is encouraged to live for Jesus every day and
sees it modeled by her counselors, and the list goes on. Seriously. I could write a long list
about how going to camp was never a waste of my time.

Could she be doing something else this summer? Probably. But really, what will she miss
for a week or two? With the long list of life skills she can strengthen at camp and the
opportunity to meet with God, there aren’t many more worthwhile ways to spend a week.
Considering all that God does in the heart of a girl through the ministry of camp,

Camp is a growth experience she can’t afford to miss.


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The Best Part of the Summer

Camp Cedarbrook changed my life! I went there for 5 years. It was the best part of summer. I loved meeting new people and coming back the next year and counselors and old friends remembered me! I learned so much during my walk with God. My favorite part was spending a night in a lean-to. It was scary at first but we knew God was watching over us. My favorite part of meals was once a week, we would get Tigger Surprise after dinner! One summer, I stayed at camp on my birthday! Everyone sang to me and made me dance around the tables.
-Emily

Preparation for Future Ministry

I wish I could have attended one of the Camp Cedarbrook's 45th anniversary celebrations but living now in the Southwest made it impossible.  I was part of the staff the first two summers working in the office as Stumpy's secretary.  Those two summers were to be very significant in my life.  Years later I worked as the office manager in AIM's office in Kenya and then as the Executive Assistant to the U.S. Director of AIM.  Needless to say, I'm very grateful for those two years and know it was part of God's way for preparing me for future ministry. 
Lynn "Stork" David