Spring
2024
Thoughts From The Administrator’s Desk
2024 Theme:
The Mountain Is Calling
And I Must Go
I lift up my eyes to the mountains, where does my help
come from? –Psalms 121:1
Dear friends of Mountain View Bible Camp,
As school is wrapping up and summer plans move into full swing, camp is preparing to receive campers and staff. It is always an exciting an extra busy time of year as we move from spring weekends into the summer full week camp programs.
Over the years, camp has been blessed to have a good stream of volunteers who give of themselves to serve. Since the pandemic, we are especially concerned with a shortage of volunteers in many areas of service throughout the United States. This trend seems to be affecting volunteers in all areas of service, not just in Christian camping. For months, the MVBC staff and others have been praying for enough lifeguards, directors, counselors, activities leaders, food service helpers, medical staff, etc… Every area of camp seems to be harder to fill. I remember a statistic from a number of years ago which shared that 80% of the work is done by 20% of the volunteers. That number has shifted to be closer to 90% of the work now being done by 10% of the volunteers.
As a young child, I remember large groups of volunteers who would come to camp to clear brush, clean, paint, pound nails … build the facilities. Quite often now, folks who attend camp sessions kindly ask what is new. Having been on staff since January 1997, I can attest that there have been a lot of changes and improvements over the years. New construction, remodeling and maintenance all take money, but more importantly, time and man power. As the facility grows, just the cleaning and maintaining of what the Lord has entrusted to us, takes hours each week simply to prepare for the next camp program. The MVBC staff is also aging and at times we notice some physical limitations. Should the Lord tarry, additional full time staff will be necessary to keep up with the ever growing ministry needs.
How can you help? Please prayerfully consider volunteering at camp. We need good volunteers available to the Lord for His service. We regularly lift up our eyes to this mountain: Mountain View Bible Camp. We know our help comes from the Lord – but maybe He will use you to help us in this large work He has blessed for many years. Please join us in praying for the staff team, for camp programs and for the equipment and maintenance needs. As the Lord, the one who is our help, provides through His people, we will continue to serve all who pass through this ministry.
On behalf of MVBC
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