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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a time to be thankful for all the ways God has provided for our ministry here </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at Palomar Christian Conference Center. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A time to recognize some of the accomplishments that have been made </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">over the past 12 months!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Winter Camp</b> in January was a big hit with our junior high campers! It was the first ever Palomar Winter Camp, and it's safe to say it was downright awesome! Of course when you bring back incredible summer counselors, have a party called "Pajama Jam", and put Jesus in the center of it all, it's hard to go wrong! (For a good laugh you should check out our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWoteyDqpPw" target="_blank">video promotion for Pajama Jam on YouTube</a>! It's a parody music video of The Muppets song-"Manah, Manah")</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each time kids come up the mountain they are sure to experience their favorite Palomar activities- like zooming through
the forest on our 650ft zip-line, and crouching behind tree stumps and bunkers
to avoid paintball attack! Laughter and energy brought everyone together at Winter Camp,
sharing their most fond memories from summer and creating an atmosphere of
unity and friendship that will be remembered. </span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the evenings, after full days
of fun, we all came together as one body, praising and worshipping with hands
held high to our Lord and Savior. What a powerful atmosphere where kids, some
who had just committed their lives to Christ months before, could be
transparent before their Maker and humbly seek Him in that time of worship. We
are thrilled with this new program! </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLo1HLcyjtmj-aTAOdCrWkjCdS7P3eQqm7VUnzsjiasmlTKDK235ymdTzuBNcjxrncGSuAaN1r8SRmwmY3QvLEq4mN8g59OVLIxSvkveTcpB9RtlHU0aQuCWTkpraLX3ekk1elPUFonk/s1600/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: white;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLo1HLcyjtmj-aTAOdCrWkjCdS7P3eQqm7VUnzsjiasmlTKDK235ymdTzuBNcjxrncGSuAaN1r8SRmwmY3QvLEq4mN8g59OVLIxSvkveTcpB9RtlHU0aQuCWTkpraLX3ekk1elPUFonk/s400/2.png" /></span></a><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As we progress, we are always striving to do more for the schools who make the winding trip up the mountain for <b>Outdoor Education</b>. Thanks to our Program department we've added a new class to the Science Camp curriculum options! "Weather Class" was offered as an option for the first time this spring and brought our total number of classes to 11!</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We love Outdoor Education because we know it is significantly impactful to many participants. Science Camp (or 6th grade camp to some) has been one of the longest running programs here at Palomar Christian Conference Center, and adults who have come to retreat with will stop by the office just to let us know that they REMEMBER coming when they were in 6th grade to this same mountaintop! They were certainly impacted by the power of camp and the Spirit of God here, and we pray before each group of campers that the impact of their stay will be eternal.</span><br />
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</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4FW5x4RQxq_KyxzVSfuH8Y0441xVrcw10KLVLE8Fy9I3sY5LYx9B8TYD6fRZYLAyF7jdrkxhUSvUM1mu6LHUDJG36_4aBRaTsWNY_vqz1Jsm5uEirfso-PRZMkKH12_76WIa34Xq_a4/s1600/3.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: white;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4FW5x4RQxq_KyxzVSfuH8Y0441xVrcw10KLVLE8Fy9I3sY5LYx9B8TYD6fRZYLAyF7jdrkxhUSvUM1mu6LHUDJG36_4aBRaTsWNY_vqz1Jsm5uEirfso-PRZMkKH12_76WIa34Xq_a4/s400/3.png" /></span></a><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A New Activity?! Yes! Our <b>High Ropes Course</b> was completed in May and opened for it's first guest use last summer!! For more on this awesome new activity, check out our previous blog post "Courage in the Trees!"</span><br />
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</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbfSwcgwxzY55eXThVKcld9yJZS8H5YUKpwg5ubQdP0tX3VjUNHKgIbaGX-bBPP9eP3TrDXobjv91Ma2CHPDcTBf4U1i21QXZKApjG5z5PxkmM5n1M4dPZDS7FkGV61Y_KW7VyC7Lcu4/s1600/4.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: white;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbfSwcgwxzY55eXThVKcld9yJZS8H5YUKpwg5ubQdP0tX3VjUNHKgIbaGX-bBPP9eP3TrDXobjv91Ma2CHPDcTBf4U1i21QXZKApjG5z5PxkmM5n1M4dPZDS7FkGV61Y_KW7VyC7Lcu4/s400/4.png" /></span></a><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One reason we all get excited for summer is because incredible college-age, servant-hearted, young adults come alongside us on staff! This past summer we had about 45 wonderful personalities join our <b>Summer Staff</b>. They poured out for the sake of the Gospel and made sure Palomar's mission was first and foremost. Throughout the summer, we referred to ourselves as #PalomarFamily on social media because of our closeness and unity here on the mountaintop. Being part of this camp staff is special, and we hope each member of the "family" will come back next summer! If you know someone who would love to be part of the "Palomar Family" and serve on our summer staff, encourage them to apply online by going to our website!</span><br />
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</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNAgbbo1P9K0aAie8bwhYYym0GATQ36e3Scw4xUpM8njuKDlFfJo4K20eYq5C7kQaaZU5WHUaAPgbCGOmvzVOB73e81Ck0j84Q1ejMKoTI0QCV-AOPtsqsC77I23Rns-_jHjz4TBQKxI/s1600/5.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: white;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNAgbbo1P9K0aAie8bwhYYym0GATQ36e3Scw4xUpM8njuKDlFfJo4K20eYq5C7kQaaZU5WHUaAPgbCGOmvzVOB73e81Ck0j84Q1ejMKoTI0QCV-AOPtsqsC77I23Rns-_jHjz4TBQKxI/s400/5.png" /></span></a><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>What an INCREDIBLE summer!!!</b> Palomar Christian Conference Center is a busy place year-round, but when Summer comes.. Look Out!! This year we had larger numbers than ever before! That means more campers coming through the gates, more meals in the dining hall, and most importantly, more individuals hearing The GREATEST Truth- that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior!!! </span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A couple changes even happened in the barn this year. Sampson and Delilah (our extra-large horses) were both sold! We also had the opportunity to bring in CC and Turin- both quarter-horse mixes that will work great for our trail and arena rides!</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, we want to be sure to thank our Volunteers who came to PCCC in 2015! Several wonderful organizations sent volunteers, and we are so thankful for each person who rolled up their sleeves to help out! MAPPers, SOWERs, Hard Hats 4 Christ, and local churches were all involved in improvements here at Palomar, and we are so excited about all the progress! Just a few of the major accomplishments that these volunteers were a part of... </span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerrigil II has seen SO MUCH improvement this year! It's incredible how many hands have helped with this building and we are extremely excited to open it for guest use in 2016!!</span></div>
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We are SO excited to launch our newest program in 2016 - <a href="http://www.pccc.org/launch-camp.html" target="_blank">LAUNCH CAMP</a>! Launch Camp is a day camp for campers (grades 1-5) that will run Monday - Friday, 9 am - 4 pm, at church facilities down in your neighborhood!</div>
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We have witnessed the incredible power that comes from a week of camp surrounded by God-loving counselors and staff. Lives are changed at camp as God works through our worship experience, the staff, and activities. Doing a day camp allows younger students to experience camp without having to leave home for an entire week. It will also enable churches to reach out to their communities and attract kids to spend a week learning about Christ and finally connecting them to a church. This allows the church to minister to campers long after camp ends. Lastly, Launch Camp will prepare kids for a week long camp experience when they graduate to sixth grade.</div>
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Stay tuned for dates and locations to come for your campers! We are always looking for potential churches to partner with us. If you think your church would be a great fit for Launch Camp - <a href="mailto:chartley@pccc.org" target="_blank">Suggest a Church</a> to us. </div>
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My Palomar experience…..<br />
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My story started way before I even went up the mountain. It starts about 6 months before at APU. Now, how I heard about about Palomar is pretty crazy in itself. How I got recruited was all thanks to God and my roommate. I didn’t hear about Palomar until my roommate brought in a flyer and left it there on my mini fridge - not even telling me about it. However, little by little I would see the card and day by day I read it. It wasn’t till about a month later that I finally read the whole thing and decided that I wanted to help Palomar change the lives of the campers. The rest is all history; I applied, got the job, and was set to head up the mountain for Staff Training.<br />
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So fast forward to the end of May and I am all packed up and ready to head up the mountain. The whole ride up I was so excited for the adventure that was ahead. When I finally arrived at camp I was greeted by everyone jumping and screaming and just looking so excited that I was there. I even remember at one point thinking to myself, I think they have the wrong person, but I was wrong. They knew who I was and that made me feel so at home!<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"> The specific camp that I had the blessing to be a part of this summer was Adventure Camp! This camp is everything that the title says it is, an adventure! Outside 24 hours 7 days a week, sleeping under the stars, having the sun as an alarm clock, and cooking everything you eat over a camp fire. And that is only in the first 12 hours of the weeks! I could go on to list everything we did in the week, but that's top secret P.A.C. info only - so sorry, no spoilers. Every week was full of growth and new experiences that to this day I still reflect on because they still help me grow even today. I got to witness guys so fired up to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior that they couldn't help but jump and shout for joy. And I saw loving and compassionate young men willing to serve all out and at all times of the day. Experiences like these truly helped me grow and continue growing in all aspects of my life.</span><br />
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July 28, 2015 was the last day of summer and man did I love every minute of it. As my time at Palomar came to a close I took some time to reflect on what I got to be a part of. I remember thinking to myself, "Wow what a summer!" I came up to this camp not knowing a single person or a single thing about it. I leave now feeling like I am leaving home. I sure am gonna miss this place and all of it’s beauty - because this place is truly breathtaking - from the view over the clouds and down to the valley below, to the hike up Death Mountain to see the beauty of God’s creation on the mountain all around us. The glory of God is on display wherever you look on this mountain. However, I soon discovered that the true glory of God does not lie in what is around the camp, it is in how he's moving here. From saving lives of children, men, and women to continuing to mold the full time staff into godly men and women. That is where the true beauty of Palomar lies - in the hand of God moving in this place to save, transform, and redeem all who call on His name. 59 days I spent at Palomar, 59 days I got to see the hand of God at work in ways I had never seen before. I feel so blessed to be able to see how God moved at Palomar this summer.<br />
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I went up the mountain for the first time not knowing a single person and not knowing what to expect or what I would learn in my time there, I left feeling like I left a family behind because and a new sense for being able to how see God moves in the lives of other.<br />
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What a blessing these amazing, godly, servant-hearted loved ones have been to Palomar! Meet the Gunns, the Davidsons, and the Tibonis. After years of serving God at different camps and ministries, these <a href="http://www.sowerministry.org/" target="_blank">SOWERs</a> (Servants On Wheels Ever Ready) have volunteered their sweat, tears, and their hearts to Palomar. They starting doing early (I mean EARLY;) morning testimony time with all of our staff. On different days they would schedule for a staff member to come share their personal life-changing story. What a neat way to get to know the staff and for us to get to know them! <br />
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If you have ever sat under someone who has wisdom and discernment, then you know what it was like for the past couple months for us as we fell in love with these SOWERs. They would always have encouragement, prayers, smiles, and great hugs for us!<br />
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After a year of construction, the High Ropes Course is finally OPEN! The course has four elements that are suspended in the great oaks, cedars, and firs of our forest. The challenge starts 10 feet off the ground but as the elevation changes, you might look down to find yourself 40 feet in the air. This challenging and, breathtaking at times, experience will push your courage in exciting ways! If your group is coming to Palomar and you are interested in reserving the High Ropes Course, please speak with our Retreat Coordinator in the office!<br />
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It has been several weeks now since my return from Africa and I’m still not sure what my thoughts are. My greatest joy and heartache are one in the same: the people of Kenya. I love Kenya but it hurts. This was one of the best and hardest trips I have been on. I saw amazing people making hard decisions - who gets to eat and who doesn't. Everyone who we worked with came from an orphanage. Everyone at an orphanage knows a kid at a feeding station, and everyone at a feeding station knows someone who will not get to eat. The ones at the training center do get to eat and they learn that all of it is provided by God and people who love God.</h4>
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After taking several mission trips to different parts of the world, the Lord finally laid Africa on my heart five years ago. May of last year I connected with Cherie Creech. Cherie has been working in Africa with orphans and widows for years and heavily influenced my choice to follow Christ years ago. I expressed my desire for missions in Africa and she told me there was a open spot to work with Kenya Widows and Orphans (KWO Ministries). <br />
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Each night we had different spiritual themes that we taught the students. <b>Unity</b> was the first. The students came from thirteen
different orphanages, different tribes, different languages. One of our main goals was to teach them they
have more in common that they realize, that Christ makes them one. We wanted them to learn how to work as a
<b>team</b>. To protect each other. One day we spent talking about <b>sex</b> and
how Godly men and women treat each other, as well as dispelling myths. We also covered God's <b>purpose</b> in
there lives and how they have value. We helped them understand the impact they
can have in the community. Each night we presented the topics, held small group discussions and even played games to better illustrate the ideas. We ended the camp with camp songs and a small dance party. It was a sight to see! Everyone was enjoying songs like the YMCA, Who Let The Dogs Out, and The Twist. The students had smiles on their faces the size of Texas, as did we.</div>
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The students were amazing, loving and willing to be
open. Willing to share their lives with
us and each other. Willing to be open
about their hurts, their struggles as well as their hopes. All of them understand that they have an
amazing opportunity, but are sometimes saddened because they know others who do
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It was organized chaos, and not what we had planned but it was what
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week and it holds true for all of us.
Even though we don’t call them tribes, we all come from one. Be it families, schools, friendships, or
hardships that we have suffered together, we come from different tribes, we have different stories some good and some bad. They make us who we are and do
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I urge those of us who have the choice, to do things that make us uncomfortable, to go to places we don’t want to go. This doesn’t always mean crossing an ocean, but it can be. My hope is that we would not look at hardship as a wall God is setting up and saying no. It may just be that we must work harder and push past our comfort zone, and trust that God is working, and even though he doesn’t need us, he wants us. We will not always have a peace about the hard decisions in life, but they have to be made, and we must trust in God to work things out.<br />
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"Look at the nations and watch-- and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told" Habakkuk 1:5</h3>
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Gerry, Anord, Sharon, and Beatrice were our Kenyan missionaries in 2013! Gerry worked with our Adventure Camp, Sharon was with our Horse Camp, Beatrice was in the Accommodations department, and Anord worked with our kitchen staff. What incredible servants of the Lord! To us, they just worked alongside us like everyone else. But they came from KENYA! This was a mission trip to them. How cool is that?! We think that missionaries go TO Africa but they came TO Palomar! <br />
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Let the Branding Party commence! We know this is Horse Camp and you are probably already bringing your boots and even a cowboy hat, but let's kick it up a notch. This is the night for you to go all out COWGIRL style! Bring on the chaps, pearl snap shirts, bandanas, braids, maybe even some freckles on your cheeks, and a southern accent!<br />
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MOVIE MANIA is just what it sounds like! Come dressed as your favorite movie character (ex: Elsa, Katniss, Peter Pan, a minion, or maybe even a boxtroll. Be creative and get ready to be "in character" all night for the laughter and fun will be endless!<br />
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If you haven't signed up for Horse Camp yet, check out the details <a href="http://www.pccc.org/horse-camp.html" target="_blank">here</a>!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17896858774219195059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708805481548004620.post-13694209195724279122014-12-01T08:34:00.002-08:002014-12-01T08:34:23.578-08:00Base Camp THEME NIGHTS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Base Camp theme nights are always a huge highlight for campers. We are excited to announce that the 2015 theme nights will be Nerd Nite and Cops & Robbers! These two nights will accompany our yearly tradition of Special Ops. Come decked out for these three incredible nights. Invite a friend and sign up <a href="http://www.pccc.org/base-camp.html" target="_blank">today</a>!</div>
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The Palomar office was very busy this week with the camper mail-out coming to you soon! So many of you have asked about the camp videos from the summer and they are on the way. The videos will be a great reminder of how God moved this summer and to register for 2015 before December 1st. Registration is already beginning to fill up and we don't want you to miss it. Get more information about prices and details at <a href="http://www.pccc.org/pccc-camps.html" target="_blank">www.palomar.camp</a>. If you already know which camp you would like to sign up for <a href="http://pccc.campbrainregistration.com/" target="_blank">REGISTER NOW</a>! </div>
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Also, don't forget about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQKd4liQVHc" target="_blank">Winter Camp</a>! It will be a weekend to remember at Palomar.</div>
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Early Bird Discounts are now ready for 2015! Check out our programs at <a href="http://www.pccc.org/pccc-camps.html" target="_blank">Palomar.Camp</a> and register today with a friend!</h3>
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We are so excited about our brand new website! It is still located at <a href="http://pccc.org/">PCCC.org</a>, however, Palomar.Camp, and PCCC.Camp can also get you there. Enjoy our new look and be sure to check out our new <a href="http://www.pccc.org/winter-camp.html" target="_blank">Winter Camp</a> and <a href="http://www.pccc.org/leadership-camp.html" target="_blank">Leadership Camp</a>! </h3>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17896858774219195059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708805481548004620.post-51420125978037687302014-08-17T09:58:00.000-07:002014-08-17T14:08:49.663-07:00Palomar Adventure Camp 2014 This was a great year! I had the pleasure of spending the summer with two amazing men of God (my counselors) and many campers of all backgrounds, some of whom already made the decision to follow Christ and a few who would make it before their week was done. I am once again reminded of how much I love the outdoors and the many many ways it points to our Savior. That when given the opportunity and the time, the outdoors is one of the greatest places to come to know and understand the Gospel. Of the many skills I have been allowed to learn and teach, sharing Truth is still my greatest joy! I get to learn what the kids have been facing at home and school and it's always a struggle to let them go at the end of the week, but I know they will be lights in the darkness. Our goal and desire is to not only teach outdoor survival skills but to equip them with the Truth to be young men of God. I try to teach and treat them as the young men they are going to be! <br />
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I had a GREAT summer and I am constantly thankful and blown away that Christ allows me to do this! -Diesel (Francisco)</h3>
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Adventure Camp is a week long (Sunday-Saturday) summer camp for boys (ages 11-17) at Palomar Christian Conference Center. Each summer we have 5 weeks of camp. The staff love the Lord, love being outdoors teaching about God's creation and the survival skills to live off the land, and love teaching about God's Truth. If you want more information or would like to sign your son up for this amazing life-changing week of camp, visit our website <a href="http://www.palomar.camp/">www.palomar.camp</a>.</div>
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Summer 2014 has finally come to a close and what a summer it was! Through the Holy Spirit and incredible staff, over 200 campers were ministered to through our programs. </h3>
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Base Camp has one year under its belt! The Lord was so faithful in every aspect of the program. Base Camp ran for one great week and the Lord provided 42 campers (individual campers and Grace Chapel of the Coast brought their youth group)! Base Camp's theme this year was Rise Up with the concept of mountaineering behind it with the summit being a right relationship with the Lord. Campers grew tremendously in their relationships with God and some came to REALLY know him for the first time! Rodeo Night and Super Hero Night were great highlights and campers will forever have memories of humongous turkey legs and human bowling. Base Camp - it up!<br />
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Girls Horse Camp seems to get better and better each year! Our new Horsemanship Director, Jamie Anderson (Indiana), came on board with us in the spring of this year and took on the program head on. She embraced Horse Camp as her own and lead the counselors and campers enthusiastically. This year's theme was Get Real. The campers learned how to be authentic and real with every aspect of their liv<br />
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Our Boys Adventure Camp rocked this year! With Diesel, Colorado, and Waterbear leading, the boys learned what it meant to be Rooted in Christ. From studying the soil to the fruit they produce, the boys grew to know God on a more intimate level. A survival lesson that was added this year was Land Navigation. By using a compass and a map, the boys worked together for find specific points on Palomar Mountain. Another highlight for Adventure Camp was the end of the week Pizza-Pool Party-FLYING SQUIRREL Night! It's always hard saying goodbye to the boys, but it always makes it better when they come back again!<br />
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The Lord has been faithful to provide Palomar with campers and a great staff! Thank you for your continual prayers and support. Palomar Christian Conference Center is YOUR camp!</h4>
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