Dear Camp Tejas
Dear Camp Tejas
dear camp
By: Bambi Gonzales – Children’s Director and Audrey Pratt – Activities Director, Spring Baptist Church
S
pring Baptist Church wants
to thank you for allowing our
church to be a part of your ministry. Three years ago when we were ?rst
invited to accept a week there at your
camp, we really did not know what to
expect. Every camp is run differently,
so sometimes when you attend a camp
for the ?rst time, you’re not sure how
things will work. To our surprise, as we
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drove up, we were welcomed by your
staff with open arms and a willingness to help us with all of our needs.
We were overwhelmed with how your
staff wanted to be so involved with
our campers and our staff. I have to
say that we felt like we were welcomed
and loved by your staff before we ever
stepped off the bus.
Last year we had a ?rst time coun-
selor who told us he really considered
not going at the last moment, because
of missing work and feeling guilty not
being with his family for a whole week;
however, he decided to keep his commitment and attend. He said the minute he arrived at Camp Tejas, he knew
that was where God wanted him. He
was excited to see what God would
do in the lives of the children, and he
came back a changed man. He said his
life was changed at camp and he had
never experienced such an awesome
week of praise and fellowship with the
kids, your staff, and our counselors.
Coming to Camp Tejas is a joy
and always a week of excitement. We
are always excited to see how God
has blessed the camp with new additions from year to year, even the birth