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Twenty-three volunteers, from five churches in four different states, joined with our mission family to prepare for the upcoming camp season.  Two groups came from Virginia, along with others from Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.  The old saying, "many hands make light work," was certainly evident during the week. The camper and staff cabins as well as other buildings were cleaned, camper handbooks were printed ...continue

At a recent meeting of the Knott County Board of Education, mission director Roy Hodson and camp director Jeff McIntyre were presented with a Community Partner Award.  The award was presented by school superintendent Kim King.  The inscription on the plaque reads, "In sincere appreciation for your outstanding dedicated service to the childen of Knott County."  Camp Nathanael and Scripture Memory Mountain Mission ...continue

A steady stream of vans from senior citizen centers in seven counties rolled into the campgrounds last week.  Seniors also came in a bus from the Hazard Veterans Center and in private cars.  The program was expanded to two days several years ago in order to accommodate all who want to come.  More that 300 seniors enjoyed beautiful spring weather, an interesting and entertaining program, and a dinner of ham and sweet ...continue

One of our spring projects has been to improve the lighting on the main campus for safety and security reasons, as well as the possibility of some after dark activities.   We did have a standard dusk to dawn light, as well as  some lights at the outdoor basketball court, but not enough to light the entire field. Our local telephone company, Thacker-Grigsby Communications, gave us a very good price on two new ...continue

The first three events on the 2010 calendar are already in the books, with several more scheduled between now and the end of April. The year began on February 26th with 105 adults in attendance for a fellowship dinner and movie/popcorn night.  We showed the film, Flywheel, an entertaining story with a positive gospel message.  Weather conditions that whole week had been very questionable with light snow each day ...continue