01 Mar Camp Living Waters Day at Sunfield UB

Leigh Pearson (right), Administrative Assistant at Sunfield Church (Sunfield, Mich.)

On Sunday, February 26, Sunfield UB church (Sunfield, Mich.) hosted a “Camp Living Waters Day” to promote summer camp and raise money to help send to summer camp area youth who may not otherwise be able to go and “experience God in His creation.”

Chad Saxton, Executive Director of Camp Living Waters, was our guest speaker. A “Silent Auction” was held, and the inside of the church was transformed into a makeshift Camp Living Waters. Picture were hung from the ceiling throughout the entire church showed smiling faces and activities available at camp. Areas throughout the church were renamed lodges or cabins that are actually at Camp Living Waters. The Kitchen became the Camp Store where camp-like refreshments–freshly made smores, rice krispie treats, trail mix, fruit snacks, popcorn, chips, juice boxes and hot chocolate–were served in lieu of the normal Sunday morning coffee and cookies.

The Silent Auction was open from 9 am to 12 pm. We asked the congregation to provide auction items (services or goods). We had over 65 items to bid on–dinner and a movie with Pastor Randy Carpenter and his wife (right), lots and lots of home-baked goods (pies were going for over $40), lawn mowing services, goodie baskets, food baskets, and more. One small group made homemade lasagna and had it available for taste-testing, and then took orders to provide homemade lasagna, haircuts, bowling, tie blankets, kids’ toys, etc.

There was something for everyone! We sold every item and at the end of the day, we raised over $1,800 in scholarship money for summer camp. It was a great day and everyone had a lot of fun. We are excited that the success of the day will benefit many youth to possibly meet Jesus for the first time or grow closer in a relationship with him while at camp this summer.