Report of the
Victory Valley Camp
I Chronicles 4:10 “…Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, and that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain! So, God granted him what he requested.”
To God be the glory, great things He has done! Daily we stand in awe of His perfect Will for us and the denomination. More than thirty salvation decisions and dozens of life-commitments to follow a ministry-path occurred during Victory Valley’s 2000 season. Victory Valley is being blessed and used by our God and Heavenly Father to meet the needs of children and teens as an increasing number of them have no father. It is a real blessing to have Victory Valley and Pinebrook as dynamic ministries in the BFC to provide a retreat to nature with a solid Bible-based program. Our commitment to the use of God’s creation and its preservation, is a spiritually profitable endeavor.
Praise the Lord for answering “YES” to our prayers. The year-round staff has increased this spring as John Masters from the Fleetwood BFC has joined the effort as the Facilities Manager. His love for the Lord and God-given talent is a great asset to the Valley and to our mission. Phil Atkins has served as the Director for sixteen years, Donna Bauer has served as Assistant Director for more than sixteen years, and Sandy Mitchell has been with the Valley for more than three years as the Bookkeeper Registrar. Victory Valley has nearly doubled in summer attendance, and over triple the amount of groups rent Victory Valley each year since 1986. As the workload increased, we have met the challenge but more staff is needed to continue meeting the demands of this dynamic ministry. Please continue to pray for Victory Valley Camp, the Board, and the Staff.
The facilities will begin to increase again this year as we renovate the exterior of the Office Building, and work toward expanding the Dining Hall facility by 2003. Our growth has developed a need to meet certain space considerations. In addition to this expansion we plan to replace the mobile home, housing the Assistant Director, with a modular home by 2005. A BFC businessman, who builds modular homes, is selling one to us at cost. A fund raising campaign is underway to meet the financial needs involved with these projects. In the year 2005, Victory Valley will celebrate its Golden Anniversary commemorating 50 years of ministry.
The Victory Interested Person program (VIP) is growing as well. Over 130 individuals and families are involved as VIP members. This program provides almost 10% of our budget. The monies are used for program materials, scholarships, and general camp needs. It is a great way to invest in the lives of our young people at a place where they make life decisions for God. We thank the Volunteers who make a great impact on our ability to meet the growing needs at camp. Call the camp to find out how to be a part of this great work. Youth groups, individuals, service groups and more already volunteer.
We thank the churches for continually praying and financially supporting the camp. Please remember that churches which support Victory Valley with 1% of their budget can receive a 10% discount for all their campers and groups that use the camp.
A financial report for 2000 will follow this report.
The dates for the 2001 program are as follows:
April 27-29 Father/Daughter Retreat
May 5 Spring Work Day
May 11-13 Mother/Son Retreat
June 3 VIP Picnic
June 24 – August 18 Camp, Outpost, Venture Quest
September 22 Victory Golf Tournament
October 6 Work Day
January 18-20, 2002 Sno-Valley #1
January 25-27, 2002 Sno-Valley #2
February 1-3, 2002 Sno-Valley #3
February 8-10, 2002 Teen Ski Retreat
March 22-24, 2002 Jr. Staff Retreat
Board of Victory Valley Camp: William G. Schlonecker, Chairman; Carl J. Fischer, Jr., Vice Chairman; Timothy D. Weaber, Secretary; Steven D. Schlegel, Treasurer; Dennis J. Lawrence, Jonathan D. Reynolds, Gary W. Saggio, Dennis W. Spinney, David L. Weller