Camp Penuel, in Costa Rica, brings Jesus’ love to children in need through a free camp for 7-11 year olds from poor and challenging backgrounds. This year’s mission team is the most recent in a series of teams Woodland has been sending since 2014.
The purpose of each team is to come alongside the camp directors, Paul and Thelma, and their volunteer staff. Tim, who is a trip leader says, “We see how they pour out everything they have to the campers so we aim to come under them and support their efforts.”
Camp Penuel provides a three day camp experience where kids get to be kids, while they are fed three meals a day (not guaranteed at home), enjoy activities and crafts, and learn about Jesus.
The impact on the kids is far-reaching. Tim shared with us, “We met a pastor who brought a group of kids to camp from his church—it’s a church only for children, in one of the worst neighborhoods in that area of Costa Rica. He came to Camp Penuel as a camper 20 years ago, and encountered Jesus there. Now he’s grown and bringing kids so they can experience the same hope and love of Jesus that he found when he was their age.”
This is the kind of work that the Costa Rica team wants to be—and is—a part of! We are thankful for this ongoing long-term relationship with Camp Penuel and for the Kingdom work they do.
