Saturday, January 2, 2010
Camp Barnabas Tuition
Also featured on “Extreme Makeover Home Edition,” this camp gets rave reviews from families with special needs kids.
Camp Barnabas exists to offer childhood experiences to Nicky and many other children and young adults who have been robbed of them by disease or disability. For one week, these young people are able to shift their focus away from sterile medical environments and the language of their disability or illness to focus on activities that build their courage and expand their belief in themselves. Many people with special medical needs endure unthinkable pain and isolating treatments for diseases or disabilities such as cancer, hemophilia, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis, cerebral palsy and AIDS. Their need for acceptance is overwhelming!
Tuition $600
Registration Fee $40
Camp Barnabas offers limited sponsorships to help offset this burden.
More resources for children with cerebral palsy in Missouri. Click Here!
Camp Barnabas exists to offer childhood experiences to Nicky and many other children and young adults who have been robbed of them by disease or disability. For one week, these young people are able to shift their focus away from sterile medical environments and the language of their disability or illness to focus on activities that build their courage and expand their belief in themselves. Many people with special medical needs endure unthinkable pain and isolating treatments for diseases or disabilities such as cancer, hemophilia, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis, cerebral palsy and AIDS. Their need for acceptance is overwhelming!
Tuition $600
Registration Fee $40
Camp Barnabas offers limited sponsorships to help offset this burden.
More resources for children with cerebral palsy in Missouri. Click Here!
Camp Barnabas Extreme Makeover
In case you missed it Extreme Makeover Home Edition is coming back to the Ozarks.
We wanted to know how the show’s last project here in Southwest Missouri is holding up. It was at Camp Barnabas,
A summer camp for kids with disabilities operating near Purdy in Barry County. The couple, who run Camp Barnabas, says they are still feeling the effects of the makeover.
"My favorite is the hand tree"
Cyndy Teas can pinpoint the best parts of her extreme makeover house, all of it.
"People ask, do you really like your house, what is there not to like"
Millions of people watched the remodel in 2005. Cyndy and her husband Paul run Camp Barnabas near Purdy. A summer camp for disabled kids. When Cyndy and Paul won a home makeover from the popular ABC show, they had no idea the hospitality would continue 4 years later.
"Even now we'll get donations from someone who said I saw you on the makeover I didn't have money at that time but now I want to give you some money because I think what you do is great"
The makeover allowed them to do capital improvement projects that make Camp Barnabas better for campers like Kendrick Rupp.
"first time I come here it's really fun"
Kendrick's mom Lori found out about Camp Barnabas from the show and sat on a waiting list for 2 years before they could get in, but it was worth it.
"a child with a disability that comes here they're like everyone else nothing that can't be done at Camp Barnabas"
Cyndy says the next Ozarks family to get an Extreme Makeover has a lot of notoriety and a well-built house to look forward to.
"the buildings are quality and it's almost unbelievable they could build that quality and detail in a week and they really build it in a week that's not just for TV"
And what about higher taxes with a more valuable home?
"it does a little bit change it, but they advise you on how to handle it and if you do what they tell you, then you won't get hit to where you can't handle it"
Of course everyone wants to know if we'll see Ty Pennington hanging out at Bass Pro or living it up at Hammons Field, but Cyndy says his schedule was so crazy, it's not likely.
"he was overnight here, the next day they flew him out to the DC area, he spent 2 days there, they flew him back here to do closing of our show, back to do the closing of that show, the poor guy must wake up and say please someone write on the ceiling where am I"
The Teas still keep in touch with a producer from the show and he will probably visit them when extreme makeover comes back to Southwest Missouri on July 14th. For more information Click Here!
We wanted to know how the show’s last project here in Southwest Missouri is holding up. It was at Camp Barnabas,
A summer camp for kids with disabilities operating near Purdy in Barry County. The couple, who run Camp Barnabas, says they are still feeling the effects of the makeover.
"My favorite is the hand tree"
Cyndy Teas can pinpoint the best parts of her extreme makeover house, all of it.
"People ask, do you really like your house, what is there not to like"
Millions of people watched the remodel in 2005. Cyndy and her husband Paul run Camp Barnabas near Purdy. A summer camp for disabled kids. When Cyndy and Paul won a home makeover from the popular ABC show, they had no idea the hospitality would continue 4 years later.
"Even now we'll get donations from someone who said I saw you on the makeover I didn't have money at that time but now I want to give you some money because I think what you do is great"
The makeover allowed them to do capital improvement projects that make Camp Barnabas better for campers like Kendrick Rupp.
"first time I come here it's really fun"
Kendrick's mom Lori found out about Camp Barnabas from the show and sat on a waiting list for 2 years before they could get in, but it was worth it.
"a child with a disability that comes here they're like everyone else nothing that can't be done at Camp Barnabas"
Cyndy says the next Ozarks family to get an Extreme Makeover has a lot of notoriety and a well-built house to look forward to.
"the buildings are quality and it's almost unbelievable they could build that quality and detail in a week and they really build it in a week that's not just for TV"
And what about higher taxes with a more valuable home?
"it does a little bit change it, but they advise you on how to handle it and if you do what they tell you, then you won't get hit to where you can't handle it"
Of course everyone wants to know if we'll see Ty Pennington hanging out at Bass Pro or living it up at Hammons Field, but Cyndy says his schedule was so crazy, it's not likely.
"he was overnight here, the next day they flew him out to the DC area, he spent 2 days there, they flew him back here to do closing of our show, back to do the closing of that show, the poor guy must wake up and say please someone write on the ceiling where am I"
The Teas still keep in touch with a producer from the show and he will probably visit them when extreme makeover comes back to Southwest Missouri on July 14th. For more information Click Here!
About Camp Barnabas
The world is good at attaching names to our physical, mental or medical characteristics…..cancer, disabled, autistic, blind, deaf…..you’ve heard them. But this worldly tag doesn’t change the fact that God celebrates each of us as His unique creation. Here at Camp Barnabas we celebrate that, too. We are a God-centered organization that upholds the truths of God’s word and shares it with all who attend the camp.
Nestled in the rolling foothills of the Ozarks, our 123-acre facility includes trees, creeks, pastures and all the wildlife that goes with them. Our goal is to provide a typical camp experience – bugs, chants, cheers and incredible new friendships – in an environment that helps the campers as much as they need and still empowers them to control the process.
To that end, our staff resolutely pursues activities that push the limits of what the outside world says is impossible for these incredible people who are our campers. We take every summer camp activity apart and put it back in a way that is doable for anyone who wants to participate – no matter what limitations are placed on them outside our camp grounds. Things like a high ropes course, canoeing, horseback riding, and swimming. Every summer, beginning June 1 and ending August 14, we hold nine sessions of summer camp, each targeted toward a specific special need. To view the 2010 Summer Schedule, click here.
People with developmental challenges, post-traumatic burns, blood disorders, cancer, very low vision or blindness, physical challenges, complete or partial loss of hearing and many other diseases and challenges benefit from the inclusive environment of Camp Barnabas.
Named for Barnabas, a follower of Christ whose name means “son of encouragement,” we are a non-denominational Christian summer camp. This principle of encouragement – enlarging the spirit, encouraging the heart - helps everyone connected with our ministry meet life with courage.
We are a 501 (c ) (3) organization with 8 year-round staff positions, over 130 summer staff positions and 1,800 volunteer – Christian in Action (CIA) – positions. Our greatest asset is our stakeholders – those who financially and prayerfully support our program. The hours and dollars they give to our program are priceless. They make it possible for us to watch lives transformed and these transformations keep the entire staff, both volunteer and paid, passionate about fulfilling our dream that people with special needs have a place where they can just be kids.
What we are not: We are not a hospital, we are not a mental institution, we are not a therapy center. We are a Christ-centered organization that has made adaptations to our activities that allow children and adults with special needs to experience the true love of Jesus wrapped up in the fun of camp. We provide well-qualified medical staff to meet the needs of our campers, along with a 1:1 counselor-to-camper ratio to accommodate the varying levels of ability of those who attend the camp.
We invite all people with special needs to embrace life as Jesus made them and reach their fullest potential. For more info Click Here!
Nestled in the rolling foothills of the Ozarks, our 123-acre facility includes trees, creeks, pastures and all the wildlife that goes with them. Our goal is to provide a typical camp experience – bugs, chants, cheers and incredible new friendships – in an environment that helps the campers as much as they need and still empowers them to control the process.
To that end, our staff resolutely pursues activities that push the limits of what the outside world says is impossible for these incredible people who are our campers. We take every summer camp activity apart and put it back in a way that is doable for anyone who wants to participate – no matter what limitations are placed on them outside our camp grounds. Things like a high ropes course, canoeing, horseback riding, and swimming. Every summer, beginning June 1 and ending August 14, we hold nine sessions of summer camp, each targeted toward a specific special need. To view the 2010 Summer Schedule, click here.
People with developmental challenges, post-traumatic burns, blood disorders, cancer, very low vision or blindness, physical challenges, complete or partial loss of hearing and many other diseases and challenges benefit from the inclusive environment of Camp Barnabas.
Named for Barnabas, a follower of Christ whose name means “son of encouragement,” we are a non-denominational Christian summer camp. This principle of encouragement – enlarging the spirit, encouraging the heart - helps everyone connected with our ministry meet life with courage.
We are a 501 (c ) (3) organization with 8 year-round staff positions, over 130 summer staff positions and 1,800 volunteer – Christian in Action (CIA) – positions. Our greatest asset is our stakeholders – those who financially and prayerfully support our program. The hours and dollars they give to our program are priceless. They make it possible for us to watch lives transformed and these transformations keep the entire staff, both volunteer and paid, passionate about fulfilling our dream that people with special needs have a place where they can just be kids.
What we are not: We are not a hospital, we are not a mental institution, we are not a therapy center. We are a Christ-centered organization that has made adaptations to our activities that allow children and adults with special needs to experience the true love of Jesus wrapped up in the fun of camp. We provide well-qualified medical staff to meet the needs of our campers, along with a 1:1 counselor-to-camper ratio to accommodate the varying levels of ability of those who attend the camp.
We invite all people with special needs to embrace life as Jesus made them and reach their fullest potential. For more info Click Here!
Camp Barnabus
Camp Barnabas exists to provide life-changing opportunities for people with special needs in a Christian camp. Located in the southwest corner of Missouri, each summer we offer acceptance and love more than 1,300 campers with special needs. Through adaptation activities, people involved with physical, mental and / or medical problems to be not an observer in the world around them. Camp Barnabas leave knowing that they are specially created to live a life of building.
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