Mission and Purpose
Mission
Our mission is to:
Connect each visitor with Jesus Christ,
Ignite their active love for Him, and
Forge them into spiritual leaders who will aggressively share the Good News.
Purpose
Sunset Lake exists to provide and preserve a natural, Christian environment that fosters experiences of re-creation and community.
Philosophy
The summer camp program is designed for youth who wish to be healthy and strong—physically, emotionally, socially, mentally and spiritually. It is recognized that young people will arrive with different levels of strength in each area. The program will seek to meet each camper at his or her own level and will challenge and encourage growth in these areas through a variety of camp experiences. Each area will be under the supervision of counselor and/or instructors who are trained, dedicated Christian young adults.
Sunset Lake Camp seeks to serve any young person from anywhere in the world, regardless of race, color or creed, who desires to learn about community and responsibility and to challenge him or herself in an outdoor setting, and who is eager to work, study, play and grow together with other youth and Christian counselors. The counselor must be a "servant-leader", thus following the example of Christ.
Sunset Lake Camp recognizes that campers and staff learn through observation, participation and clarification. The teacher-learning process is seen to be:
I do—he observes
I do—he assists
He does—I assist
He does—I observe
Together we...