Dropping Camp is a difficult decision!

With many camps having to cancel or postpone this summer, I thought I'd share a letter from one of our Directors about how difficult the decision was to make.

Good morning Team!

It comes with a super heavy heart that I inform you,  the Leadership Team for Camp #304 out of NW Iowa  met last night and made the difficult decision to cancel camp 2020.  We have been meeting and waiting, hoping and praying something positive would happen in the world we are living in today.  While there are good things happening, there are still a lot of unknowns.  The logistics and protocols that would be put into place for us and our camp location could potentially have a very negative impact on our camp.  For example, all attendees would be required to have their temperature taken daily, in the event someone had an elevated temp, that entire dorm would be closed and everyone sent home leaving their personal items behind for 48hours.  We as a team could not fathom what that would do to our campers, and the lasting impact it would have on them. 

So, this year we are going to focus on showering them with love by providing them written mail from all volunteers who participate, a poster board with their name.  In addition, a backpack filled with school supplies, MP3 players, tennis shoes, hygiene kits, bible or devotional and a shirt.  Stay tuned for pictures and possibly a video.  We will also be planning a gathering later this year when restrictions have been lifted.  Our hope is that the Guide/GITS will help deliver the items to their campers from 2019.

While our hearts are super heavy today, we know that we serve an amazing Father, and one day (hopefully soon) we will be able to serve these amazing kids and our volunteers in the beautiful cathedral of the outdoors!  Blessings to all of you, thank you for all you do!

Blessings

Jenni B. | Director

Royal Family Kids of NW Iowa

Christmas Letter 2019

Here are the photos from Juhala Christmas Letter 2019 and more.    Enjoy.

Emails of Impact

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Below are three emails we recently received from Foster / Adoptive Parents and a Camper Alumni just thanking RFK for some great experiences for their children.

As donors and prayer supporters, you are a part of every success story.

Adoptive Moms email to RFK

Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:58 PM


To: Office <Office@royalfamilykids.org>


From: Christina K**** (Email: cbk****@hotmail.com)

My son who is adopted from foster care attended his first RFK camp in June.

He LOVED it.

It was a very healing experience for him.

He keeps his special bag of treasures (toys, photos, etc) from camp at the foot of his bed. And loves to sleep wearing his camp shirt that has positive messages written by camp leaders all over it.

One gift that has been especially comforting for him is the Playaway with music… 

Thank you, Christina K****

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Foster Parent email to Camp Directors in Texas Camp #51 

From: Ryan B***** < ryanf**.b****@gmail.com>

Subject: Re: RFKC Confirmation and packing list

Date: October 17, 2019 at 8:54:15 AM CDT

To: dedwards@ourfatherschildren.org

Hi Melinda and the RFKC staff,

This e-mail is long overdue, but I just wanted to express my appreciation for everything Royal Family Kids does for foster kids. 

Our current foster child, Mikayla K****, comes from a very rough background and does not have many good experiences in her life.  But to this day she still talks about all of the fun she had at camp this past summer and can't wait to return the following year. 

My wife and I are extremely grateful for organizations like Royal Family Kids that invest time and resources into innocent kids who are enduring difficult circumstances. 

Please continue this ministry and forward our praise to other members of the leadership team.

James 1:27

Regards,

Ryan

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Camper Alumni Email

From: WordPress <wordpress@rfk.org> 


Sent: Friday, November 1, 2019


To: Office <Office@royalfamilykids.org>


Kassandra B****** (Email: b******.kassandra@gmail.com) wrote:

I’d just like to say this was the BEST TIMES of my childhood life.

This camp was so much fun and it was an escape from reality for me as a kid.

I went here when I was maybe 6 and I can to this day at 23 years old still remember the Royal Family Kids Camp song from memory and I still have the water bottle it's written on.

I’d just like to say thank you for making a difference in my life and all the rest of the children’s lives I’m positive you all have impacted!

Kassandra B.

Revealing Letters

At the end of camp, we usually ask campers if they would like to write a letter to God.  It's up to them, whatever they'd like to say.  

We also ask if they would like to tell us what they like about RFK.

Here are a few letters from our camp in Tulsa, OK.