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Logo Design
Successful brand recognition begins with a
professional logo. I have had the opportunity
to work with clients to create a corporate logo
that has become the basis for their brand.
3. Catalyst Design
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Camp Barnabas
Year End Ask Brochure
12 page brochure, 4x9
This piece was used to encourage existing and
potential donors to make a meaningful gift to
campers by giving an accurate representation of
what takes place during a week at Camp Barnabas.
This was a very successful campaign. A complete, high resolution pdf is available upon request.
6. Catalyst Design
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table of contents
Ability / introduction P3
Founders’ message P4
Mission statement P4
Programs P5
Financial statistics P6
Development update P7
Capital campaign P8
Volunteers by state P10
Campers by state P13
2010 camp schedule P13
Donor list P14
Board members P18
In-kind donations P18
Staff directory P19
contact info
For general information
about Camp Barnabas:
Visit our web site at:
www.campbarnabas.org
E-mail us at:
info@campbarnabas.org
Call us at 417.476.2565
Mail us at:
901 Teas Trail 2060
Purdy, MO 65734
For specific contact information,
visit our web site at:
www.campbarnabas.org/contactus.
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ability
Camp Barnabas was founded in 1994 as a 501.c.3 not-for-profit organization.
We give acceptance and love to people with special needs and chronic
diseases, empowering them to live lives of ability.
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Able to… find my ability
Whoever I am, and whatever happens
I will always love my body and mind,
Even if it has different abilities
Than other peoples’ bodies and minds.
I will always be happy, because
I will always be me.
--Mattie J.T. Stepanek*
Everyone has different abilities…some sing opera and some should avoid
anything karaoke. Others work complex math problems in their head while
their friends carry the ones and tens in doodles on paper. Or there are
those who run marathons when others consider a walk around the block
a day's exercise.
For our campers and their families, daily life is a series of contrasts.
Meeting the challenge of finding ability in the midst of the "disability" label
placed upon their child. Looking for ways to experience life regardless of
the obstacles. Learning to communicate without words. Capturing
refreshing moments in exhausting hours of care for their special child.
Loving them fully while wishing things could be different.
By providing an environment that focuses on ability, not "disability,"
Camp Barnabas provides encouragement to these campers and their
families. We are able to laugh with boys and girls who are used to hearing,
"No, you can't…" as they realize, yes, they can.To watch them fall deeper in
love with the Jesus who created them, to experience His love through the
people who are serving them.To love their body and mind, even if it has
different abilities than other peoples' bodies and minds.To always be happy
being who they were created to be.
*Mattie J.T. Stepanek was a writer and poet who lived 14 years with the debilitating effects
of dysautonomic mitochondrial myopathy. His writings, public speaking and poetry gave a
very public voice to what it means to live a life of ability when you have been labeled as
having a "disability."
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mission statement
To provide life-changing opportunities
to people with special needs and chronic
diseases - and the people who serve
them - in a Christian camp setting.
“The best thing about camp is the joy it
brings my daughter. She gets so excited
year after year. It's the one place where she
can be herself and is surrounded by people
that are not bothered by her disability. She
loves camp more than her birthday and
Christmas put together!” Jana D.
Ability to… grow
When you look around Camp Barnabas today, and for the past few weeks actually, you wonder,
"What in the world is going on?" The old dining hall has come down, the sports field has a large
ditch running down the center, framing is up for new buildings in the area of the old cabins….
What's going on? Camp is getting ready for year 15, that's what is going on.
Moving to this facility in 1996, we had absolutely no idea how fast or how much Barnabas would
grow. Back then, we were just trying to hang on from one day to the next.There was plenty of
room in the dining hall.The bath houses had lots of shower space and hot water heaters
worked…most of the time. It took a week-and-a-half to fill the old pool, aka Lake Notta-Potti,
but as long as we did it mostly at night we didn't have to choose between water there or water
in the dining hall!
We spent our time addressing situations staring us in the face right then and our answers maybe
allowed a little wiggle room for growth down the road.Today it is reassuring to be able to solve
the right now questions with a long-range perspective. Removing the old dining hall opens the
way for expanded housing. An arts and crafts building is being finished on the foundation of the
old girls' bath house. Later this summer we will break ground on a new health center,Wellhouse,
and, on its completion, the Fish House will be converted to housing for the
residential program we are planning.
In the beginning most people didn't believe there was a great need for what we were trying to do.
We were often asked if there were even enough children to make a place like Barnabas necessary.
The 1000's of campers we've served prove the answer was definitely yes. And now we are
working with other camps across the country to create a Barnabas experience for children
"up their way." Barnabas2
(B^2) is designed to help campers who can't make their way to us here
in Missouri have a place where they can fall in love with Jesus, too. Because, if there's anything
we've learned since the idea of doing a summer camp for "those sick kids" first started stirring in
our souls, it's that camp is never really done. It just takes a moment to catch its breath and then
calls us to look for a way to do more for more. And that's just fine with us.
God bless,
Paul Teas
swim
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The ability to... do it all!
All activities at Camp Barnabas are adapted
to meet each individual camper's need.
horseback ridingpet setfishingovernight camping
low ropes courseriflesgardeninghigh ropes coursemusicarchery
crafts canoe drama
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES*
2009 2008
Assets:
Cash and investments $ 332,000 $ 59,000
Restricted cash $ 288,000 $ 313,000
Other current assets $ 89,000 $ 84,000
Property and equipment $ 4,571,000 $ 4,690,000
Liabilities and net assets:
Current liabilities $ 514,000 $ 814,000
Long-term liabilities $ 43,000 $ 13,000
Net assets $ 4,723,000 $ 4,320,000
Total liabilities and assets $ 5,280,000 $ 5,127,000
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES*
2009 2008
Support:
Contributions, gifts & grants $ 891,000 $ 1,262,000
Program fees $ 879,000 $ 865,000
Retreat income $ 61,000 $ 47,000
Other $ 61,000 $ 88,000
Total support $ 1,892,000 $ 2,262,000
Expenditures:
Barnabas National** $ 3,000 $ 0
Camp operations $ 1,308,000 $ 1,427,000
Capital campaigns $ 16,000 $ 27,000
Fundraising $ 133,000 $ 167,000
Retreats $ 29,000 $ 37,000
Total expenditures $ 1,489,000 $ 1,658,000
Increase in net assets for future
development and operations $ 403,000 $ 604,000
Net assets, beginning of year $ 4,320,000 $ 3,717,000
Net assets, end of year $ 4,723,000 $ 4,320,000
* Amounts rounded to nearest $1,000 ** New category in 2009
Ability to… offer opportunity
Ability. We are all born with tremendous ability…but very early on the world begins to shape
our perspective of what we can and cannot do and we buy into it. It is amazing what we come to
believe about ourselves, based mostly on what others have told us and almost always more
negative than positive.
On our camper applications we read things like, "He cannot talk, he cannot feed himself, etc."
Necessary information for us but almost always it's what the person cannot do. So it is incredible
when I hear a camper's volunteer buddy say, "Oh, you should have seen my camper today. He
climbed the ropes course." Or, "He tied his shoe." Or, "He just sang Jesus Loves Me." These
beautiful young people who serve at Camp Barnabas see what the camper CAN do…not what
they are limited in doing.We train the volunteers to "be Jesus" to their campers, to love them
unconditionally and serve them without limits, like Jesus! But what happens in that process is that,
in these campers, they see ability, like Jesus sees them.
In the 15+ years since starting the adventure of Camp Barnabas I have learned that it is God who
equips us…when we get out of the way. When I focus on the big responsibility of raising money
for Camp Barnabas, often all I see is my own lack of ability. I make excuses about the economy,
lack of knowledge, all kinds of things. But the truth is my ability to talk, my ability to love and my
ability to believe make me well-qualified to raise money for Camp Barnabas.
I may not approach this position with the professionalism of some development directors, but I
do approach it one heart at a time. I want everyone to have the opportunity to be involved in this
ministry. I want people to know their money does help Camp Barnabas. I cannot imagine just
working and working and never having the joy of helping others. I especially enjoy those who find
creative ways to use their ability….runners who run marathons to raise money for camp, folks
who pick up loose change they find daily and send it in, and elementary school classrooms who
sell cupcakes and give the money to camp.
The joy of knowing that your ability to give can offer the opportunity for eternal life to a child
with disability is a joy that exceeds all you could ever give.Thank you for using your ability.
In His Excellence,
Cyndy Teas
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“Camp Barnabas provides the
opportunity for those who are most
uncommon in this world, and often
uniquely different, to receive the love
God created them to know, and to
give the love He has gifted them to
share, through a wonderfully ordinary
and normal week of camp.”
Judith H.
Camp Barnabas
Annual Report
20 page catalog, 11x8.5
I was blessed to be able to volunteer as Camp’s graphic artist
for several years and one of the biggest projects every year was
the creation of the annual report. This report was mailed to
donors as well as members of the Board of Directors and
served as a main line of communication on subjects such as
camp finances, implementation of special projects, vision casting,
and as a vehicle for thanking those who supported Camp that
year. One specific challenge was discovering interesting ways to
publish statistics in a format that would capture the interest of
the reader and I believe we were successful in introducing
creative ways of delivering otherwise dry information.
Annual reports created for years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 A complete, high resolution pdf is available upon request.
Printed samples on file.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Introduction P3
Camper qualifications P4
Shift in perspective P4
Founder’s letter P5
Financial statistics P6
Capital campaign progress P7
Barn-A-Break P8
Volunteer/Staff statistics P9
Development letter P10
Volunteer perspective P11
Where it comes from P12
Where it goes P13
Donor list P14
2009 camp schedule P18
Board members &
Staff directory P19
Camp Barnabas provides acceptance and love to people with
special needs, empowering them to live lives of ability. Founded
in 1994 as a non-denominational Christian summer camp, we
allow people with disability to be participants, not observers,
in the world around them. Children who have been robbed of
childhood experiences by disability and disease, along with their
siblings, benefit from our 501.c.3 not-for-profit organization.
CONTACT INFO:
For general information on Camp Barnabas:
Visit our web site at www.campbarnabas.org
E-mail us at info@campbarnabas.org
Call us at 417.476.2565
Mail us at 901 Private Road 2060, Purdy, MO 65734
Information on specific programs:
• Camper Registration: e-mail Alyson Janacek at alyson@campbarnabas.org,
visit our web site at www.campbarnabas.org/onlineregistration
or call Alyson at 417.476.2565.
• Retreats: e-mail Bill Ford at billford@campbarnabas.org,
visit our web site at www.campbarnabas.org/retreats,
or call Bill at 417.476.2565.
•Volunteers: e-mail Laura Edwards at laura@campbarnabas.org,
visit our web site at www.campbarnabas.org/volunteers,
or call Laura at 417.476.2565.
• Weddings/Catering: e-mail Billie Walters at billie@campbarnabas.org
or call Billie at 417.476.2565.
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Credits:
Design of the Camp Barnabas
2008 Annual Report
donated by Catalyst Design
Printing discounted by
MWM-Dexter, Inc.
Editor and Copywriter:
Donna Robertson
Photographer:
Mallory Mathias
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The pictures in this report reflect the possiblities, not the disabilties. Our campers do it all!We believe Camp Barnabas is
one of the few places in the world where you don't often hear the word, "No." We believe anything is possible...
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REFLECTIONS
“Now we see a dim reflection, as if we were looking into a mirror, but
then we shall see clearly. Now I know only a part, but then I will know fully,
as God has known me.” I Corinthians 13:12 (New CenturyVersion)
What we see when we look in a mirror is influenced by our perspectives.
Our campers understand this.They navigate life through a house of mirrors.
This reflection tells them they are different, they don’t fit in. Other glimpses
show a unique creation of God with a purpose and a place. Sometimes the
mirror projects a life that is carefree and fun.Then a shadow of illness and
pain keeps them from seeing the true picture.
Camp Barnabas yearns to help people with disability and disease
see clearly - to know fully that God has created them in His unique image.
Everything we do is geared toward sharpening our focus and the focus of
our campers, volunteers and summer staff. Especially now, in these tough
economic times, we desire for everyone to learn to define themselves by
God’s perspective, by the way He sees us and this moment in time.
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BLESSINGSHIFT IN PERSPECTIVE
Even the clearest reflections can be changed by a subtle shift in perspective.
Carley M. of Baltimore, Maryland, is a fun-loving, outgoing college student with
cerebral palsy. She enjoys a life full of family and friends - watching her brothers
play sports, going places with her family and hanging out with friends.
But three years ago things began to shift.
Her friend,Abby, and Abby’s mom, Rhonda, heard about a camp in Missouri for
people with special needs. They decided to volunteer. When they returned they
shared a video with Carley. It was the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition episode
that featured camp founders Paul and Cyndy Teas.“I decided I wanted to go see
what it was all about,” Carley says.
In 2007, her parents agreed to allow her to come. “Our main reservation in
sending Carley the first time was the distance from home,” her mom, Lisa,
shares. The unknowns were also a factor.
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CAMPER QUALIFICATIONS
Any person who would not be able to participate in the activities at a typical
summer camp without adaptation would probably qualify for Camp Barnabas.
This includes people with medical, physical or developmental disabilities and
children with syndromes, rare diseases or any serious chronic illness. Because
we believe that an individual’s special needs impact the entire family, siblings are
invited to attend specific terms of camp.
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“Who would take care of Carley’s personal needs? Would she be homesick?
Would she be safe doing all of the activities?
Would she like the food and drink enough water?
How could we go an entire week without speaking to her?”
Another concern was how Carley would react to being in an environment full of
people with special needs.“Carley’s been mainstreamed kindergarten through
college,” Lisa explains,“and she has had difficulties relating to other disabled
children and young adults.”
Carley was excited about coming but her own reservations set in once she
arrived.“I was a little bit nervous at first.There were a lot of people I didn’t
know. It was hard to know what to expect, even though Abby had told me about
it, because I had never been around a lot of people with disabilities. I was excited
about it but it was strange.That only lasted about an hour,” she laughs.“I couldn’t
wait to get involved in camp more.”
“My favorite parts of camp are the slide, devotionals and wrap-up. But the
greatest thing of all are the relationships I’ve built. Camp has changed me forever.
There is usually much
more to life than
what we see at first
glance. This is just
as true for Camp
Barnabas as it is
for any ministry
or enterprise.
Many people think
of the campers’
experiences the week
they are here as the
“Barnabas Bubble.”
But the amazing thing
we hear from camper
parents is how their
children never stop
talking about camp
and all the things that went on during their stay.
One young lady tells time by camp.There’s the time
leading up to camp.Then there’s the time between
camp and Christmas. After Santa comes, it’s time to
get ready for camp again.
For our campers, camp isn’t just a week in the
summer, it lasts for a lifetime. Going into our 14th
year we have staff members from the early years
bringing their children and spouses now to share in
the Camp Barnabas experience. I spoke recently
with an original camper from the pilot project
days at Kanakuk Kamps. As we reminisced
about some of the friends we knew back then,
we both suddenly realized that almost every
single one of the original campers are plaques
on the cross at IP.* Physically they are no longer
present but they are always with us in our hearts
and minds.
So, you see, Barnabas never really ends.
In 2008, like many other businesses and ministries,
we dealt with the economic situation hobbling our
nation. For a time, our year-round staff worked on
reduced time and salaries.We took a detailed look
at all of our programs, evaluating them with one
question in mind,“How does this affect the
campers?” As always, God saw that we had what
was needed to be strong. Everyone is back on full
time and full pay and excited about the adventure
that rolls around each June 1.
Throughout the story of Camp Barnabas, God
has provided camp the means to keep moving
forward. It has been challenging at times, but
each of those times have been an opportunity
to learn, mature and grow. Our Father in Heaven
is always teaching us and challenging us to be
better servants for Him and the campers.
Camp is not just a week of fun. It is an event
that goes on as long as the heart beats, the
mind remembers and the soul gives thanks.Thank
you each for being a part of this wonderful stew
that God mixes up each year. You are feeding
campers for eternity.
God’s blessings to you,
* When a Camp Barnabas camper graduates to heaven, a plaque
bearing their name and their camp terms is attached to the cross at
Inspiration Point as a reminder that all of life is but a preparation for
the life to come.
Each night at camp we host a specially-
themed party. In 2008 one of our special
evenings was a trek through Egypt.
Here PaulTeas enjoys some fun with camper
Cory B. in his special party costume.
PROGRAMS:
Participants utilize adaptive equipment and
programming in all activities. Our camp offers
swimming, horseback riding, field games, arts and
crafts, canoeing, rifles, archery, fishing and other
outdoor adventures.We also have a fully-accessible
high ropes course. During our retreat season we
offer five themed weekend camp sessions called
Barn-A-Break.This allows us to continue our rela-
tionship with our campers, volunteers and summer
staff as well as open our camp to those who’ve
never attended before.
BARN-A-BREAK:
Kaitlyn D.’s family wasn’t sure how she would do
at a summer camp so, when they saw that Camp
Barnabas offered a weekend option during retreat
season, they jumped at the chance.“It gave us a
chance to see how she would do away from home,”
her mother, Diane D., says.“It also offered us a
good time away from each other.” Kaitlyn brought
her two friends, Kara J. and Haley W. All three girls
have Down syndrome.
The Barn-A-Break program offers a mini-camp
experience for people with special needs plus
encouragement and rest for their families. It also
allows our summer campers, volunteers and staff a
way to stay more connected throughout the year.
Five themed sessions during the retreat season
draw those who live within close driving distance
to our facilities. During the pilot season (2007-08),
they spent two days and one night at camp and en-
joyed activities similar to summer camp.This year
expanded the event to a
full weekend and added
a Sunday church service
for campers and their
families.The camper
openings grew from 10
to 20 each weekend and
a total of 75 campers
attended (with some
attending more than
one session).
After their first weekend,
Diane D. and the other
girls’ moms discussed the
possibility of their
daughters coming to summer camp.
“The one thing that helped me make the decision is
when we checked in for Barn-A-Break in February
and the nurse said they have never had to call a
parent to come pick up their child because they
were homesick except once, and that was a sibling.”
On the way back home the moms decided to
go for it.
“They get so excited about going and, since they all
could go to summer camp together, it makes it
easier knowing they have people they already know
there,” she shares.“We are just so blessed that
we live within reasonable
driving distance so that
Kaitlyn and her friends can
attend. We are already
planning on this being
a yearly thing.”
For more information on the Barn-A-Break
program, e-mail alyson@campbarnabas.org,
go to www.campbarnabas.org/barnabreak or
call Alyson Janacek at 417.476.2565.
“A Sabbath, that’s what Barn-A-Break is for me.
I stop what I’m doing, I take this time out of my
crazy schedule, and I go and see that the Lord is
Good. I am reminded of His Love, Desires and
Care.The Lord takes me and my disconnectedness
and, through Barn-A-Break, reconnects me to
full-time staff, summer staff, volunteers and
campers. I work, yes of course, but a job done for
the Lord, who can complain?
Mark H.
Summer leadership staff and Barn-A-Break volunteer
Both he and Kyle were challenged in the camp setting.“Meeting the campers the
first day or so, was the hardest part for me,” according to John.“because it was
my first time at the camp and I really didn’t know what to expect.”
“The hardest thing for me,” Kyle says,“was learning to put my own selfish de-
sires away and put the campers first. I admit there were times when I wished I
could have fun on the swing and do what I wanted, but then I realized why I was
there - to give the campers the best experience of their life. Camp Barnabas is a
place where all those who have disabilities and are disadvantaged physically and
mentally are able to come together and not look at each other as different, but
look at each other as children of God. I think this is the message of Camp Barn-
abas. The process of learning to connect spiritually and emotionally with these
campers was an experience that I will carry with me for the rest of my life.”
John believes,“Everyone should experience the camp. For me, it really changed
the way I look at certain aspects of my life; there is no better satisfaction in the
world than helping those in need and putting a smile on their faces.”
“We loved seeing Carley in the camp setting,” her parents said.“I think she felt
Roasting marshmallows and sitting around a campfire singing
songs marks the perfect ending to a perfect day.
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EXCITEMENT
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VOLUNTEER AND STAFF STATS
Without two very special groups of people, camp
would never happen. Our CIA’s (Christian in Action
volunteers) and our summer staff are the energy that
drives our summer program. Ranging in age from 14
through 29, these guys and gals spend 23 out of 24
hours each day personally addressing the needs of
our campers.They make sure every moment of a
camper’s stay is the best moment of that person’s life.
Here are some things you should know about these
vital members of our 2008 team:
9 - Number of summer staff who have siblings who
are campers
17 - Number of states represented by summer staff
33 - Number of states represented by our CIA’s
50 - Over 50% of the summer staff served previously
as a CIA
79 - Number of churches/organizations who brought
groups to serve as CIA’s
128 - Number of summer staff
1,859 - Number of CIA’s
FOOD SERVICE
One of the most treasured areas of camp for the
campers and staff alike is the dining hall - both for the
eating and the entertainment.
In the summer of 2008:
• 81,553 plates of food were served
• The dining hall budget for camp and staff week -
$130,000
An average of 479 people were served at each meal.
That took:
• 45 pounds of dried pasta used
for one meal’s macaroni and cheese
• 110 pounds of ground beef to make lasagna
for one meal
• 890 hamburger patties served for each term’s
opening night meal
• 190 pounds of brisket smoked for one meal
• An average of 60 gallons of tea or juice each meal
plus gallons and gallons of water
• 1020 pigs in the blanket from scratch for
each closing day breakfast
• Around 435 popsicles daily during “freeze”
In addition to the summer demands, Director of food
service/catering Billie Walters is coordinating
weddings at Camp Barnabas and organizing
community food events.These include banquets on
site and catering.The recent addition of the Brown
Bag Lunch gives the camp staff a chance to build
stronger community relationships, making and
delivering lunches to area businesses and
organizations.To pick Billie’s creative brain for a
unique way to link camp and your organization,
e-mail billie@campbarnabas.org or call her at
417.476.2565.
a sense of accomplishment and she was more interested in interacting with
the campers than hanging around her family.They share a common bond
and they understand one another whereas her able-bodied friends can’t
‘really understand’.”
They were surprised at how organized everything was and the enthusiasm of the
young volunteers, their willingness to participate and make everything run
smoothly.“Everything was possible for the campers,” Lisa says.
The family would soon learn first-hand how
deep that commitment runs for the summer
staff of camp.
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Fiscal responsibility has always been essential
to the operation of Camp Barnabas.
Everything is aimed at providing “the time of
their lives” for each child who attends our
summer camp.Without buying food,
maintaining our facilities and grounds,
paying utilities and staffing our program,
summer camp would never take place.
We believe we have a strong balance of
expenditures that allows us to focus our
efforts on a superior program supported
by professional year-round and summer
staff and, at the same time, preserve the
facilities and grounds we have been so
blessed to enjoy.
- Paul Teas
But it was heavy on my heart and I asked my prayer partner and unit (other girls
on summer staff) to pray about it. By the end of the week I had decided if God
wanted me to do it, He would make a way. But I wasn’t going to offer to work
there because that would be an awkward rejection and they (Carley’s family)
wouldn’t want someone so young to work for them anyway.”
The week after camp was over, Callie was visiting her grandmother when she
decided to check her e-mail one day.“Carley’s mom had e-mailed me offering
me the job! I had never said anything to them, not even to Carley. I just knew
there was no way my overprotective mom would let me move to Baltimore,
Maryland.” But Callie’s parents said yes and, on her 18th birthday, she went to
Baltimore.“It’s weird. I love being home, I love my family.What possessed me to
move to Baltimore? I still don’t know. But I am so glad I did. God wanted me to.
He planned for me to.
“It was really cool for Carley to have an aide who knew how awesome camp
was.We talked about camp allllllll the time! One day I asked her,‘What did you
talk about before you went to camp?’ She got a really blank look on her face
ASSET GROWTH
1995 - 1,167.64
1996 - 10,989.11
1997 - 14,266.21
1998 - 178,809.44
1999 - 897,252.99
2000 - 1,755,792.70
2001 - 1,810,764.20
2002 - 1,824,184.12
2003 - 2,286,579.02
2004 - 2,402,509.72
2005 - 3,530,780.50
2006 - 4,151,323.19
2007 - 4,474,284.86
2008 - 5,117,527.61
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and said,‘I have no idea.’ Camp has become Carley’s second home. She has made
some of her best friends there. She has spent three weeks of her life there and
you would never know it was that little time by the way she talks about it.
“That is how it is for everyone - you go to camp expecting a fun week.
You leave camp having experienced Jesus in a whole new way. Having found your
second home. Having made some of the closest friends you’ll ever make. Having
learned more about who you are. Camp Barnabas gives you the best
week of your year.Thousands of people will agree with that.”
CURIOUS SINCERE
AWESOME
If you looked in the mirror right now, what words would you use to describe how you see yourself? How others see you?
Camp Barnabas gives kids the chance to be just that - KIDS! Regular, funny, crazy, silly, happy, curious, messy, curious, awesomely cool KIDS!
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Participants utilize adaptive equipment
and programming in all activities.
Camp offers swimming, horseback riding,
field games, arts and crafts, canoeing,
rifles, archery, fishing and other outdoor
adventures.We also have a fully-accessible
high ropes course. During retreat season
we offer five themed weekend camp
sessions called Barn-A-Break allowing us
to continue our relationship with our
campers, volunteers and summer staff.
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Camp Barnabas
Annual Report _2007
20 page catalog, 11x8.5
Annual reports created for years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
A complete, high resolution pdf is available upon request.
Printed samples on file.
8. Catalyst Design
Kirsten Dale
freelance graphic artist
logos brochures catalogs posters cards client feedback
Life Church
One Life at aTime
Imagine... it’s a powerful word - a word loaded with
potential. Think of all the things in life we enjoy that
started with someone who imagined. Now couple
that with God who, according to Ephesians 3:20, can
do more than we can ask or imagine.
In a very real sense, that is what this “Making the
Difference” campaign is all about. God has launched
us on an incredible journey and October 5, 2008,
a new leg of our journey begins. With the birth of
Life Church, we are committing to the effort of
reaching this community and region for Christ and
“Making the Difference... One Life at a Time.”
Mike & Wendee
Freeman
what will happen
As you read through the pages of this brochure,
take a moment to prayerfully imagine little
children coming to an awareness of God’s
incredible love for them. Prayerfully imagine
what can happen when boys and girls are
influenced for the future. Prayerfully imagine
what God can do in the hearts of students who
will grow in their understanding of God’s purpose
for their lives through the MiLife and Inside Out
Student Ministries.
Prayerfully imagine a generation of world
changers who are passionate about
God and are enthusiastically committed
to carrying His Word to their generation.
Imagine families changed forever.
Imagine the possibilities... there is no
question we can make the difference!
Mike & Wendee
The Nursery, Preschool & Elementary departments
of Life Kids has been blessed with nearly one
hundred children and continues to grow rapidly!
This year, we have been as creative as possible to
accommodate all of them in the most exciting and
inspiring spaces possible. As Life Kids continues to
“show kids God’s love and help kids love church,”
it is our desire to create a place where we can tell
hundreds more children about Him. That is
“making the difference... one life at a time!”
life kids
Since January, weekly attendance in Inside Out
& MiLife Student Ministries has doubled. This year
alone, 76 students have already made decisions for
Jesus Christ. That’s 24 first-time commitments and
52 recommitments!
If you’ve been around the main sanctuary before
and after a Wednesday night service you’ve seen
the foyer packed with teenagers and youth leaders.
It has become obvious that the teens deserve a
worship space of their own. A place for teens to
hang, an exciting place for them to to invite their
unchurched friends to find Life!
Every single week, one student at a time,
Inside Out and MiLife Student Ministries are
“Making the Difference!”
inside out
miLife
First impressions make a lasting difference!
Seven minutes is all you get to make a positive first
impression. In the first seven minutes of contact
with our church, our first time guests know whether
or not they are coming back.
That’s before the first verse of a
worship song is sung and before a
single word of the message is
spoken. We want our guests to be
“wowed” from the first minute by
putting our best foot forward. That
means professional, informative
signage, beautiful landscaping, a
warm, inviting foyer and an overwhelming sense of
welcome and acceptance... God is in the details!
Imagine an environment designed to encourage
families to begin the amazing journey in “Life”
toward Jesus!
first impressions
Imagine... little children experiencing
God’s presence and His love.
Imagine... boys and girls influenced
for the future.
Imagine... students understanding
God’s purpose for their lives.
Envision... a place where You can
make the difference by...
- Praying for this project
- Getting involved in ministry
- Stepping out in faith to invest
your finances
making the difference...
one Life at a time
Life Church
PO Box 1478 • Ava, Missouri 65608 • 417.683.2616
Life Church
ChurchVision Guide
8 page catalog, 11x8.5
When big dreams mean big changes in a small town,
it is important to make sure that the community has access
to accurate information and this catalog was designed for
that purpose. This was an existing church that was relaunching
itself as a new, contemporary worship center.
A complete, high resolution pdf is available upon request.
9. Catalyst Design
Kirsten Dale
freelance graphic artist
logos brochures catalogs posters cards client feedback
The Lodge at Hill Creek Ranch
Trade Show Wall Graphic, 10’x8’
10. Catalyst Design
Kirsten Dale
freelance graphic artist
logos brochures catalogs posters cards client feedback
Camp Barnabas
Trade Show Banners, Set of 4
67”x175”
Designed to serve as a traveling display unit, these banners quickly convey the brand message.
11. Catalyst Design
Kirsten Dale
freelance graphic artist
logos brochures catalogs posters cards client feedback
Carmie’s Kitchen
Pepper Springs Banners
90”x128”
These banners were initially designed for use in a booth design.
My clients had so many requests from their customers that we
printed posters that could be used by the retailers.
12. Catalyst Design
Kirsten Dale
freelance graphic artist
logos brochures catalogs posters cards client feedback
University of Louisiana - Monroe
Football Schedule Posters
designed for Sports Productions
My poster designs ranked in theTop 50 two years in a row by
bleacherreport.com - Ranking College Football'sTop 50Teams by Schedule Posters.
This was an exciting achievement because I was up against
some big names in the industry.
13. Catalyst Design
Kirsten Dale
freelance graphic artist
logos brochures catalogs posters cards client feedback
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Camp Barnabas Volunteer Postcard & Notecard
The Bridge Church Invitation Cards
Life Church E vite, email invitation graphics
14. Catalyst Design
Kirsten Dale
freelance graphic artist
logos brochures catalogs posters cards client feedback
Sports Productions
Sport Schedule Cards
Tailormade Printing Postcard
PDR Finesse Business Cards
15. Catalyst Design
Kirsten Dale
freelance graphic artist
logos brochures catalogs posters cards client feedback
So here we go. You get me excited!!! We love the logo design and see so
much potential with it. You always seem to know what I’m thinking
even when I’m not exactly sure what I want. I’ve always said you
were “The Queen of Polish” and you just keep impressing us.
> Cyndy T
Apparently there is a poster ranking service. ULM came in 18th!
Yay!!! Our poster beat out LSU and La Tech!!!! You are awesome!
> Cathy S
You have done it again! 2 time winner!
> Cathy S
Just wanted to say you were right about needing
new labels. We just ran our sales reports and
our business doubled this year. Thank you for
all of your hard work and persuasion.
> Jerry R
Creative and smart design -
wish I’d thought of it!
> Mike F
Thank you so much! That is an awesome
idea and a nice touch with the card!
> Lynn C
Mike & I are going NUTS over this!!!!!!!
You are amazing... In a million ways!!!
> Wendee F
You’ve been on our minds today for some reason so I thought I’d take
a quick moment and tell you how much we appreciate everything you
do for us. The new line is doing very well and we are so excited about
Market again this year.
> Carmie R
Okay... wow! Thanks for working on that over the holiday and nailing
it on the first draft! It is exactly what I was hoping for and hats off to
you for being able to figure out what I had scribbled on the napkin.
> Jacob R
