Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Meet Nathan Day, our first recipient!

Introducing, Nathan Day, CAMP's 1st recipient!!

Nathan is the oldest from a home-schooling family of eight. After finishing high school, he spent a year in the construction in
dustry before God called him to the mission field. Nathan ministered for seven months in Thailand until God led him to Ukraine in April of 2004. Since learning Ukrainian, Nathan has been active in publishing the Gospel and teaching the Bible.
Nathan is currently living in L’viv, Ukraine, where he works as part of a ministry team with two other missionary families. Nathan is in charge of Bible correspondence courses with over 200 students and is part of a program to disciple young men in preaching, street evangelism, and track distribution. This discipleship program goes into the Carpathian Mountains with groups of young men to teach them hands on missions, back-packing into remote villages to pass out tracks and invitations for a gospel movie (“The Light of the World”) that they will show the following week.

Nathan was given money to purchases a rental house, to provide him with a current passive monthly income and a future investment. Below is a snap shot of the house he was able to purchase with funds from CAMP.










Ukraine Fast Facts:
Population: 47,110,000
Capital and Population: Kiev; 2,618,000
Area: 603,700 square kilometers (233,090 square miles)
Language: Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
Religion: Ukrainian Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate), Protestant, Jewish
Currency: hryvnia
Life Expectancy: 68
GDP Per Capita: U.S. $4,500





Nathan has been in Ukraine since 2004. 
He is part of the Euro Team Outreach and works with Joshua Steele and Jesse Beal.
Sending church
Spring Valley Chapel
22576 Eagle Drive
Elbert, CO 80106

Nathan's Blog

Friday, January 4, 2008

Interested in Donating to CAMP, Int'l?

CAMP International Ministry is a non-profit ministry that trusts the Lord to meet and supply for our every need. He is always faithful and we are pleased to be part of the work He is doing around the globe.

100% of all proceeds given to this ministry are funneled directly into missions. There are no paid officers or positions within the C.A.M.P. organizations.

FAQ
Can my donation be directed toward specific CAMP projects?
Yes. Please give any special instructions in the comments field.

Where will non-designated donations go? 
For non-designated gifts, funds will go toward the development of printed material and whatever methods we can find to help missionaries become more financially self-supported.

Is my donation tax deductible? 
Yes.
CAMP International Ministry is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Gifts to the ministry are tax-deductible to the fullest extent provided by law.

How can I donate to CAMP?
If you would like to donate to CAMP, you can do so by check.  Please make check payable to "CAMP International" and mail to:

CAMP, INTL
3953 Marsh Creek Rd.
Linden, TN  37096

 

Jesse Beal

Jesse has been in Ukraine since 1999.
He is part of the Euro Team Outreach and works with Nathan Day and Joshua Steele.

Sending church
First Bible Baptist Church
1039 North Greece Road
Rochester, NY 14626
Telephone: 585-392-0777
Website: www.fbbc.info
Jesse's Blog

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Doctrinal Statement

Doctrinal Statement
God
There is one living and true God who is infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in all His attributes. He is eternally existing in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, these three being coequal in power and glory, having the same attributes and perfections.

Creation
God created the world and all things out of nothing by His powerful Word, planned all things by His wisdom, and controls all things by His sovereign power — all for His own glory. Mankind, and all life on earth, did not evolve but was created by a direct act of God.

Man
Man was created in the image of God, male and female, to have fellowship with Him and to glorify and serve Him by multiplying godly offspring, taking dominion over the earth, and reflecting his holy character.

Sin
By Adam’s willful sin all mankind came under God’s wrath and condemnation, were separated from God, and became spiritually dead and therefore unable to please God or merit salvation.

God’s Plan of Salvation
Jesus Christ became the representative of His people, taking their sins upon Himself, having offered Himself as a sacrifice to satisfy divine justice and reconcile them to God. All who respond from their new hearts with repentance and faith in Jesus, are justified on the basis of the shed blood of Christ, become children of God, and are indwelt, sanctified, and sealed by the Holy Spirit until they are glorified at Christ’s return.

Christ
Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He died on the cross a sacrifice for the sins of His people. He arose bodily from the dead and ascended into heaven where, at the right hand of the Father, He is now interceding for His church and ruling all things on her behalf.

The Covenant of Grace
All of history after man’s fall into sin is a progressive outworking of God’s covenant of grace. Beginning with the first promise to Adam after the fall and continuing throughout history to the end of the ages, God orders all things in view of his single purpose of redeeming a people to Himself through Christ.

Salvation by Grace, Through Faith, Unto Good Works
Salvation is totally by God’s grace, an unmerited gift to the believer. This gift is received by faith alone, apart from any works of the believer. True faith is always accompanied by repentance and a determination to follow Jesus in a life of obedience and good works.

The Church
There is one universal church of which Christ is the Head, made up of true believers in all places and in all times. The visible local church is the ordinary means of the spread of God’s kingdom and the building up of God’s people in Christ. The primary means by which God extends His grace are the Word, the sacraments, and prayer. The marks of a true church are the proclamation of the whole revelation of God in Scripture, the biblical administration of the sacraments, the exercise of biblical government and discipline, the edifying use of the spiritual gifts given to the members of the body, and a manifestation of unity and love among the members.

The Sacraments
Christ has ordained two sacraments for the church in the present age: water baptism and the Lord’s Supper. They are not means of salvation. They are signs and seals of the covenant of grace and are properly given to every member of the visible church.

Last Things
Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly at the end of the age. The righteous and the unrighteous will be resurrected to face final judgment. The righteous will enjoy eternal blessedness in heaven, and the unrighteous will suffer eternal punishment in hell.

The Bible
The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are the inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings. The Bible is the complete revelation of God’s will for the salvation of man and the supreme and final authority in all matters of faith and life. The Scriptures are a unified whole. The Old and New Testaments must each be understood in light of the other.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

SEEDS OF A VISION

It all began in the fall of 2004 when Anthony Courter was in the process of purchasing a piece of investment property. Knowing there was a missionary in need of funds, he decided to invite other church families to help his family with the remodel and then give all the proceeds to the missionary. After repeating this model for several years, Anthony's vision blossomed into Capenters Aiding Missionary Projects International ( a non-profit 501c3 organization) in 2007.


MISSION STATEMENT
CAMP's philosophy is that all men, everywhere should become fruitfully engaged in discipleship of the nations. Therefore, we are focused on a two-fold purpose: 


I. THE FOREIGN FIELD
    A. Discipleship of the missionary and the nationals.
We believe it is the calling of every believer to becoming personally involved in the discipleship of the nations. We believe this calling can be accomplish by becoming physically involved and engaged in the work of missions and in the live of the missionaries. While we strive to become involved in this mission, we endeavor to emphasize the importance of family structure and how the family unit on the field can help bring reformation to the ministry and its strategies.
     B. Providing capital for Bibles, literature (it's translation, printing, and distribution), medical supplies, and possibly meeting houses on the field
     C. Provide vision and capital for passive income opportunities. Passive income gives the missionary more opportunity to become self supported.
     D. Provide housing and/or vehicles at little or no cost to the missionary while in the US reporting back to their home church.


II. THE HOME FRONT
     A. Discipleship of men here in the states. We strive to motivate and engage men to become the responsible leaders within their homes, churches, communities, and businesses, which is the calling of all men.
     B. Enlisting men and their families to become involved in investment property projects and building family-centered business models that generate capital and freedom.
         1. Capital is a tool - an essential store of value of our time, talent, and energy that God has given each of us. With it we are enabled to exponentially multiply our ability to accomplish great things for His kingdom.
         2. Freedom of time - freedom to go and come the moment God directs. Many today have chosen businesses and business models that only bring slavery and bondage to those under it's control. This keeps men from becoming engaged in what they may feel God has for their lives. Starting with the correct business model not only produces the greatest potential for cash-flow, but also gives great freedom to personally participate in God's work around the world.


100% of all proceeds given to this ministry are funneled directly into missions. There are no paid officers or positions within the C.A.M.P. organization.