Kamp Kipa: As the construction phase ends, the teaching begins...

Over the past month a lot has happened at Kamp Kipa. We had small groups working there at the same time as we had a Mother’s Camp at a rented facility in Prescott and a Father/Son camping trip in Flagstaff.

A special announcement was made asking for a large turnout the weekend of October 15 to complete the projects needed to accommodate our first camp. Our request resulted in excess of 110 individual workers to finalize as many projects as we could. Much work was accomplished.

~ Clean and organize the kitchen, unpacking, washing, cleaning and installing shelves

~ Clean and organize the bathrooms

~ Installed all hand washing dispensers, paper towel dispensers and cleaning solution dispensers

~ Built and installed dressing room benches

~ Built the outdoor amphitheater which was ready for use at our first camp. Redwood seats need to be installed for final completion of the benches.

~ Graded, watered and packed aggregate on parking lot, road down to the lodge and cul-de-sac

~ A truck was rented to pick up all the new mattresses delivered to Prescott and delivered and placed in the sleeping cabins

~ A truck was rented to pick up the dining room chairs delivered to Prescott and delivered and placed in the lodge.

~ Installed 170’ drain tile on the East side of the lodge

~ Formed and poured ADA access sidewalk to the lodge

~ Basketball court was formed and concrete was poured and finished

~ Laid out and dug out footings for the volleyball court. The volleyball court did not get completed in time for the Post Confirmation camp.

~ All of the footings for the light poles for the basketball and volley ball courts were dug out and forms set

~ All pathway lighting was completed

~ Set up a small temporary bonfire ring for the use at Post Confirmation camp

~ All metal doors at the lodge are painted

Additional projects need to be completed this fall before closing up the camp for the winter. Several of the projects can be completed in one day with 4-6 workers per project. Project managers have been contacted to ask individuals to assist with completing these tasks.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who helped contribute this year whether in person, prayer or money. God has blessed our camp.