Children of missionaries serving in Southeast Asia often live in remote places without much community with like-minded children. They need community to grow in maturity and God’s Word. Your gift will host the annual camp that brings these kids together, taking them outside of their world for a week to hear what God is doing in their friends’ lives, drink deep from daily teaching in God’s Word and participate in corporate worship, something most of them do not experience often. The Camp Buddy experience is a highlight of the year for these children and adds to their overall family’s health and ability to thrive in their calling. Prayerfully consider giving to offset the cost of this camp so that money is not a limiting factor in its continuation or children’s participation.
FORGIVEN! This year, we had a fabulous camp with 67 campers in third through twelfth grades and 27 aunts and uncles gathered to focus on the life of King Saul. As we looked at his life, we refuted these three lies:
Sara* (mom of two Camp Buddy campers): “When I met my kids at the airport on the last day of camp, they were totally pumped and couldn’t say enough about how awesome the week was. At first, it was all about sports and outdoor games. Then I heard stories of roommate antics and how they connected with various ‘aunts and uncles’ who were counselors. Eventually, the ‘meat’ started to come out—about the speakers and testimonies as well as powerful worship times. This was literally the first time that I heard my 
children speak of how Bible teaching and worship had been impactful for them. Normally, they tag along to church services or other meetings where speakers focus on reaching a primarily adult audience, and they ‘tolerate’ the times but don’t have much to say about them. But this time, the message was specifically directed at them—and delivered by an adult TCK himself! Honestly, hearing from my child that one of the favorite parts of the week was the spontaneous worship time shocked me, but at the same time, it brought me such joy! Finally, this event ministered specifically to my most treasured souls, my own kids. Of course, my husband and I strive to disciple and lead our kids at home and provide opportunities and resources for them to grow in their faith, but this was an event where they felt the freedom and safety to just be themselves with a bunch of other missionaries’ kids (MKs) and really focus on meeting Jesus. There is truly something really extraordinary about how Camp Buddy is run, and even the fact that it is all ‘in-house.’ Even the 
counselors are aunts and uncles who genuinely love and understand our kids because they live among them in our places of service. I pray that we can prioritize Camp Buddy and other similar events. I believe they will be milestones in our kids’ journeys of faith and in discovering their identities as MKs and authentic followers of Christ.
We are so thankful for you, our partners, who have made Camp Buddy possible. There are so many ripple effects from this we will never know this side of heaven. Your sacrificial gifts and intercession are truly transforming lives as we partner together to solve the world’s greatest problem, lostness.
*Name changed. 
From the skyscrapers of Hong Kong and vast plains of Mongolia to smoky rainforests hiding winding rivers edged by golden sands, the natural beauty and long history of these Asia-Pacific Rim countries testify to God’s creative hand. This vast region houses four of the most populous global cities, as well as the country with the world's largest nominal population of Muslims.
Spirituality swirls through cities and countryside like the smoke from temple incense sticks. Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, animists, Daoists and ancestor worshipers live here, comprising 851 unreached people groups who have never heard that freedom is found in Christ. Pray for divine appointments for Christian workers to share that Jesus is the way to peace with God and eternal life. Ask God to glorify His name among the peoples of the Asian Pacific Rim Peoples affinity.