{"id":38453,"date":"2020-12-29T10:06:57","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T16:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/?p=38453"},"modified":"2020-12-29T10:06:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T16:06:57","slug":"camp-reaches-out-to-deaf-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/12\/29\/camp-reaches-out-to-deaf-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Camp reaches out to deaf youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>WARSAW \u2013 <\/b>Hugs and laughter usually signal a fun reunion, but this is especially true of the campers attending the Deaf Youth Camp.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This Missouri Baptist Camp serves deaf and hard of hearing children and teens from Missouri, Oklahoma and Illinois.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cBecause they come from a wide geographical area,\u201d Vivian Crowley, business manager and assistant director, said, \u201cthey love to be reunited when they see their friends from previous years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Deaf Youth Camp was established in 1982 after Leslie Hall, the deceased founder, noticed the need.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cHe noticed that deaf and hearing-impaired children were attending activities for hearing children,\u201d Crowley said, \u201cbut, they were not being fed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Hall enlisted five prayer warriors, including Linda Whiggam, director of the camp, to seek guidance from God.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cThey felt the tugging of God at their heart and they decided it was His will to establish this ministry for deaf and hearing-impaired children and youth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to Crowley, the North American Mission Board (NAMB) has the deaf classified as an unreached people group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMany of the deaf children do not read above a third-grade reading level,\u201d Crowley said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cIt is the comprehension.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>English is a second language and English is an auditory language.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>American Sign Language is visual.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We discovered we needed a way to present the gospel.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Several churches provided used Vacation Bible School materials designed for hearing children during the early years of camp.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cThis material used a different story every day,\u201d Crowley said, \u201cand the children were not understanding or, more importantly, remembering the stories.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Now, the camp uses the Story One technique. \u201cMissionaries to the deaf in third world countries use this technique,\u201d Crowley explained.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWe teach the story and focus on five points.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Each day, we cover a point in-depth.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The first day, we begin with the facts, the who, what, when, and where of the story.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Crowley outlined the method of presentation for the week: \u201cAfter the facts, we discuss how the story makes them Feel\u2014what bothers them or confuses them; day three we focus on the truth that they learn about God and the Holy Spirit.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Day four is SPECK\u2014Sin, Promise, Example, Command and Knowledge.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Then, on the final day, we study Family, Friend or Foe\u2014Who will they share the story with.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe kids talking among themselves are sharing the story verbatim,\u201d she continued.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cNew kids coming to the camp for the first time hear the story because the previous campers still remember the story.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Crowley shared a story about two campers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cTwo young ladies were sitting at the end of a pew,\u201d she said. \u201cTears were streaming down their faces.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>When we talked with them to find out what was the problem, we found out they were being convicted.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The lesson was about sin, and they realized for the first time that they were sinners.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Children with special needs attend the camp. Crowley and Whiggam both have educational backgrounds. Whiggam works with those special needs campers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Leaders are also developed at the camp.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWe have Staff In Training (SIT),\u201d Crowley said. \u201cWe have the children divided into groups and the high schoolers learn to help the younger ones.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The end of camp is especially heart wrenching for the campers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cMany of the campers don\u2019t want to go home,\u201d Crowley said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cThey have found their special place.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>One of the campers said to me, \u2018You accept me. You don\u2019t try to fix me.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to Crowley, there are many ways Missouri Baptist churches can be on mission with the camp.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWe love to have donations for snacks or crafts,\u201d she said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWe also look for people to sponsor a child or provide transportation to camp.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Many of the children don\u2019t have a way to get to camp.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Days for the 2021 camp have not been set up yet, but the location for the camp is Baptist Ridge, 19437 Baptist Ridge, Warsaw, MO 65355.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WARSAW \u2013 Hugs and laughter usually signal a fun reunion, but this is especially true of the campers attending the Deaf Youth Camp.\u00a0 This Missouri Baptist Camp serves deaf and 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