Welcome to Royal Family KIDS Camp Training

1
Welcome to Royal Family KIDS Camp Training
2
Introductions

• Ice Breaker Tell us about yourself-
• In 30 seconds tell us your
• Name
• Camp Position
• One of your favorite Christmas presents of your
  childhood

3
History of the RFK Vision

Wayne Tesch is 12 years oldat youth camp in
Upstate N.Y.

1960
12 yrs.
_________ _________
24 yrs.
Wayne Diane move to Calif. enter full-time
ministry.
1972

12 yrs.
Wayne is given invitation to Develop a camp for
underprivileged kids.
1984
Royal Family Kids Campsis born.
1985
4
Milestones

• 1985 1st camp - Orange County, California
• 1988 Camp 2- Los Angeles
• 1989 Camp 3 - Phoenix, AZ

1990 RFKC, Inc. is formed
1995 26 camps, Unlocking the Secret World
published
(Continued)
5
Milestones

• 2000 70 camps - 10 Year Anniversary To
  date 10,000 Camper spots
• 2005 137 camps in 36 states 5,219 kids

6
Milestones
(Continued)

• 2010 175 camps - 20 Year Anniversary
• over 6,800 kids - 9 Countries 66,526
  Camper spots since 1985!
• 2011 Changed name to Royal Family KIDS
  merging the camps, clubs and mentors

7

8
What is this training all about?

• During this training were going to
• become educated about the abused child
• get to know each other to build a strong team
• find out how a week of camp can change the life
  of an abused child
• how can God use you

9
COUNSELOR CODE OF CONDUCT

• Hear, O Israel The Lord our God is one Lord
  and you shall love the Lord your God with all
  your heart, and with all your soul, and with all
  your might. And these words which I command you
  this day shall be upon your heart and you shall
  teach them diligently to your campers, and shall
  TALK of them when you SIT in your cabin, and when
  you HIKE by the way, and when you LIE down, and
  when you RISE. And you shall bind them as a sign
  upon your hand, and they shall be as frontlets
  between your eyes. And you shall write them on
  the doorposts of your house (cabin) and on your
  gates.
• Deuteronomy 64-6

10
Royal Family KIDS
PURPOSE
faith
Child abuse
Mobilize the _____ community to confront
__________
MISSION
Life-changing moments
Create ____________________ for children of
abuse
VISION
Every foster child, age 6-12, experiences a life
- changing camp, club and mentor
STRATEGY
_______ and ________ camps, clubs mentors
Launch
sponsor
11
Values
Treat People _______ Keep Moving
_________ Make __________ Matter
Royally
Forward
Moments
12
Organizational Chart
Counselors
Counselors
Staff
Staff
13
Typical RFKC Teams

• ON SITE COUNSELORS
• Men Counselors
• Women Counselors

• ON SITE STAFF
• Directors
• Assistant Director
• Dean of Men Women
• Social Worker / On Site Counselor
• Child Placement Coordinator
• Nurse
• Activity Coordinator
• Coach
• Bible Teacher
• Music Director
• AV/Photographer
• Grandparents
• Aunt Uncle

• STAY HOME STAFF
• Prayer Partner Coordinator.
• Welcome Home Dinner Coordinator.
• Prayer Team
• Church Staff
• Fundraisers / Donors
• Admin. Staff

14
Whats expected of you by the time this training
is over?

• We want to prepare you to be able to change the
  life of a child of abuse.

15
Training

• Learning is not attained by chance, it must be
  sought for with ardor and attended to with
  diligence.
• Abigail Adams

16

• That sounds like a lot, but with God all things
  are possible.
• We have seen that a week of time, even a single
  moment of time, can change the direction that a
  life is going.

17

• Can result in an entirely different person here

• Over a long period of time, a slight deviation
  here

18
In A Moment

• Moses life was changed in a moment in front of a
  burning bush
• Saul's life was changed in a moment on the Road
  to Damascus
• Marys life was changed in a moment when an angel
  said you will conceive in your womb and bring
  forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS. Luke
  1v31
• My life was changed in a moment when

19
Training you to change a life will take a little
time effort.
20

• You had the application, the interview, a
  background check and now all this training?
• Tell me why we have these requirements?

21
Royal Family KIDS
The Purple Cord
Church
people
______ provides ________ ______ and
_______
finances
power
______ _______ provides the ________
Social Services
Camp Facility
______ ______ provides the ______
children
place
22
Spiritual Foundation

• A ministry to the oppressed and downtrodden Luke
  418-19
• Pure and undefiled religion before God and the
  Father is this to visit orphans and widows in
  their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from
  the world. James 127

23
This camp works with kids who are Wards of the
State. That changes a lot of things.

• To social Services we are identified as a
  faith-based camp.
• We have a daily Chapel time, tell Bible stories
  verses, hand out Bibles and music and pray.

24
How this camp is different from a regular Church
camp

• These are not Church Kids going to Church Camp
• These are Community Kids going to a Community
  Camp.

25

• You may hear
• foul language
• heart breaking stories
• see bad behavior or even sexual behaviors
• poor manners or no manners in the cafeteria
• Yet they are still wonderful kids who need your
  time and care.

26

• Be careful of our Christian language that other
  Christians would understand but these kids might
  not.
• Some of our campers are completely devoid of
  Christian language or values, or they may have
  had an abusive experience at church, or with a
  believer.

27

• It would be a another form of abuse to
  manipulate, pressure, cajole, force or in any
  similar way make these children feel like they
  have to pray or raise their hand for a spiritual
  decision that they may not even understand.

Additional information covered more in section V.
28
Teachable Moments

• Prayer at Meals
• 30/30 time
• Camper Activity book
• Activity Centers
• Devotions at Night
• Sing Songs
• Bible Reading
• Review of the Day

29
Sharing your Faith

• What can you do?
• At RFK we follow Joshua chapter 4.
• The people of Israel crossed over the Jordan
  river into the promise land. God told Joshua to
  take 12 stones out of the river and place them on
  the side where they were going.
• Why?

30

• Vs. 21-23
• When your children ask their fathers in time to
  come, saying, What are these stones? then you
  shall let your children know, saying, Israel
  crossed over this Jordan on dry land for the
  LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan

31

• When the children ASK
• Tell them the great things God has done.

Activity Center
Relationship
Bible
Chapel Time
Breakfast Club
Prayer Times
Music
Drama
Activity Book
Birthday Party
Guest Speakers
So much more
32
For all that we will talk about and do let us
remember that RFKC training is really all about
this
33
And they were bringing children to him, that he
might touch them and the disciples rebuked them.
But when Jesus saw it he was indignant, and he
said to them, Let the children come to me, do
not hinder them for to such belongs the kingdom
of God. Mark 1013,14

• Campers will be changed for eternity

34

• Adult lives will be changed for eternity, too!

35

• Pictures of local camp ground

36
3 FOR 3

• Before we move on
• Lets have three questions
• about this section.
• AND / OR
• Three Take-a-ways