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Brackenhurst Limuru
Kenya
Located the
hills of Tigoni lies Brackenhurst International Conference Centre, near
Limuru, town, 30 minutes from Kenya capital Nairobi. Brackenhurst has been hosting
conferences for over forty years, and is well-known for its refreshingly
cool climate, first-class hospitality towards guests, and its beautiful
grounds.
Brackenhurst Limuru Kenya
was created in 2001 to give missionary children living in East Africa an
opportunity to have a fun, Christian camp experience during the school
holiday. Camp quickly expanded into the un-churched communities in East
Africa, thus becoming an outreach into the secular communities in
addition to the mission community.
In 2003, Camp expanded further into
the European and South Asian communities, reaching communities of other
religious backgrounds, such as Hindu and Muslim. Now, Camp ministers to
children (and families) of numerous religious backgrounds and
nationalities, thus its focus is both evangelism and discipleship in
these young lives. Ultimately, Camp exists to glorify God by providing
children with an opportunity to grow spiritually, build relationships,
and have fun.
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They offer
numerous devotional times and settings for campers each day
ranging from large group to small cabin times.
They offer
numerous devotional times and settings for campers each day
ranging from large group to small cabin times. It is our hope
that the small cabin times will be good times of sharing,
praying, asking questions, and growing for the campers. |
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Through our innovative programming, they hope
to attract all kinds of children. They offer fun games and activities, a
skills program designed to improve campers’ skills in various areas, and
an adventure program for our older participants. They also want to see healthy camper to camper interaction
as kids make friends with children from all over East Africa and healthy
camper to counsellor interaction as counsellors disciple campers and serve
as positive role models.
From a staff
perspective, many college students desire to serve at a camp during the
summer months, but would also like to be able to go on a foreign mission
trip. Camp Brackenhurst is an opportunity for college-students or older
from the US to fulfil both desires. Staff serve as Camp counsellors for
6 weeks of the summer, and then spend another 3 weeks involved in other
types of ministry.
In the past, staff has spent time in local villages
encouraging the local church, building mud huts/schools/churches,
hosting medical clinics, leading youth rallies, sharing/teaching in
local schools, serving at local orphanages, serving the community by
picking up trash, visiting Hindu temples to pray and understand more of
their faith, supporting AIDS victims in local slums, and other types of
village evangelism. The staff grows individually and as a Body
throughout the summer through times of worship, prayer, and Bible study
as well as broaden their worldview through mission trips to local
villages and interacting with children of different backgrounds. Local
high school students also serve at Camp as Jr. counsellors. Camp provides
them with the opportunity to serve, grow, be mentored, and be in a
position of responsibility prior to college.
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