14 DAYS!

I cannot put my excitement into words! 14 days until first term finally begins!! I feel like we have been waiting forever for those buses, cars, and planes to arrive in Durango this summer! So many previous campers faces won't leave my mind, I can't wait to see you again!! And I am thrilled to see the new faces the Lord blesses us with this year! We have been praying for all of you!! This summer is going to be amazing..I can see the Lord's plans are already unfolding here! We are truly blessed with this place and I am beyond thankful to be apart of it. My heart is overwhelmed with joy! 14 days!!!!


Kym Dalton

Summer Missions: Rwanda

We have a couple more spots left on the summer mission trip to Rwanda if you want to sign up!!!  Just email lesley@campkivu.com and we can get you on the trip of a life time!  Lesley spent six weeks in Rwanda this spring with the Gap Year preparing for this amazing week in July!  Your teenager doesn't want to miss this trip!

-Jamie Jo

The Kids Are Coming!

So, our first group arrives in just a few minutes!  They are a Senior Class from Valley Christian High School in Scottsdale, Arizona.  We are going to host them for their Senior trip and we are so excited! They will raft and zipline and mountain bike and do all kinds of other activities.  They will also have a barn dance and a huge bonfire!  We're ready to have some fun!  Welcome, VCHS!!!

-Jamie Jo

It's Official...Here's the evidence

I know some of you are having a hard time believing your eyes that I blogged today...and may be having a heart attack that I am blogging twice in one day...but there is a monumental event that took place this evening the Kivu world should know about...

THE Mr. Bob Webb is now on facebook.

That's right, he is now on that world wide web thing where they do that cyber stuff...

Intense concentration was needed for the first wall post...

this was the take two...he wanted to make sure his eyes weren't closed this time

take one...Think you blinked bob! yes, that's his own personal FB coach in the background

best tutors around...or cheering squad at least!

Where you will find Bob the rest of the summer now... =)

(working hard in the barn of course!!!)

So find Bob and send him a friend request. It might be a few days before he responds...Luke hasn't taught him about notifications yet or how to accept friend requests.

Get to know the man that has been at Kivu since the start and takes care of us all year long.

He is a man of much wisdom.

His words are few...or were til FB...who knows now?!? =)

Welcome to the cyperspace (is that what you called it tonight, bob?)!

Glad you are here...

and even more glad of your presence in real life in real time at Kivu!

Merry May to you!

Guess what we got to wake up to today?!?

SNOW!!!!

Yep, that's right...it is May 19th and we got some snow...Craziness, I know! =) Earlier this week it was shorts and a t-shirt...today I had to dig out some gloves and a hat that were already packed away for the season.

It is absolutely beautiful..and amazing! Where else can I see snow falling, a tree budding, and blue birds all in the same view. So fun!

In a couple days it will be 75 degrees again...so don't worry the summer is coming quickly and we are so excited for you to be here soon!

...but I just had to share the ironic moments of watching the guys getting out the lifejackets for the lake and rafts for the river while snow was falling to the ground.

C'mon summer, we are ready for you to be here...especially since that means Kivu is full of fun and amazing people! See you soon!

a little sunshine for a while to show of the green leaves with snow

wishing you were here to join the fun today

welcome to Kivu springtime...you never know what you will get for the day! =)

daylight and sunset

I'm so excited! This month I have had the opportunity to travel through and visit family/friends in 4 states, 7 cities, and then go on so many more adventures! But the best part of all this movement is at the end of my travels. CAMP! Gosh...I have been ready since August 2010 to be back in the middle of these two mountain ridges! I realize that you can never have a bad outlook on life when your view is from a standpoint like that! But camp for me is waking up to the smell of fresh dew on the grass, walking up to the office when all camp is still asleep (minus Jamie Jo and the good morning guy), listening to the soft whir of the hummingbirds, seeing the sun creep over the treetops, and then knowing that my day only gets so much better!

Camp is home to so many people, and for me it is this amazing feeling of familiar comfort. And that feeling is back with camp again for another year! I think the leadership team can all agree that in the time we have spent together, we have grown so much. We enjoyed our building time when making decisions and planning this summer's activities and parties. We prayed over campers, families, staff and all the things that God will be working on this summer at Kivu. And it was incredible the community we all felt together for camp! God's presence was all around as we planned for camp, we grew so much, and we are ready for camp! Are you?

I think John Wayne said it best in The Cowboys: "We're burning daylight!" So get ready because this summer is going to change your life!!

-Katlyn

Parent Information is ONLINE NOW!!

PARENTS:

We are so excited to have you guys out at KIVU this summer. We know, as summer gets closer, you're going to want to know what to pack, how to get here, the closest airport, what parties to plan for, and much much more.

No worries.

This year's packing guide is right here and downloadable to your computer right now. Just click on the image to the left, and a PDF should immediately begin downloading.

Happy Reading, and we can't wait to see you this summer!