Treasures of Heaven Summer Camp Raising Support

We’re sending this letter to all of our friends and European Church communities on behalf of the Treasures of Heaven Summer Camp that will take place in Camberg from July 7 to 12 this summer.

We still remember your heartwarming response to our call for financial support of two years ago, which enabled us to reduce the travel and workshop costs for our volunteers and participating families. Without this it wouldn’t have been possible to organize such a successful workshop.

As you know, we aim to give special attention and support to Blessed Families within our Church who have one or more children with a disability, whether mental or physical.

These families are often quite isolated – although not intentional, that is often a result of our lack of knowledge about their circumstances, and occasionally even our prejudices or inability to understand their struggles. The Treasures Of Heaven children cannot participate in the usual programmes and activities that are organized for our youth, and so far their connection to other young people in the Movement has been limited as a result.

Our TOH youngsters and their parents will spend some special quality time together, with indoor and outdoor activities, dance, lots of music, crafts etc. – and there’s always some separate time for the parents to share, discuss and develop plans for the future. To make this possible, we have some very dedicated 1stand 2nd gen brothers and sisters from all over Europe who will assist in the programme and take care of the TOH participants…

…which highlights another special value of this workshop: the volunteers have a wonderful chance to experience the deep meaning of “living for the sake of others” when dedicating themselves to their TOH brothers and sisters and discovering their beautiful hearts.

You will appreciate that this kind of workshop requires more than the usual financial resources – it is like a ‘double load’ for families, as always at least one parent will accompany the participant, and there’s need for more volunteers than with other 2nd gen summer activities, and their workshop costs need to be covered.

So if you feel inspired to support us, please make your donation to my (personal) account: E.M.E. Janssen IBAN: NL74ABNA0408557214 payment reference: “TOH summer camp 2015”

Please be assured that even if we receive many small donations it can make a big difference! This could take the form of a personal donation, or it could come from a community fund (it can make a great local fundraising project) or a department or National Headquarters 

God bless you,

Sincerely Lisa Janssen and Maria Pammer