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Wilderness camp trains for adventure and evangelism

out campersOutdoor Mission Camp, an affiliate of Youth For Christ USA based in Maggie Valley, is offering a wilderness camp for Western North Carolina students, grades 6 to 12, on a donation basis, as well as a 10-week wilderness discipleship course for college-age students.

• Wilderness 101, a week-long camp for teens, has sessions July 7-12 and July 21-26. The camp is an introduction to wilderness that includes team building on the challenge course, backpacking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and rafting.

• Camp Expedition is a two-week camp June 22 to July 3 for students who love wilderness. The camp includes a week of backpacking, followed by a week of rock climbing and paddling. Both weeks focus on discipleship as well as skills. 

• The intensive SHERPA Wilderness Discipleship Training trains college-age participants in wilderness first aid, swift water rescue, top rope belaying and raft guiding on the Nantahala as well as in counseling skills, evangelism and leadership. A critical part of their training is to put these new skills right into practice with young people that come to camp. 

Apply online at www.outdoormissioncamp.org. 828.926.3253.

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