A BIT of News from Ci

Merry Christmas from Camp Infinity

• Christmas Meditation
• Ci 4.0 Summer Schedule -- Accepting Applications
• Ci 4.0 Fall Events -- Growing Ci
• Ci 4.0 Recruiting -- Building Ci 4.0 Summer Team
• Creation Under the Stars -- Ci Remote Camps are Born!
• Ci Community Outreach -- Coaching FIRST Lego League Team
• Ci on Social Media 
• Ci Blogs 
• Ci by the Numbers
• Blessings & Needs
• Scholarship Needs

Christmas -- The One who created everything, the Infinite One, loves me so much that He was willing to separate Himself from His only legacy, His son Jesus Christ, in order to provide for me the free gift of eternal life. Like all gifts, the only thing I do is receive it. Sounds so simple.

But human nature is filled with selfishness and self centeredness and pride which causes me to want to earn eternal life through my works, my goodness. To receive this gift, I have to humble myself and admit I cannot save myself from sin. Wow, what a Savior!!!

We are accepting applications for all of our Ci 4.0 Summer Camps. Whether you are a former Ci camper or prospective one, go to our website and apply for the camp you are interested in. Here's a brief overview of how it works: select a camp  create a family account (for new families) add a camper apply to the camp you selected check your inbox for the confirmation email There is NO CHARGE to apply. We will send out acceptance notifications via email and also on your Family Dashboard. To begin the process of signing your young person or family up for one of our inspirational STEM & apologetics camps, go to http://campinfinity.com/camps. College Apologetics Fusion           June 21 - 24  Family STEM Camp                      July 2 - 5 Teen Day Camp #1                       July 3 - 5 Teen Day Camp #2                       July 6 - 8 Junior Day Camp #1                     July 3 - 5 Junior Day Camp #2                     July 6 - 8 Overnight Youth Camp #1            June 26 - July 1 Overnight Youth Camp #2            July 10 - 15 Overnight Youth Camp #3            July 17 - 22 STEM Camp @ BJU                    July 23 - 28

Ci 4.0 Fall Events -- Growing Ci

Our fall schedule continues to expand as the Lord opens new doors for us to inspire young people in STEM from a biblical worldview. We did Ci Mobile Camps in Jacksonville, FL, Cocoa Beach, FL, Grant County, KY; Ci Mini Camp with a school from Greenville, SC; attended our first Christian Camp & Conference Association national conference in Nashville, TN. In addition, we ran our first Ci Remote Camp in Arizona and recruited counselors in Ohio and South Carolina. Here are a few photos highlighting these events. 
 

Campers Learn Conflicting Worldviews of Creation vs Evolution @ Big Bone Lick State Park

Campers Learn Solid Bible Answers @ Noah's Ark

 

Ci 4.0 Recruiting -- Building Ci 4.0 Summer Team

Each new camp season begins with building the Summer Team. This involves contacting past team members as well as recruiting at several colleges. This fall we've visited Bob Jones University (SC) & Cedarville University (OH). So far we have received 17 initial applications and 11 final apps. Please pray as we consider who the Lord would have us invite to assist us in carrying out our mission with our campers. This is our first year to receive applications from former Ci campers!! If you know of any who would be a good fit for Ci, please direct them to http://campinfinity.com/apply.

Creation Under the Stars -- Ci Remote Camps are Born!

In October we ran our first Ci Remote Camp at Grand View Camp in Arizona. Ci Remote Camps are designed to take our unique blend of STEM & biblical apologetics to other camps who are seeking to use STEM to inspire their campers to glorify God in science & technology. This camp was designed for students in grade six through high school and had an emphasis in ASTRONOMY and ROBOTICS. Students were hosted by trained counselors and staff from Grand View Camp. Staff from Camp Infinity ran the STEM activities throughout the weekend, and our main sessions were taught by Dr. Danny Faulkner, from Answers in Genesis. Danny also serves on the board of Camp Infinity.



Ci Community Outreach -- Coaching FIRST Lego League Team

This fall, we coached a first year robotics club to be able to compete in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Lego League. An international competition designed to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership. 

We led a team of 10 4th-6th graders. It was an excellent opportunity for us to use our technology and techniques to bring them from little knowledge to a level in which they placed 7 out of 16. Many of the teams they competed against were 8th grades who had a lot more experience, so needless to say, we were very pleased with how far they have come. We plan to continue working with them to prepare multiple teams to compete next year. 

 

Ci on Social Media

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Ci Blogs

Here are a few of our more popular blogs we've posted in the last couple of months. 

What Was Your Most Memorable Christmas Gift? 
How to Delight Your STEM-Minded Kid for Christmas
Cutting-Edge Research on an Allosaurus Skull at the Creation Museum
Nine Truths of Technology
Camp Infinity Campers Meet Bill Nye the "Science Guy"
Robots & God -- What This Looks Like @ Ci
 

• BLESSING: our 3rd successful summer of camps inspiring young people to love God and trust His Word
• BLESSING: thanks to the amazing and overwhelming generosity of our donors, we were able to become the exclusive sponsor of the new Fossil Find attraction at the Ark Encounter
• BLESSING: God gave our campers first hand exposure to the hopelessness of the evolutionary worldview by allowing them to give Bill Nye "the science guy" a tour through the Creation Museum
• BLESSING: we were able to promote Ci at 5 home school conferences, offering our Robots & God workshops at several of them
• BLESSING: we've made excellent contacts this fall with great summer staff candidates all of whom 1) love God 2) love STEM 3) love kids 4) love young earth creation
• BLESSING: Grand View Camp in Arizona hosted our first Ci Remote Camp with our robots and astronomer Dr Danny Faulkner
• BLESSING: thankful to find a professional camping organization (Christian Camp and Conference Association) to assist us in our efforts to provide the best possible camp experience for our campers
• BLESSING: coached our first robotics team to compete in FIRST Lego League

• PRAYER REQUEST: wisdom to select the right people to join Ci 4.0 Summer Team
• PRAYER REQUEST: donations for Ci 4.0 scholarship fund, our goal is $50,000
• PRAYER REQUEST: for our counselors be to able to raise 50% of their support
• PRAYER REQUEST: wisdom to create another inspiring STEM program for Ci 4.0
• PRAYER REQUEST: replace our aging laptops which we use in our robotics workshops
• PRAYER REQUEST: recruit 200 campers for Ci 4.0
• PRAYER REQUEST: more schools to participate in our Ci Mini and Ci Mobile camps