06/06/2026
Last summer, our staff gathered around a jar filled with rocks.
One by one, they shared milestones from the summer before dropping a stone into the jar.
"I became more confident."
"I learned how to communicate my needs."
"I reshaped my values and learned what matters most to me."
Clink.
"Milestone!"
The jar wasn't filled with rocks.
It was filled with evidence of transformation.
Now, our 2026 summer staff have arrived. A new group of young leaders is ready to begin filling the jar all over again.
In the weeks ahead, they'll comfort homesick campers, lead songs around campfires, help campers discover gifts they didn't know they had, and create spaces where young people feel known, welcomed, and loved.
And along the way, they will be changed, too.
When you support our Summer Staff Appeal, you're not simply helping fund a position. You're making these milestones possible.
You're helping a young adult discover confidence.
You're helping a camper find belonging.
You're helping create the moments that shape community.
By the end of the summer, the jar will be full again.
Will you help place the first stones inside?
Give today at CrosswaysCamps.org/donate and invest in the people and moments that make camp ministry possible.
