Welcome to
Royal Family KIDS
Camp Training
Introductions
Ice Breaker: Tell us about yourselfIn 30 seconds tell us your;
1. Name:
2. Camp Position:
3. One of your favorite Christmas
presents of your childhood:
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History of the RFK Vision
24 yrs.
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1960
1972
1984
1985
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Wayne Tesch is 12 years old
at youth camp in Upstate N.Y.
Wayne & Diane move to Calif.
& enter full-time ministry.
Wayne is given invitation to
Develop a camp for
“underprivileged kids.”
“Royal Family Kids’ Camps”
is born.
Milestones
1985 1st camp - Orange County,
California
1988 Camp #2- Los Angeles
1989 Camp #3 - Phoenix, AZ
1990 RFKC, Inc. is formed
1995 26 camps, Unlocking the Secret
(Continued)
World published
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Milestones
2000 70 camps - 10 Year Anniversary
To date: 10,000 Camper spots
2005 137 camps in 36 states – 5,219 kids
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Milestones
(Continued)
2010 175 camps - 20 Year Anniversary
– over 6,800 kids - 9 Countries
66,526 Camper spots since 1985!
2011 Changed name to Royal Family KIDS
merging the camps, clubs and
mentors
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What is this training all about?
During this training we’re going to:
become educated about the abused
child
get to know each other to build a strong
team
find out how a week of camp can
change the life of an abused child &
how can God use you
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COUNSELOR CODE OF
CONDUCT
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord; and you
shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and
with all your soul, and with all your might. And these
words which I command you this day shall be upon
your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your
campers, and shall TALK of them when you SIT in your
cabin, and when you HIKE by the way, and when you
LIE down, and when you RISE. And you shall bind
them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as
frontlets between your eyes. And you shall write
them on the doorposts of your house (cabin) and on
your gates.”
Deuteronomy 6:4-6
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Royal Family KIDS
PURPOSE
faith community to confront __________
Child abuse
Mobilize the _____
MISSION
Life-changing moments for children of abuse
Create ____________________
VISION
Every foster child, age 6-12, experiences a
life - changing camp, club and mentor
STRATEGY
_______
Launch and ________
sponsor camps, clubs & mentors
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Values
Royally
Treat People _______
Forward
Keep Moving _________
Moments Matter
Make __________
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Organizational Chart
Campers
Campers
Campers
Counselors
Staff
Counselors
Administrative Staff / Dean of Men
Administrative Staff / Dean of Women
Assistant Director
Advisors
Staff
Director
Church
Founders
RFK Board
Advisors
Typical RFKC Teams
STAY HOME STAFF
•Prayer Partner
Coordinator.
•Welcome Home
Dinner
Coordinator.
•Prayer Team
•Church Staff
•Fundraisers /
Donors
•Admin. Staff
ON SITE STAFF
 Directors
 Assistant Director
 Dean of Men & Women
 Social Worker / On Site
Counselor
 Child Placement Coordinator
 Nurse
 Activity Coordinator
 Coach
 Bible Teacher
 Music Director
 AV/Photographer
 Grandparents
 Aunt & Uncle
ON SITE
COUNSELORS
•Men Counselors
•Women
Counselors
What’s expected of you by the time
this training is over?
We want to prepare
you to be able to
change the life of a
child of abuse.
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Training
Learning is not attained by chance, it
must be sought for with ardor and
attended to with diligence.
~Abigail Adams
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That sounds like a lot, but with God “all
things are possible”.
We have seen that a week of time, even a
single moment of time, can change the
direction that a life is going.
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Can result in an
entirely different
person here
Over a long
period of time,
a slight
deviation here
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In A Moment
Moses life was changed in a moment in
front of a burning bush
Saul's life was changed in a moment on
the Road to Damascus
Mary’s life was changed in a moment
when an angel said “…you will conceive
in your womb and bring forth a Son, and
shall call His name JESUS. Luke 1v31
My life was changed in a moment
when…
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Training you to change a life will take a
little time & effort.
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You had the application, the interview, a
background check and now all this
training?
Tell me why we have these requirements?
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Royal Family KIDS
“The Purple Cord”
Church
people
______ provides ________
power and finances
______
_______
Camp
______ Facility
______
provides the ______
place
Social Services
______
_______ provides
the ________
children
Spiritual Foundation
A ministry to the oppressed and
downtrodden Luke 4:18-19
Pure and undefiled religion before God
and the Father is this: to visit orphans
and widows in their trouble, and to
keep oneself unspotted from the world.
James 1:27
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This camp works
with kids who are
Wards of the State.
That changes a lot
of things.
To social Services we are identified as a “faithbased camp”.
We have a daily Chapel time, tell Bible stories
& verses, hand out Bibles and music and
pray.
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How this camp is different from a regular
Church camp…
These are not Church Kids going to Church
Camp…
These are Community Kids going to a
Community Camp.
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You may hear
 foul language
 heart breaking stories
 see bad behavior or even sexual behaviors
 poor manners or no manners in the cafeteria
Yet they are still wonderful kids who need your time
and care.
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Be careful of our “Christian language”
that other Christians would understand
but these kids might not.
Some of our campers are completely
devoid of Christian language or values,
or they may have had an abusive
experience at church, or with a believer.
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It would be a another form of abuse to
manipulate, pressure, cajole, force or in
any similar way make these children
feel like they have to pray or raise their
hand for a spiritual decision that they
may not even understand.
Additional information covered
more in section V.
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Teachable Moments
 Prayer at Meals
 30/30 time
 Camper Activity
book
 Activity Centers
 Devotions at Night
 Sing Songs
 Bible Reading
 Review of the Day
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Sharing your Faith
What can you do?
At RFK we follow Joshua chapter 4.
The people of Israel crossed over the
Jordan river into the promise land. God
told Joshua to take 12 stones out of the
river and place them on the side where
they were going.
Why?
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Vs. 21-23
…“When your children ask their
fathers in time to come, saying,
‘What are these stones?’ then you
shall let your children know, saying,
‘Israel crossed over this Jordan on
dry land’; for the LORD your God
dried up the waters of the Jordan…
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When the children ASK…
Tell them the great things God has
done.
Activity
Center
Relationship
Chapel Time
Music
Breakfast
Club
Drama
Prayer
Times
Activity
Book
Guest
Speakers
So much
more…
Birthday
Party
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Bible
For all that we will talk about and do
let us remember that RFKC training is
really all about this…
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“And they were bringing
children to him, that he might
touch them and the disciples
rebuked them. But when Jesus
saw it he was indignant, and he
said to them, ‘Let the children
come to me, do not hinder
them; for to such belongs the
kingdom of God.’” Mark 10:13,14
Campers will be
changed for
eternity
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Adult lives will
be changed
for eternity,
too!
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Pictures of local camp ground
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3 FOR 3
Before we move on…
Let’s have three questions
about this section.
AND / OR
Three Take-a-ways
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