“Mom, this was the best day ever!” The mother was so surprised by her daughter's excitement that she sat there in disbelief, not knowing how to respond. Just earlier that day, the mother dropped her five-year-old daughter off for the first day of Day Camp, at Black Diamond Camp in Auburn, WA. This past summer, the shy five-year-old girl attended camp for the very first time! She was understandably experiencing hesitation towards her new surroundings. Yet, as she was welcomed ...

Every summer at Black Diamond Camp, we welcome new staff from around the world to come together under the banner of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and help exemplify the love He has for us to those we serve. This is no easy task, yet we are invited into something much larger than ourselves. Experience God: We are all invited to experience God. My hope in prayer for myself and each staff member is to experience and understand the ...

I write this as hundreds of people are taking in Black Diamond Camp's Adventure Day. Young families are everywhere, the Kettle Corn is popping, the campfire if full of people making s’mores. Climbing wall, axe throwing, slides, swimming, and a range of other activities are all being used to engage people with the love of Christ we have for each person. This is one afternoon in a remarkable story. In 2020 Black Diamond Camp and Warm Beach Camp joined forces, ...

Jesus tells us in Matthew 11:28-30, “Are you weary, carrying a heavy burden? Then come to me. I will refresh your life, for I am your oasis. Simply join your life with mine. Learn my ways, and you'll discover that I'm gentle, humble, and easy to please. You will find refreshment and rest in me. For all that I require of you will be pleasant and easy to bear.” Here at Black Diamond Camp, whether you are here on a ...

Have you ever been part of a moment when God did something so amazing that you know this is a story that needs to be told from generation to generation? The joining of Black Diamond Camp and Warm Beach Camp & Conference Center to form Warm Beach Camp Ministries is a remarkable story of God’s leading and provision. In the fall of 2020, right in the middle of COVID, the Board of Black Diamond Camp sought to give their growing ...

There are two sources of control, a focus of control, and two very different outcomes of it. In one verse God’s word gives us the truth about control.  “So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.” Romans 8:6 NLT The two sources of control are (1) our sinful nature and (2) the Spirit of God. Our sinful nature is the opposite of the Spirit of ...

“Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu put coals of fire in their incense burners and sprinkled incense over them. In this way, they disobeyed the Lord by burning before him the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded.” Leviticus 10:1 NLTWhat’s the big deal here?  This chapter begins with a very important truth to take to heart:  With very specific instructions from God, we choose to do things differently than God has commanded us to. There is a follow-up ...

This past Spring Break Day Camp was a huge success! Through our theme "Among Us and With Us," campers learned how God’s presence is everywhere and is available to everyone, and most importantly, that God wants to have a relationship with them today! Thankfully, the weather was wonderful all week long and the 20 campers that attended were excited to learn about God, ready to play, and had the urge to dance. It was a fun week! With spring break ...

Have you had the chance to visit the Mount Baker Dining Hall at Black Diamond Camp? Here at Camp, we believe that some of the best conversations happen at mealtimes. So, we serve meals family style! That means when a group arrives at the Dining Hall, they will have tables reserved just for them; already prepared with plates and utensils. There is also a wooden token that gets taken back into the service area of the kitchen in exchange for ...

"Don’t put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there. When they breathe their last, they return to the earth, and all their plans die with them. But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God." Psalms 146:3-5 NLT We love to put our confidence in a person. We so easily focus on powerful people with great plans. These powerful people gather attention and are ...