Say "goodbye" to say "hello!"

It's Friday, which means tonight is parents night at Kanakuk. Parents are on their way as we speak to come pick up their kiddos who have been away from them for 7-28 days. In Kamp world we call this "changeover" as it marks a huge change in the Kamp environment when so many Kampers go home and many new Kampers arrive!


This weekend we refer to it as a BIG changeover. Today every Kamp saying "goodbye" to the Kampers they have had and "hello" to new Kampers tomorrow. On top of that, many Kamps are also getting new staff to finish off the summer with.

All this to say, there will be a lot of smiles, laughter and tears over the next 24 hours as reunions and departures are happening all around us.


So thankful to call this place home.

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Family, Fun and Fireworks

Family, fun, and fireworks. All of these are key ingredients to a successful 4th of July. As I spent the greater part of the day at K-Seven it was evident just how important each of these factors are at Kamp. Walking down the road towards the Chancey’s house I ran into many former leadership people in town for a special “family reunion” at K-Seven. Every year on the 4th you can find a group of friends or really family collected on the porch of the Chancey’s reminiscing on all the powerful things God has done at this Kamp over the past few decades.

Not only do we have reunions on the 4th, but we have parades too! Check out the pictures of our annual Lampe parade!

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Kanakuk - Newest BMX Track in Missouri

The beginning of the summer brought another new extreme sport to K-2. A BMX (bicycle motorcross) track has been put in. Now Kampers are given the opportunity to ride just like the original BMXer’s in California.

Putting in a BMX track at Kamp was no small task, our chief resident builder and creator of all things fun and exciting, Richard Parton has done an incredible job!

Kanakuk - Newest BMX Track in Missouri from Joe White on Vimeo.

Richard has been building and creating the exciting events at Kamp since the late 80’s. He’s the man who digs the holes, moves the dirt, builds the slip-n-slides and keeps Kamp running and beautiful all year round.

When I stopped by the BMX track at K-2 the other day I had so much fun watching Kampers. Guys were tearing up the track (I think that’s proper BMX lingo). Thanks Richard for creating another fun and exciting event for our Kampers!

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Let the 4th of July Celebrations begin!

It’s 4th of July week and Kamp is celebrating in style. As I write this I can hear firecrackers being set off across the street at K-Kountry during one of their morning skits. Kampers are cheering loudly and you can tell the energy level is rising as we quickly approach this weekend’s festivities.

During the 4th of the July all schedules are changed and we spend the whole day celebrating. The Kampers often have longer “free-time,“ dress in stars and stripes and generally spend the entire day in celebration!

A highlight of the day at K-Seven and K-Kountry is a counselor-constructed parade that goes through the middle of Kamp. Kampers line the streets like NYC on Thanksgiving and counselors hand out icy-juicies while dressed in crazy costumes and riding on floats. This is typically followed by all you can eat watermelon and an old fashion rootbeer for each Kamper.

The day is finished off with all the Kamps coming together in Lampe and in Branson to enjoy a traditional fireworks show under the stars.

Our nations birthday is a big deal at Kanakuk. We love a good reason to celebrate all week long! How are you celebrating this year?

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