We had more men than ever at our Man Camps this year!  Between the two Michigan Men's Retreats there were about 470 men here!  Men from Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan were in attendance at the two retreats.

On the work day before the retreats started, men volunteered and constructed more than 40 bunk beds to further our ministry here!  Thanks to all the men who volunteered!

You can now register for men's retreat, women's retreat, and summer camp online!  We have a new software program that will let you register multiple campers at the same time, automatically request roommates, and manage your account - all online!  You will have the ability to send emails to your camper online, view photos of your campers while they're at camp, and order items from our camp store.  And...the best part is there should be an iPhone app out soon so you can do all this from your phone!

Register online now!

Summer Camp is coming quickly!  It's almost the new year which means that registration is just around the corner.  Here's some things you should look forward to this summer...

• The "Authentic" Theme - we think it's important that each of us has authentic faith.  We're going to explore what it means to be for real and genuine in what we believe.
• Pick your price - No, you can't totally name the exact price you want to pay (obviously you'd like camp to be free), but we are giving you 3 options to pick from.  Visit miraclecamp.com/pickyourprice for more information.
• New parent registration portal - we hired a new software company this year and they are providing us with a GREAT parent portal.  You can see all your campers registrations, send camper email, view camper photos and make payments on a balance.  It will be much easier and simpler...plus it will save your information for future years so that you can register in a couple clicks!  Oh...did we mention there's an iPhone and Android app???

Of course...there's so much more I could tell you about.  We're always going to have the best summer counseling staff of any camp in the nation!  We work hard to make that happen.  So...we're excited about summer camp and we hope you are too!

There were many lives changed at Michigan Christian summer camp this year!  We love how our summer camp counselors teach campers to love God's word.  Listen to this camper's testimony...

Sending your child away for a week of summer camp can be unnerving.  We understand that.  Most of our full time staff are parents as well, so we know how you feel.

We have taken the utmost precautions to make sure that your child is safe while they're at summer camp here in Michigan.  Here's a short video to explain this process to you.  More information is available at www.miraclecamp.com/summercamp/safety.

Our Michigan Women's Retreat was a huge hit last weekend.  More than 300 ladies came together over 3 days to relax, be refreshed, enjoy time with friends, be crafty, recreate, and grow deeper in their relationship with God.  This conference brings in many women from churches in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.  If you missed the retreat, you really missed out big time.  Check out some of the pictures from the weekend at miraclecamp.smugmug.com.

At Miracle Camp and Retreat Center, we are constantly striving to improve EVERYTHING - even the things under the surface.  We know that sometimes it's what goes on behind the scenes that makes everything successful.  That's why this week our maintenance team is working on a storm water drainage system to help us control erosion and grow beautiful grass around campus.  While this seems like a small thing, we think it will really impact the beauty of Miracle Camp and Retreat Center and make your experience here even better!

Interested in volunteering at Miracle Camp and helping us with projects like this?  View our volunteer page or contact us for more information!

The day before men's retreat here at Miracle Camp more than 60 men helped us with many work projects.  One of those projects was roofing the chapel entirely in one day!  That's 94 square of shingles in an entire day!  The men did great work and saved Miracle Camp more than $10,000 in labor costs!  Thanks to all these men for donating their time and skills!  What a great accomplishment!

An ice storm this past weekend damaged a few trees around the camp and retreat center here in Michigan, but no huge damage occurred.  On the plus side...the trees were decorated in a beautiful way.  Here is what the Michigan back roads looked like on the way to the retreat center.  The trees at the camp and retreat center were most beautiful early morning and late evening when the sun was rising and setting.

So for those of you coming up this weekend for Ice Camp from Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, you're in for a real treat!