FROM THE DESK OF MARK AND DEBBI WITT
Dear Friend,
Now his dream is gone. She simply asked if there was any way we could help send her son to camp. How can we refuse?
When Brandon, a former camper heard about our brick campaign to help kids attend camp, he did not hesitate. He said he wanted his brick to read, “The camp that changed my life.”
It is moments like this that I keep hearing, again and again ~ how God has used this ministry to change lives. Just in the last month alone, we heard from three former Teen Quest campers.
One said, “When I was a kid, Mark and Debbi’s ministry changed my life.”
Another is now a missionary in the Middle East. He wrote to tell us that his life was forever impacted at Teen Quest.
Then a young man called to thank me for sharing the Gospel with him when he was 15 years old. Today, he is an author and he wants to include Debbi and me in his next book.
These are not just kind words. These are lives changed forever by the grace of God.
At the close of Snow Camp this February, I stood quietly looking at the stage and in that moment, it hit me. Nearly everyone serving those teens had once been a Teen Quest camper. The band, the speaker, the rally director, even those behind the scenes.
The next generation is not coming. They are already here.
Our Grandkids are now involved.Debbi and I are seeing this in our own family as well. Our son Jason, his wife Chelsea, and even our grandkids are now serving at the Ranch, pouring into the lives of young people. What began 50 years ago is now multiplying before our eyes and we give God all the glory.
But it did not start this way. In 1976, we sat around a campfire with a group of teens and shared our dream of reaching young people for Christ. That night, those teens prayed for us and gave $40 to help launch Teen Quest. Just $40.
Today, nearly 50 years later, over 1,000 come through the Ranch each year.
And now we come back to that young boy.Right now, there are many young people just like him. Youth want to come to camp and need to hear the Gospel, but simply cannot afford it. Families are reaching out, hoping someone will step in.
We cannot say yes without you. We must raise $39,000 to keep camp affordable and provide scholarships for underprivileged kids. That is why we created the Camp Booster Program.
When you become a Camp Booster, you are not just helping a child attend camp. You are helping write the next story. A story of a life changed by Christ.
With a gift of $250 or more, we will place a personalized brick on our Sidewalk of Faith at the Ranch, a lasting tribute that will become part of every student’s journey.
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A gift of $99 or more helps keep camp affordable.
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A gift of $499 provides a full scholarship for one student this summer.
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If just 78 friends provide $500 or 156 friends provide $250 or more, we will reach our goal.
A commemorative brick will be placed at the heart of the Ranch, whether in honor of you or in memory or honoring a loved one.
Will you be part of this lasting legacy?
Your prayers and financial support is critical because a child is waiting! A life can be changed and you can made the difference.
Thank you for standing with us to win kids for Christ.
Mark and Debbi Witt
Founders and Directors
P.S. If you have already provided a Camp Booster gift, thank you. Your generosity ismaking a real difference.
If you have not yet given, we are counting on you. A gift of $250 or more will help send kids to camp and allow you to honor a loved one with a lasting engraved brick at the Ranch.
Simply scan the QR code and include the name of the person you would like to honor, Every gift matters.
(Need help with the QR code or info? Text me 814-233-5724)
P.P.S. We would be honored to have you join us for our 50th Anniversary at Teen Quest Ranch on Saturday, September 26 from 1 until dusk. Dinner will be served under the big tent at 4pm. Please register by scanning the QR code.
LEAVE A LEGACY - INVEST IN A CHILD One Brick at a Time at the Ranch
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May 2026 - Teen Quest Newsletter