When I reflect back on this summer, I think about the person I was before and then reflect on how much I have changed. Something about Mountain T.O.P. always brings me back to a sense of peace. As a camper, every summer I became more and more in love with the mission of Mountain T.O.P. I would leave with a sense of home and a heart ready to serve others. The thought of becoming summer staff always made my heart so happy.

This summer, Mountain T.O.P. hosted 763 volunteers! These volunteers represented over 50 churches and 14 states. Over 7 weeks, our volunteers served 189 families through home repair by completing 260 projects and worked with 90 unique children and youth through Day Camp and Summer Plus.

Read about the people and experiences behind these numbers!

Something I have continually been reminded of this summer is that God continues to work among the chaos. In the hot, sweaty, exhausting moments, when schedules change, problems arise, and a million things are happening at once, God continues to provide.

When we think of the kingdom of heaven, what does it look like? What does it sound like? Who is there? How are people loved, cared for, and supported?

As a Day Camp Ministry Coordinator this summer, I have the privilege to witness firsthand the ways that God lives and moves through the kids of the Grundy County area.

Mountain T.O.P. has always felt like a second home to me (as I’m sure it has to many of you!) Whether it’s the community that is formed in a week, the joy we share together, the way we can have a spiritual reset, get our hands dirty, fill our hearts with love, and play some much needed nine-square, it all comes back to God.