Y’all might think you do all this work and it most likely isn’t changing anyone’s life at all … just know that it changed mine,” a summer camper recently wrote to officials at Shocco Springs Baptist Conference Center in Talladega. “Going to camp isn’t about getting more of God; it is about God getting more of you. I want y’all to know that God got more of me this week.”
That letter sums it all up, Buster Taylor, executive director of Shocco Springs, told convention messengers Nov. 14. “Our mission is to provide a distinctly Christian environment, a place where our guests can experience spiritual transformation and renewal,” he said. “We are so appreciative of your faithful partnership which has enabled Shocco Springs to carry on (its) mission for over 60 years.”
This past year, there were 2,560 registered decisions at Shocco, according to the Book of Reports. Taylor added that Shocco hosted more than 40,000 people in 2011.
A number of building and expansion projects were done last year, according to The Book of Reports.
The report also notes while Shocco’s partnership with the Guatemala Baptist Convention’s Camp Eden ends in 2012, the concern for the ministry and improvements to the camp continue. During the five-year partnership, Shocco helped complete a security wall around half of their grounds and assist with other building projects. The August 2012 team was invited to share Bible stories in the local public schools, explain how to become a Christian and to “show the children just how much we cared,” according to the Book of Reports.
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