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WHY… CRA Hot Rod Camps, Int’l?CRA Hot Rod Camps, Int’l was born out of a vision and love that Pastor Donavin Calmer has had for teenagers. God’s vision involves spending one week with teenagers building a street rod and teaching values of living a Christian life!
In 2005, Donavin shared this vision with CRA President Dale & Jeannie Daly. After much prayer and seeking God’s guidance and direction regarding this ministry opportunity, it was with great trust and faith that CRA embraced Donavin’s vision and CRA Hot Rod Camps Int’l was given wings.
Donavin and his wife Miriam took a giant step of faith, stepping out of their comfort zone and trusting God’s calling on their hearts as they spent the next two and a half years working side by side with other CRA leaders building CRA Hot Rod Camps, Int’l’s foundation.
As it has become a tradition at the end of every camp for the leaders and teachers to hand off a ‘baton’ to each of the young men who attend the camp, Donavin & Miriam realize that God is ready to take CRA Hot Rod Camps, Int’l to the next level, and in order for this to happen they too must hand off the ‘baton’ of leadership of CRA Hot Rod Camps, Int’l to someone else. They will certainly be missed and we are grateful for their service.
As my predecessor before me, I too believe that God has called me to step out of my comfort zone and take the leadership role of CRA Hot Rod Camps, Int’l. I look forward to the opportunities to help build Christ-like Character in young men’s lives while sharing with them the art of building street rods.
CRA Hot Rod Camps, Int’l is a weeklong opportunity for teenage boys to come together and build a street rod while learning the values of living a Christian life. Christ, Cars and Character—what a combination! These young men not only have the opportunity to learn about building a street rod, they also get to learn about Jesus Christ. CRA leaders and members leave their homes and work places to donate their time and skills to help teach, instruct, and provide camp support through various needs.
We hope you will visit our CRA Hot Rod Camps, Int’l section for completed and upcoming camps. Camp #1 was held in June of 2006, and Camp #2 was held in June of 2007. Camp #3 and Camp #4 were both held this past June & July 2008. It is awesome to see how God is changing the lives of young men through CRA’s Hot Rod Camps. Please visit our photo gallery to view our past camps.
This year’s camps are already scheduled and if you feel God leading you to donate vehicles, parts, or a monetary contribution for scholarships and/or parts for any of the upcoming camps, please contact the CRA office at 209.786.0524; or via e-mail to cra@integrity.com for more information or you may e-mail me directly at larry@christianrodders-racers.org
In the quick links box, at the top of the page, you will also find a link to download our CRA Hot Rod Camps, Int'l Brochure. Please feel free to download it and share with your friends and family so they too, can see how God is working in these young mens lifes.
Thank you for your prayerful consideration of contributing to CRA Hot Rod Camps, Int’l.
Building Cars, Changing Lives,
Larry & Rickie Wagner
CRA Hot Rod Camps, Int’l, Director
"THE VISION"...
...goes much deeper, but here’s a highlight of what CRA is doing to invest in the lives of our younger generation!
- MISSION: Investing in the lives of teenagers by teaching and equipping them to live great lives based on Christian values.
- MOTTO: Building cars … Changing lives!
- THEME: 3-C’s … Christ, Character and Cars.
- PURPOSE: To raise up an “Army on Wheels” to take the Good News of the Gospel to the next generation.
- HOW: Building a Hot Rod using a step-by-step process of restoration and relating it to the Christian life in one week.
Click on the above links to take you to each camps section or to view our upcoming camps information.
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