SEP So Cal staff

Camp Directors: Mark & Anne Stapleton pastor Cornerstone Community Church in Lemon Grove, California. They have a passion for youth and have been involved in youth ministry for over 20 years. Mark and Anne have participated in youth camps in California, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Texas and Scotland. They have also served behind the scenes at the National Youth Workers Convention in Anaheim, California in 2004 & 2006. They served as Assistant Directors of SEP - So. Cal. from 2002 to 2005 and as Directors in 2006 and 2007. Mark and Anne, with their two children, Megan (12) and Camden (9), live, work and play in Lemon Grove, California. You can reach them at  sepsocal@cox.net

To apply to be a part of the SEP So Cal volunteer team, click here .

Serving as a member of the SEP So Cal volunteer team is an incredibly rewarding and enriching experience.  

 

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I volunteered for camp this year as a camp counselor to have a closer relationship with the junior campers and to help deepen their relationship with God. I witnessed the children enjoy their time at camp and saw the changes in their lives as we focused on knowing more about Jesus. As a camp counselor, the greatest reward is seeing their lives change as they commit to live their life for Christ. At the end of camp, some expressed a desire to be baptized. Also this year, my wife and I invited our nieces and they had so much fun that they are already thinking of registering for next year. Being at camp is a wonderful, memorable experience you will never forget.

John Neypes – Junior camp counselor

SEP was a wonderful experience and I would encourage anyone thinking of going to GO! As a volunteer you’ll be joining God in the work He is doing in the lives of the young people who attend SEP. Often I would hear volunteers sharing how God had worked in a situation or how God had brought something together. God is praised and glorified by all who attend for the transformations He is doing in the hearts of both campers and staff.

Maryann Stevens – Office staff

Being on staff at SEP So Cal is such a blessing! God uses that week up on the mountain to touch the lives of campers and staff alike. Every year I learn more about myself and see how God is deepening my love for and passion/desire to serve our youth. I would highly recommend volunteering at SEP So Cal … it will change your life!

Something I look forward to every year at SEP So Cal are the daily chapels and other times of worship throughout the week. It is so inspiring to be worshipping with several hundred other campers and staff who are pouring out their hearts to Jesus. This year the chapel messages were very motivational and the special drama on Friday night moved me to tears.          

Carol Campbell - Office Staff

I really enjoyed SEP as a staff member this year because it allowed me to renew my fervor for serving God by serving the preteens as a Counselor. I especially enjoyed the worship and left camp spiritually invigorated.

Brian Spurgeon

My favorite story that I have shared with others at least 25 times since camp is the impact of the "purity session." There is a tremendous need to hear the truth about the sanctity of sex with all the lies being circulated in and around schools today. The daughters and knights of the king concept gave a whole new meaning on how to treat the opposite sex. What a thrill to me to see the response of the youth!!! Thank God for our Spiritual Enrichment Program.

Pastor Mel

"SEP is truly a blessing! To those who serve and are served... i.e. for volunteers and campers alike. 2007 was my second year as a volunteer, and through this experience I have learned a lot about God... and a lot about His love. I had a great time, especially witnessing God's work at hand, front and center :).

Lalabelle Ella

Camp is such an incredible experience, if you haven't volunteered I highly recommend you do. As Christians, we often put ourselves in these little boxes and think that everything is good in the world. But after SEP, you realize there are just so many hurting children and they need us to be an example of Christ’s love to them.  They need our prayers. I always leave camp with a great appreciation for my life and a deeper compassion for the lost and hurting.

Thank God for SEP.  It gives hope to the hungry, hurting, and lost.  

Nina Perez

I have attended SEP five years in Southern California. It has been a blast every year!  I love the worship, the activities, the chapel services, classes and the food.

I have built some great relationships and even had the opportunity to baptize several campers and staff.  If anyone is wondering if it’s worth their time to attend camp and help, it certainly is!

Curtis May

I have seen God work in wonderful ways through the staff at camp over the years. SEP has such an environment of compassion and love, that it is a bit of a "culture shock" for some. In that environment, I have known teens where meeting/knowing Christ at camp was the turning point from the things that try to replace that love... addictions, witchcraft, unhealthy relationships, etc. God has used SEP powerfully over the years, and has certainly blessed those involved. "

Aaron

 

SEP is one of the best ministry's I have been a part of. The love of God can been felt and seen in every aspect of the camp from staffers and the activities to the camp location itself. When I arrive on that mountain to come work at the camp, I just feel the presence of God and the anticipation for all that He is going to do in that week and after everyone leaves. I definitely recommend going to this camp!

Susie

 

SEP is a place where we can come together, in God's nature, and welcome each other in brotherly love. It's a place of fairness, where we all work together to the goal of coming to know our Creator more, and do it as one body united in Christ. I work at this camp, to share His love and joy, and lead by example, to help kids grow and mature into people that will be positive impacts in this world."

Cody