OUR MISSION
Our mission is to serve families living through childhood cancer with the love of Christ, offering them an environment to be relaxed, be renewed, and be restored as a family.
Starlite Shores Family Camp provides an environment where families are loved on and served the entire retreat. The retreat families are our special guests for the week and will leave with a renewed sense of hope that they do not walk this journey alone.
He wants you to shine!
Be Relaxed
Put your feet in the sand.
Play and have some fun.
Cast away your worries to the Son.
Fun and games.
Be Renewed
Family time.
Meet new friends.
Activities for adults and kids.
Lots of snacks.
Renewed hope.
Be Restored
Restored relationships.
Spiritual renewal.
New energy.
Everyone can
make a difference
Experience It
In August of 2023, we had a great time serving families who are going through the journey of childhood cancer. We look forward to the summer of 2024 and serving more families who are going through the journey. Retreat families will be served by a group of hosts/volunteers who will be serving the retreat families for the week. Retreat families are bound to experience an unforgettable week. The host families are responsible for interacting with their retreat family, assisting with groups of children throughout the retreat and loving on all the retreat families. They will commit to serving others above themselves, fulfill their financial support responsibilities and work as a team with the other hosts/volunteers.
Meals & Snacks
Lodging
Fun, Sun, and Games
Four Night Stay
Meals & Snacks
Lodging
Fun, Sun, and Games
Four Night Stay
Our activites
Come 2 Gather
There are four morning sessions scheduled during the week that the parents who have children living with cancer get together with a facilitator to discuss the issues they face in dealing with their child with cancer. There will be a camp theme for each day which will assist the families in their journey with cancer. During this meeting time for…
Flip Flop Groups
Gull Lake Ministries has many options that SSFC is able to provide during this structured time. All of the children are placed into age appropriate groups with volunteer leaders that meet all together for singing and then divide into their respective groups. The kids discuss the same theme that the parents are discussing in their group time (Come 2 Gather).…
Theme Nights
As part of making this a special week each night will have a different theme. For 2023, our theme nights will be Dancing through the Decades, The Reel Fun night, Under Construction and Night to SHINE.
Ladies Spa
The volunteer moms will assist in pampering the retreat mothers one afternoon with hand and neck massages in a calm relaxing environment. We will have licensed beauticians to help make this a very special time for the retreat moms.
Dad’s Day Out
This time could include golf or skeet shooting and is for retreat dads and volunteer dads/men 18 and older. The activity for the week depends on the availability of the golf course or shooting range. It’s a great opportunity to connect with other dads who understand the cancer journey.
Rewind
This is a time each night after the days activities have concluded when all the hosts for the week meet to review the day and the go over the schedule for the following day. It is a time of worship and fellowship with those you are serving with and a time to focus on the memories that are being made…
