As Jamie, 6, and Jordan, 5, made their way down a church camp chow line recently, the choices were abundant – hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, taco salad, potato salad, garden salad, watermelon and cookies for days.
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Josie and Gabe Wilmarth hold their children during evening service this month at Scotts Flat campground in Nevada County. Area families have adopted children through an African orphanage supported by Sacramento-area churches.
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Mateus Layton relaxes at Scotts Flat Lake. Mateus was adopted by Phil and Jaime Layton three years ago from an orphanage on the outskirts of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Jesse and Keleah Greggs sit together at Scotts Flat Lake during a multi-church campout earlier this month near Nevada City. Seven adopted youngsters were among 150 people from three churches enjoying powerboat rides and singalongs.
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Cara Wilmarth, left, and Jordan Loucks play during the campout at Scotts Flat Lake. Jordan and her sister Jamie were among the first Congolese children adopted through Compassion for Congo, which is supported by Sacramento-area churches.
