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Adopt a Bunk!

DJ Runia • Jan 31, 2024

Adopt a Bunk. Leave your Mark at Camp.

Adopt a Bunk Now!

There are 198 total available bunks on Inspiration Hills Property! For the most part, each bed is identical. However, imagine if each bed could have a little something of its own to make it a little bit different from the rest! It would be fitting. After all, each camper who sleeps in those bunks is special, different, and unique in THEIR own way! Well, that’s the vision of the Adopt a Bunk Program!


What is Adopt a Bunk?

If you’re passionate about the mission of Inspiration Hills, Adopt a Bunk is your chance to partner with us in that mission and create a tangible, prayerful reminder of that partnership. In order to become an Adopt a Bunk Member, simply set up a recurring monthly gift through our online giving page. When you become an Adopt a Bunk Member, we’ll reach out to you to share with us your favorite Bible verse! Then, we’ll make a plaque of that Bible verse and hang it up on one of our 198 bunks in the Main Lodge, Wilder, or Saddle Up. Your plaque serves two main purposes.


Encourage the Camper who will be sleeping in that bunk.

During Summer Camp, every camper is going through their own journey with the Lord. When the camper in your bunk sees the scripture on their bed, you never know how much of an impact it can have for them on their journey in that moment.


Remind you to always be praying for that camper.

For every Adopt a Bunk Member, we’ll also mail a duplicate of your plaque to you. We highly encourage you to hang it up in a place where you can see it regularly and be reminded of the significance of that verse to you. Whenever you see your plaque, remind yourself to pray. Pray that in the same way you’ve been impacted by that verse, the camper in that bunk will be impacted as well. Also, feel free to pray for that camper in general! Your prayers make a difference!


The Goal of Adopt a Bunk

The goal of the Adopt a Bunk Program is three fold!


1.     Fill the Bunk Room with the Word of God

There are 144 Bunks in the Main Lodge. Our goal is for every single one of those Bunks to have their own unique verse! Our mission statement is to provide an environment for campers to come to know and grow in Christ and be challenged for life in God’s Kingdom. Filling the Bunk Room with the Word of God is a great way to fulfill that mission for summer campers, retreat goers, and guest groups who come onto our property.

2.     Build up a core base of faithful givers, generating a steady source of in flow.

Choosing to give on a monthly basis is a great way to provide a steady cash flow that we can rely on from month to month. This allows us to be able to focus on our mission further down the road knowing what to expect. When you take into account how much those donations add up to in a year you can tangibly see just how much of an impact it makes! For example:

-       $25 a month is enough to accomplish one of these…

Send a kid to camp for a week

o  Provide scholarships for 5 people to attend a weekend retreat

o  Provide 20 sets of sheets and bedding for the private rooms

-       $50 a month is enough to accomplish one of these…

o  Send 2 kids to camp for a week!

o  Provide laundry detergent for a year

o  Provide camp with internet for a year

o  Provide a summer staffer with food and lodging for a summer

o  Provide for 3 months of office supplies

-       $150 is enough to accomplish one of these…

o  Cover our yearly ropes course inspection

o  Provide training for our summer staff each summer

o  Fuel and maintain our camp vehicles for half a year

o  Insure camp for a month


3.     Encourage prayer.

Prayer is one of the most important ways to connect with the Lord and make a difference in the lives of others. Our hope is that through the Adopt a Bunk Program, you will be reminded of the difference that you can make on the lives of others through your prayers as well as your monthly giving. We are also hoping that as campers take time to reflect on the Word of God they see through the many Adopt a Bunk Plaques, they too will be encouraged to pray and further develop their relationship with the Lord.


Together we can fill the Bunk Room with the Word of God, build up this ministry through the power of prayer, and provide a sustainable foundation for Inspiration Hills. Click the link below to sign up now and leave your mark on Camp! On your giving page, you will have the option to select a one time or recurring option. Simply select the recurring option and your donation will automatically be set to process monthly.


Adopt a Bunk Now!

Adopt a Bunk FAQs

  • What happens AFTER all the bunk beds are full?

    Well, we’ll cross that bridge when we get there! A few options would be to add plaques to more than just bunk beds or start putting more than one plaque per bed.  

  • Why don’t you put the names of donors or the amount they gave on the plaque?

    Most of our donors prefer to give God the glory rather than themselves and would rather not include their names. Also, we recognize in light of Matthew 6:19-21 that our treasure doesn’t lie in the plaques themselves, but rather the eternal impact that they represent. 


    We also recognize that everybody is in a different financial situation and will give different amounts in proportion to what they have. (Luke 21:1-4) In the end, every gift carries equal significance to the Lord when given in accordance to His will. The plaques are meant to testify to that.


  • What if I’d like to give, but would rather not receive a plaque?

    That’s totally fine! If we reach out to you, just let us know that you’d prefer for us not to make a plaque on your behalf. 

  • What version of the Bible will the plaques be printed in?

    By default, we will print each verse in the ESV version of the Bible. However, if you reach out to us about having your verse printed in a different version we will consider it. 

  • What happens if I pick the same verse as somebody else?

    That’s okay! Two plaques with the same verse will likely not be hung up next to each other anyway. Also, each plaque will include the date of your first donation as a differentiation so, if there were another plaque with the same verse it could still be identified as being from a different donor. 

  • How do you make the plaques?

    One of the many reasons we’re so excited to start this program is because it gives us the opportunity to craft these beautiful plaques in house! All the plaques are made of hickory wood which we cut, bevel, varnish, and engrave in the shop with our own laser engraver!  

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