Mission Teams

Who & Where We Serve

During Sonshine Day Camp every March Break and for 7 weeks during the summer, we need mission teams to help programs run smoothly and in order to have the greatest impact on the lives of the children. Enjoy the sites and sounds of Toronto, while giving kids the best week of their life.

Sonshine Day Camp is offered in the following communities:
Flemingdon Park
Jesse Ketchum
Kingston-Galloway

 

Purpose of Mission Teams

  • Build your relationship with God

  • Experience urban ministry

  • Awareness of local poverties

  • Opportunity to serve

  • Support Sonshine Day Camp staff

 

Who Can Join

  • At least 14 years old or going into Grade 9.

  • Heart to serve God and a willingness to learn

  • Teams typically range from 5-8 people

If your church or group is interested in serving at a week of camp, please click here or email Dorothy.

What our Mission Teams are saying about their experience:

“I appreciate how our team came together during the week.  Seeing how through serving at the camp they are able to build connections with the kids but also with each other.  And when they are stretched to be in an environment where they deal with people who are from different backgrounds I see how much they are able to step up in ways that I didn’t expect.

I am always stretched when I learn about people who have stories that are different than mine, and backgrounds which are different from mine.  I see this as a way that God challenges me and to remind me to cherish everyone.

I am reminded how valuable every single child is in God’s eyes and how meaningful it is to be present in the lives of all these children.  I remember how much fun they were having and how important it was to just show up and to be present in the lives of the kids and that is what shows them God’s love. “

Sam Mo, English Outreach Pastor – Summer 2022

"Being with the kids every day and coming in the morning and they are running up to you saying how they miss you, saying they can’t wait to play games during the day or to tell you something, just the enthusiasm the kids have was really great.  Great to see that what we were doing was having an impact on them.

Before I went to this camp I did a little bit of background research on the area and I found out it was a high needs area.  I didn't necessarily ever experience being in or helping out in a high needs area before so it was definitely a new thing for me.  While being online I found that there are a lot of bad articles saying this area is this, this area is that, and just looking purely based on the media you would think that oh these kids are going to be so crazy.  It's going to be such a crazy environment but the kids are actually extremely sweet.   They're very loving, they're very kind, and they just want to be kids, have fun, have someone care about them, love them and treat them with respect.  Seeing those kids in person has changed my perspective especially after seeing all the smear campaigns against the area that we were in.  It definitely changed my mind and opened up my mind to thinking and seeing these types of communities in a different way. "

Sydney, Summer Mission Team member - Summer 2022