Storm damages Camp Barnabus; Seeking volunteer help

Storm damages Camp Barnabus; Seeking volunteer help

BARRY COUNTY, Mo. (KOAM) — Storms Tuesday morning struck Camp Barnabas in rural Purdy, causing significant damage.

Missouri summer camp suffers storm damage weeks before welcoming campers: 'We need your prayers'

PURDY, Mo. – A Christian summer camp that welcomes about 1,500 campers each summer was hit by a possible tornado Tuesday, damaging the camp a month before opening day. Camp Barnabas is located roughly 60 miles south of Springfield in Purdy, Missouri. On June 1, the camp is scheduled to welcome its first campers of the year, and in two weeks, staff are set to return to the camp for training. The camp gives people with disabilities and chronic ill…