▁start ▁or ▁work ▁at ▁a ▁Christian ▁camp ▁when ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁Horn ▁Creek ▁R anch ▁in ▁West cl iffe , ▁Colorado . ▁ ▁God ▁used ▁Bob ' s ▁experiences ▁at ▁this ▁camp ▁to ▁show ▁him ▁the ▁spiritual , ▁social , ▁and ▁emot ional ▁impact ▁a ▁Christian ▁camp ▁can ▁have ▁on ▁a ▁child ▁for ▁lifetime . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁Horn ▁Creek ▁R anch , ▁it ▁was ▁B ard well ' s ▁goal ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁Christian ▁camp ▁of ▁his ▁own . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁B ard well ▁finished ▁sem inary ▁and ▁got ▁married . ▁ ▁That ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁par al yz ed ▁from ▁the ▁wa ist ▁down ▁in ▁a ▁heavy ▁construction ▁accident . ▁ ▁This ▁event ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁changes ▁that ▁allowed ▁Bob ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁Lord ' s ▁purpose ▁and ▁plan ▁for ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁land ▁that ▁Bob ' s ▁father , ▁L ester ▁B ard well , ▁had ▁purchased ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁a ▁non - pro fit , ▁non - den omin ational , ▁independent ▁Christian ▁camp . ▁ ▁" Bob ' s ▁dream ▁was ▁realized ." ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁thing ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁was ▁the ▁drive way . ▁ ▁The ▁tra ils ▁were ▁the ▁next ▁thing ▁to ▁be ▁developed . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁staff ▁house ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁building ▁built ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁l odge ▁with ▁b unks ▁and ▁a ▁kitchen . ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁- ▁the ▁main