High School Winter 2024
Friday, January 12, 2024 - Sunday, January 14, 2024
Age Group: 9th - 12th Grade
Cost: $200
Winter Camp at Camp AREV is fun filled, spiritually driven weekend camp that helps campers get out of their daily routine and experience the amazing creation while helping them worship their amazing Creator. Our aim is to make sure campers have a safe, fun and spiritually rich experience.
9th - 12th grade campers
$200 for the weekend. Includes 2 nights lodging, 5 meals, all activities, shirt
$250 After December 15, 2023
$30 late registration fee will be applied for those who register 7 days prior to the start of each camp weekend.
Campership scholarships are available upon the completion of the application. scholarships are offered baed on financial need.
Recreation
Outdoor fun for everyone! Including– archery, zip lining, basketball, soccer, volleyball, disc golf, ropes course, hiking and more!
Lodging
Our newly renovated cabins mean enjoying the fresh mountain air can be as comfortable as it is exciting!
Worship & Speaker
Every day at camp we gather for energetic and moving times of worship and messages from our session speaker.
Meet Our Speaker
Shervin Youssefian
Shervin Youssefian harbored a deep passion for cinema from an early age. As a teenager, he immersed himself in movies for hours on end, dreaming of one day becoming a filmmaker himself. After graduating from the University of Northridge’s Film School and having won multiple awards for his short films, he seemed well on his way to become a full-fledged Hollywood filmmaker, but God had other plans.
Growing up in a traditional Armenian family, Shervin attended church solely on Easter, steering clear of the Christianity due to cultural fears ingrained over multiple generations. It wasn't until his late 20s, that Shervin’s world was unexpectedly rocked when he had a personal "road to Damascus" moment, and caught a glimpse of Jesus’ unconditional and very real love.
This personal encounter spurred him on a journey of exploration. Delving into the Bible, he cautiously tested the waters, aware of his parents' warnings that religion could be a trap, leading to brainwashing and a loss of identity.
Joining a group of believers who gathered weekly for tennis and breakfast, Shervin found a community that mirrored the peace he felt in his initial experience with Jesus—an experience unlike any other. This newfound joy was indescribable and could never be replaced by anything the world had to offer, not even Hollywood!
Despite the unmistakable calling from a higher purpose, Shervin grappled with the possible implications of following Jesus. Would he need to abandon his dreams of making movies and heading to Hollywood?
Shervin is excited to share more at camp about how God would eventually use his passion for storytelling to create a faith-based film that would be distributed on Netflix and worldwide.
Shervin lives in Tujunga, California with his wife Arsine and his three daughters. Shervin continues to balance his time between being a Youth Pastor and making commercials and films. He also serves on the young adult committee and as an elder at Christ Armenian Church (CAC) in La Crescenta, CA. Shervin loves to play tennis, having coffee with friends and discussing movies and shows with other cinephiles.
