Camp Barnabas is known as a place that has shown love to people with special needs for more than 30 years, but after an April storm, it was the camp’s turn to be loved. “I know what we mean to other ...

Associated Press/Ryan Hasler Jaci Johannessen, a counselor at Camp Barnabas, from Elk Grove, Calif., explained to Phillip VonGontard, 9, a blind camper, that his drawing looks like a mountain with ...

BARRY COUNTY, Mo. — Workers at Camp Barnabas are now up against the clock. “As soon as I pulled down property and saw a few trees down, I thought, okay, we have some damage,” Camp CEO Bernadette Losh ...

PURDY, Mo. — Severe storms in late April nearly ruined summer for some special campers. Camp Barnabas, a unique Christian summer camp for those with special needs, nearly didn’t open on time because ...

PURDY, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri camp for children with special needs and chronic illnesses has received a donation from the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation. Camp Barnabas officials did not release ...

NEAR PURDY, Mo. (KY3)—The storm system on Tuesday damaged an Ozarks camp for visitors with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Camp Barnabas in Purdy, Missouri, is asking volunteers to help clean up ...

A Eureka Springs couple has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against Camp Barnabas, claiming the Purdy-based summer camp was negligent in the choking death of their disabled son. Richard and ...