All staff are volunteers
Camp RESET is a branch of Healing Wings Ministry
ABOUT US
Every day when you sit down to eat with your family…
a child packs a small bag of their belongings and is removed from their home.
Last year alone there were 1,044 kids served in foster care in Greene County, Tn. 381 of these kids entered care for the first time during the year. That is more than one child a day entering the foster care system. This does not include the children who were sent to live with relatives.
232 of the 381 new foster care cases were due to the parent’s use of drugs and alcohol. 184 kids were neglected and 85 reported either sexual or physical abuse. The statistics of trauma in the children of Greene County, Tn would be even more staggering if all non-reported cases were brought to light.
Healing Wings Ministry believes when we reach this generation with the gospel, we help to overcome destructive generational lifestyles for good. We show campers their true identity in Christ, and we teach them how to be victors and not victims.
What is Camp Like?
We start the week with an exciting opening ceremony. That first evening we will begin with one of our three over the top events.
Each day during the week the campers will be able to experience adventures like the mountain waterslide, tubing, archery, paintball, horseback riding and more. We go further than just a week of fun. They will also experience life changing encounters with God through worship, Bible studies and special experiences.
The whole week they will be lavished with love, support and understanding. Our goal is for every camper to leave knowing they are loved, and that they have a purpose. We also want to equip the campers and their families with resources for after camp is over.
The last day of camp is reserved for the whole family, whether it be a foster family, grandparents, adoptive parents, or biological parents. We want the whole family to have a life changing experience and support for when they leave.
Tina Craft is the Executive Director/Founder of Healing Wings Ministry & Camp RESET as well as an award-winning, published author under the pen name “Tina L. Ferguson”. Camp RESET is a camp program for kids in K-12th grade (created and facilitated by Healing Wings Ministry) who have been through trauma. They are taught that they are victors in Christ and not victims while having the week of their lives. Tina’s autobiography, Where Eagles Gather, tells the story of her and her late husband, Jason's story. It is a story of an undying love through a terminal illness, addiction, faith and a fight for life. It highlights how and why Camp RESET was birthed.
In addition to serving as the Assistant Director to Healing Wings Ministry for the last several years, Dawn works as the Executive Aide to Health Programs at the Niswonger Campus of Walters State Community College. Dawn achieved her Bachelor of Science in Professional Health Studies followed by a Master of Science in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine at the Florida College of Integrative Medicine. Her pursuit of these degrees originated from an autoimmune disease diagnosis within her first years of college. This led to her exhaustive search for answers not only through science and education but also through her faith journey. This search eventually led her here to Tennessee where she met Healing Wings Ministry’s Executive Director, Tina, and fell in love with its mission and vision for the children and families of our communities.
Bob Brown is currently the Senior Pastor of Greeneville’s Lighthouse Assembly of God and has been in Greeneville since 2002. He and his wife, Myra, have had a passion for helping children and families who are a part of foster care programs for the last several years as a natural result of their direct work, friendships and partnerships with the families and community of Greeneville. Pastor Bob was moved to get involved in, and eventually serve on the board of, Healing Wings Ministry after hearing Tina Craft, Executive Director, speak at a fundraising event about the vision, mission and goals the ministry has for the children and families most in need in our community.
Chris Overton is a Chief Technology Officer with over 20 years of experience in software development with the last 12 years of that experience being in executive leadership. Chris and his wife first became involved in helping foster care children through their experience assisting with their church’s Birth-2 years Sunday school day care in Johnson City. Several existing foster care families attended their church and it was through those relationships that Chris and his wife found their passion for the kids in the foster care program that led to them becoming foster and adoptive parents. Over 10 years later, Chris and his wife continue to be foster parents and partner with organizations and initiatives dedicated to making proactive and progressive changes in the foster care community that help better the lives of the children and families involved. Healing Wings Ministry is one of those organizations that Chris and his family became passionate about and committed to serve in a capacity that could expand its vision and help realize its goals.
Heather Hedrickson has worked with nonprofit organizations for over 20 years and boasts Associate’s degrees in Organizational Leadership and Communications as well as a Bachelor’s degree in International Business. Heather currently runs a small consulting service out of her home and serves as a board member for both the Debusk Volunteer Fire Department of Greeneville and Healing Wings Ministry. Heather’s diverse array of nonprofit experience and collegiate achievements enable her to provide valuable expertise in board administrative roles. She enjoys being an interactive, hands-on partner with the organizations and the community she serves and is excited to be an integral part in the work Healing Wings Ministry is accomplishing for our kids and families.
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