David & Karen Caldwell
Executive Director & Founder | Los Domos, Mexico
David is founder of both Camps International, USA-based, and RYCCA, Mexico-based. The non-profits develop and aid under-resourced camps. In 1994, David and Karen took their family to Mexico to grow the local church through Christian camps. They have dedicated their lives to developing Christian youth camps with the purpose of raising up leadership in the local church. More about David and Karen…
Nathan Caldwell
Camp Duffel Director | Denver, Colorado, USA
Nathan Caldwell grew up in Mexico. Even from a young age, he wanted to be a missionary, as the Latin American culture holds a deep place in his heart. In 2013, Nathan started implementing assistance to new and/or needy camp locations through Camps International’s Camp Duffel outreach strategy. After graduating from Denver Seminary, with seven years of youth pastor experience under his belt, Nathan uses camp ministry in various countries.
Rosemarie Caldwell
Missionary | Tokyo, Japan, East Asia
Rosemarie was born in Mexico and has planned to be a missionary since age 12. More important to her than anything is helping people understand what Christ has done for them and how much they are loved by their creator. Asia has always had a special pull on her heart; she will use her bachelors in foreign language while in Japan for the next few years. While there she plans to establish Eureka Camps with the local churches as a much needed form of evangelism and discipleship for the Japanese people.
Fanny Cano Ramos
Translation Coordinator | Tabasco, Mexico
I was born into a Christian family, but I met Jesus at the age of 19, the same age I went to a Christian camp for the first time. I wasn’t a camper, but a counselor. That experience changed me in so many ways. I was able to see others’ needs and I loved being able to talk about God openly without any fears. I have volunteered with Camps International since 2008, in Morelia at Los Domos and also doing translation work while I earned my degree in language and raise my family.
Sam Martinez
Camp Duffel Liaison | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
I have attended and loved camps for over 30 years. My love for camps has pushed me to meet a lot of amazing people. I have visited camps in Mexico and other countries like Canada, USA, Haiti, Panama, and Costa Rica. I think that there is a need in people’s lives to be part of a camp society and see how this type of community and godly environment shapes and changes their life.
Marshall & Cherith Mitchell
Director of Marketing & Programs Coordinator | Marshfield, Missouri, USA
Marshall and Cherith Mitchell are developing a 16 acre event centered flower and produce agri-business with their young home schooled daughter, Alexandria. Marshall lends his marketing talents toward furthering the reach of camps across the world, and Cherith works alongside Camps International’s international staff to support and further their efforts.
Lucrecia Lozano
Camp Duffel Coordinator | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Hello, it is a pleasure to serve alongside the Camp Duffel team. I am an Industrial Designer by profession, but I am dedicated to teaching at the university level and I also work part-time in the Camp Duffel ministry as a representative of Mexico… I love camps, I really enjoy what is done at them and I could say that I cannot see my life without serving in this ministry every season. I have been collaborating with the Camp Duffel team since 2017 and have a lifetime in camps, approximately 15 years as a camper, counselor, and director. I consider myself a social person and a lover of board games (the more challenging they are, the more I like them), but without a doubt what I like most is getting to know people, listening to them, and spending quality time with them.
Laura Catalina Espitia Cáceres
Camp Duffel Ministry Assistant | Bogotá, Colombia
I am passionate about the growth and unity of the church (the community). I have seen the magic to make a “stop” to this busy life to retreat for a moment into a place where I can climb to the top of a mountain, see how small I am and recognize how immense my Creator is. I met Camp Duffel in 2019 while I was studying missions in Mexico. By 2022 I got involved with this wonderful ministry that has left not only memories in the camps but also to continue walking together, following in the footsteps of the Master, Jesus.
Ezri Valencia
Camp Duffel Liaison – Campeche | Campeche, Mexico
I have studied mechatronics engineering and worked in the oil industry. In 2019 I had the first opportunity to travel with the Camp Duffel team and from there I believe the Lord marked the ministry that He wanted for me. So, in addition to Camp Duffel, at my church I have developed a team and we started the first camping and outdoor activities ministry “Camp Skopos.”
David Rodriguez
Camp Duffel Counselor | Bogotá, Colombia
If I could choose one thing that I really love, I would choose to be able to walk in the mountains, spend days if possible, within His creation. But above all, accompanying and walking with friends, pointing together towards one person, Jesus.
Hernis Jesús Vergara Acosta
Camp Duffel Country Director | Bogotá, Colombia
I first came to know Camp Duffel in 2019 while I was finishing my law degree. Since then, I have felt a strong calling to invest my time and effort in training leaders and young people who want to follow Jesus. My experience with Camp Duffel has transformed my life and that of my wife, Ingrid. Since then, it has been our desire to travel every summer with Duffelers to local churches, fulfilling Jesus’ supreme calling to make disciples. Camp Duffel!
Habi
Camp Dog | Los Domos, Mexico
Habiba, or Habi (same pronunciation as Hobby) is a real people dog. She bounces when the dinner plate is served. In case you would like the fully correct form of her name, here it is in Arabic: حبيبة . Her name means “my love.” She was gifted to us by a neighbor who rescues needy animals.