If God brings you to it He will bring you through it.
About MSO
Morning Star Outreach was established in 1978 to help middle school-aged youth from the San Francisco Bay Area learn how to reshape their lives into something more promising.
MSO camps are held in summer and provided to at-risk youth ages 11 to 13 at no charge. The Camp is located near Bear Valley and goes for six days per camp.
Many of these pre-teens are living in environments of abuse, neglect and poverty. Through a variety of free programs, these teens are given help and shown that there is a way out of their circumstances and they do indeed have a future and hope.
Morning Star Outreach History
MSO Founder Mike Schaefer knew about neglect and abuse all too well. Abandoned by his father, Mike was placed in an orphanage by his mother at the age of three. Without the family unit and a male role model, he quickly adopted the bad habits of lying, cheating, stealing and fighting. Toughened and self-reliant, he lost his childhood to survival.
Facing prison time, Mike cried out to God for help, and in making that choice the vision of Morning Star was born. Read the full story here.
40+ years of supporting middle school-aged youth!
Two counselors serving 8 campers per cabin
A counselor to camper ratio of one to four
Campers establish communication and relationships with adults
- Al Johnson, Board President
- Dennis Van Wagner
- Denise (Schaefer) Peters
- Jerry Kramer
- Bob Truax
- Tim Webb
- Sean McMenamin
- Mike Nolan
- Brandon Reeves
- Zack Sherman
- Brandon Reeves
- Brenda Walker
- Rob Walker
- Janet Jett
- Trevor Hamlin