Kenny and Delene Abbott
are the founders of HIS Children's Camp. In 1998, Kenny and Delene left a combined 25 years of management experience with a large retailer to follow a calling to serve at Covenant Cedars Bible Camp in Nebraska, a camp similar to HIS Children's Camp. During those years they soon discovered there was something special about the weeks that the camp was dedicated to serving children of abuse. Those kids touched a special chord in their hearts,
Kenny's, especially. He knew how special that week
of "escape" was to those kids. He recognized the looks of distrust and anxiety often masked as hardness and indifference on the newly arrived campers' faces. The first day brought seasoned survivors, veterans of a war waged on the helpless in our society, the children.

Kenny and Delene relished the moments when they caught expressions of joy and freedom lighting up the laughing, smiling faces as kids raced from one activity to another. These children were just like any other kids spending a week at camp. They were regular kids and they were safe. Kenny and Delene knew this was what God had called them to do.