IRONWOOD is a home missions ministry using the unique aspects of the camping ministry to reach young people for the Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen families, and serve local churches. It
is a place of decision in the areas of salvation, full surrender, and consistent Christian walk.

• The majority of unsaved young people who attend Ironwood will accept the Lord
  as their Savior before they leave.

• Sixty percent or more of those in full-time service for the Lord today made their
  decision to surrender to the Lord while at a youth camp or retreat meeting.

• Two-thirds or more of young people who come to Ironwood each week make some
  type of decision that becomes a stepping stone to spiritual growth in their lives.

God has provided a beautiful location in a genuine wilderness area.  Moses, Elijah, the children of Israel, and even Christ Himself were all "graduates" of the wilderness school of faith.  We can testify that God is still using the wilderness here to change lives for His service.  

The rugged beauty of the high desert--the sand, the wooded river bottom, and the rough Cady Mountains--provide an ideal setting for the kind of adventure for which the West is famous.  We have found that folks who are thrilled with being in God's creation--whether it be the mountains, the sea, or quiet farmland--will also see the mighty hand of God's creative work in the desert.  He has created here a land that is quiet yet alive, endless yet miniature, rugged yet soft, apparently unchangeable yet never the same, overpowering yet still.  Every bush, every insect, every rock, every animal, and every plant bears the unmistakable imprint of God's creative and sustaining power.