The makers of the disputed "Jesus Camp" are back – this time with a special documentary on teen missions that will air this weekend on CBS.
"The Lord’s Boot Camp" is a collaboration between CBS News and Loki Films, the production company behind the Oscar-nominated documentary on the charismatic summer camp for children at Devil's Lake, North Dakota.
CBS' newsmagazine '48 Hours' will air the one-hour special this Saturday at 8 p.m. EST/PST.
Filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, co-founders of Loki films, helped produce "The Lord's Boot Camp", which looks at 700 teens training to become Christian missionaries in the United States or Africa at the Teen Missions Intl headquarters in Merritt Island, Florida.
The presentation tells the story of the physical and mental challenges teens face during the intensive two-week training camp through the eyes of three teenagers.
Tabitha Taylor, 13, of Bellwood, Pennsylvania, is a camp standout. Nicole Scrivener, 15, of Tallahassee, Florida struggles with drug and alcohol abuse and a rebellious attitude. Valerie Smith, 15, of Las Vegas, Nevada, has a hard time being away from her boyfriend.
"We're the ambulance of people's souls," said Tabitha in a preview video on CBS News. "And we can't sit around waiting for people to get a heart attack. We need to get in there and save them before it happens."
Following the camp, one camera crew also documented Nicole's missionary trip to Zambia where her team helped construct a staff house for missionaries, met with AIDS orphans and distributed shoes to orphans.
