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    HOPE

    CANADA's

    GODS MISSION. OUR ADVENTURE.

    Summer/Fall2015

    Manitoba Edition

    Issue 10

    A PUBLICATION OF

    Celebrate!In the same way, there is joy

    in the presence of Gods angels

    when even one sinner repents.

    L U K E 1 5 : 1 0 N L T

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    on the One Hope Canada Fundraising Tour.

    More information will be available

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    Inside

    GODS MISSION.OUR ADVENTURE.Canadas Hopeis the biannual

    publication of One Hope Canada.

    Letters, articles and photos

    are welcome. Names of many

    of the people mentioned in

    articles have been changed.

    EDITOR

    Melanie Mushaluk

    CIRCULATION &

    ADDRESS CORRECTION

    Melanie Mushaluk

    SPONSORSHIPS

    Bill McCaskell

    DESIGN

    Kelli Stewart

    COPY EDITOR

    David Nadeau

    Gloria Pederson

    Jacquie Bolen

    Menno Hamm

    PRINTINGDerksen Printers

    Steinbach, MB

    Publications Agreement

    Number 40019747

    Undelivered copies, change

    of address and new requests

    should be addressed to:

    ONE HOPE CANADA

    Ministry Resource Centre

    Unit 6 - 875 Gateway Road

    Winnipeg, MB R2K 3L1

    Telephone: 888-960-2580

    Email: [email protected]

    Please note: To save printing

    and postage costs, one

    magazine is mailed per

    household. If you would like

    additional copies, please contact

    [email protected]

    Summer/Fall 2015Manitoba Edition

    Issue Ten

    Cover imagetaken at

    Dauphin Bible Camp

    Additional Photo Credit

    Red River Cart photo on

    page 22 by Trevor Pritchard

    HOPECANADA's

    Do we have a reason to celebrate?

    IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, GOD SPOKE CLEARLYTO THE ISRAELITES BY INSTRUCTING THEM TO

    CELEBRATE. WHY? So they would not simply carry

    on with daily life, but would purposely pause, ref lect

    on Gods hand in their lives, rejoice, and be merry!

    Jesus also used the act of celebrating in His parable

    of the prodigal son.

    Do we have reason to celebrate? Is it right for us to

    celebrate? Would God approve of our celebration?

    Yes, yes, andyes!

    As a mission, we pause to celebrate the completion of this summers campseason. We have prayed, we have given, we have organized and planned, we

    have wondered, doubted, worried, and then prayed again and again. Looking

    back on the 2015 summer camp season, we rejoice how God used One Hope

    Canadas camps and ministries to present the Gospel to thousands of children.

    Hundreds committed their lives to Jesus.

    Do we have a reason to celebrate? I say, Yes!

    ABOUT THE CHAIRMAN

    Ferdi has been serving on the National Board since 1995 and became the Chair in 2000.

    As a young adult, he volunteered at a children's camp, and that is where he heard the

    message of salvation for the rst time. He believes that ministry to children is possibly

    the most important Christian ministry: c hildren need to hear about God.

    MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

    BY FERDI VAN DONGEN

    3 Chairmans Message

    5 Finding Mother

    9

    Celebrating Growth

    16 Message of Gratitude

    17

    Summer Ministry

    by the Numbers

    20 Partnering for the Kingdom

    23 Radio Ministry

    26 Remembering a Ministry

    30

    Cooking with Kathy

    31

    Supporters

    CANADA

    4 Field Director Editorial

    6 Dauphin Bible Camp

    8

    Celebrating Hope

    10 Gimli Bible Camp

    13 Roseau River Bible Camp

    14 Turtle Mountain Bible Camp

    18 Camp Photos

    22 Working Together

    24 Valley View Bible Camp

    28

    Adventure Day Camp

    MANITOBA

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    FIELD DIRECTOR EDITORIALBY WAYNE EISBRENNER, MANITOBA FIELD DIRECTOR

    Give praise

    to the LordMAKE KNOWN WHAT HE HAS DONE

    The theme of this edition is celebration and

    according to the dictionary, this means to

    observe or commemorate with ceremonies or

    festivals; to make known publicly, proclaim,

    to praise widely or to present widespread and

    favorable public notice.

    As I considered this editorial, my mind kept

    going to the Don Moen chorus I learned many

    years ago: I will celebrate, sing unto the Lord,

    I will sing to Him a new song!, because we

    do have so much to celebrate. We witnessed

    3,700 children and youth come to camp, many

    of these for the very first time. About a third

    of those have no regular exposure to any

    type of an evangelical Christian church. So,

    we continue to stay true to our mission of

    proclaiming the Gospel to those with the least

    opportunity to hear of Christ.

    As you read and interact with the stories

    that follow, keep in mind the words of the

    prophet Isaiah, who wrote in 12:4: In that

    day you will say: Give praise to the

    Lord, proclaim His name; make known

    among the nations what He has done, and

    proclaim that His name is exalted.

    We celebrate what God has and is doing to His

    honour and His glory.

    CELEBRATE WHAT GOD HAS AND IS DOING

    We do have so much to celebrate!"

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    Some days, I tried to make supper

    and in the middle of stirring the

    creamed corn, would get distracted.

    Dad sometimes got burned corn and

    potatoes, but he never complained.

    He just appreciated my trying.

    While losing Mom was hard, and

    though I didnt have siblings, I wasblessed with an absolutely wonderful

    father. He was so kind and I knew he

    would always keep me safe. I knew

    he needed a wife and I needed a

    mother, so I simply asked God to

    send us someone.

    A year after Mom died, I was

    invited by friends to Gimli Bible

    Camp. It was my frst time at camp;

    I was so excited to travel by bus with

    friends! As we tumbled out of the

    bus, we were greeted by a lady with

    a sweet smile. She reminded me of

    my mother and I was immediately

    attracted to her. I discovered this

    pretty woman wasnt married, and

    my ten-year-old heart was thrilled!

    I followed her around all week, and

    didnt leave camp before taking herpicture and getting her address.

    At home, I waited for the r ight

    moment. One night after supper I

    showed Dad the picture and told

    him, Dad, this is the lady I want for

    my new mom. Here is her address.

    Now you write to her. Being the

    shy man he was (it took years to get

    up the courage to ask Mom to marry

    him), he responded with a decided,

    No Faye, I cant do that. >page 12

    W

    hen I was nine, my mother, Gretta, died and every-

    thing was different without her. Our house seemed so

    empty at times. I was the only kid I knew who wore a keyaround her neckeveryone else had a mom to welcome

    them home after school. I let myself into the empty house and waited

    for more than an hour before Dad came home from work.

    by Faye Rempel

    MY

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    God useslittle moments

    to do big things

    I realized God was asking me to takemy family and spend the summer as campnurse. To tell you the truth, I was afraid!in that moment: I am going to do

    something amazing! Not realizing

    how amazing it would be, God

    brought my daughter into His

    family as a result of the time we

    spent at camp.

    The staff were wonderful

    at camp; one staff member in

    particular took the time to let

    Ellianna tell him stories and he

    wrote down what she told him.

    God used this little exercise, which

    she has come to love, to enable my

    daughter to express the love thathad been growing in her heart for

    Him. After creating a story about

    dinosaurs with this head cabin

    leader, she then used storytelling

    to tell me about Princess Ellianna,

    who let go of her anger because

    Jesus died on the cross for her and

    rose again! Precious words that I

    was not expecting to come out of

    her mouth in the moments I spent

    with her after lunch one Friday.

    She was so excited to tell God she

    loved Him. In fact she repeated this

    confession numerous times as she

    expressed in her own words how

    thankful she was for Jesus and

    what He did for her.

    This event made my whole

    summer worthwhile, because the

    soul of my child is of utmost value

    BY COLLEEN JOHNSON

    CAMP NURSE

    A moment. Thats how it all

    began. A moment of saying yes to

    serve at Dauphin Bible Camp for the

    summer; a moment of saying yes

    to spending ten minutes with my

    daughter, Ellianna. To tell you the

    truth, I was afraid! I realized God

    was asking me to take my family

    and spend the entire summer as

    camp nurse. However, a true feeling

    of peace came over me when these

    words were spoken into my soul

    A moment

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    A true feeling of peace came over

    me when these words were spoken

    into my soul in that moment: I amgoing to do something amazing!

    to me and our Heavenly Father.

    God used these moments and a kind

    young man this summer to bring

    my four-year-old daughter into

    relationship with Him. I believe

    these moments were possible and

    happened in the time they did

    because of the opportunity mydaughter had to be a camp kid this

    summer. I thank God daily for the

    way He used the staff at Dauphin

    Bible Camp to bring about this

    commitment from my daughter!

    DAUPHIN BIBLE CAMP

    www.dauphinbiblecamp.com204-638-5568

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    Why did God leave us one account

    after another of wounded lives being

    restored? Did He orchestrate this

    so we could be grateful for the past

    or so that we could look back with

    amazement at what Jesus did?

    My belief is that isnt the reason at

    all. The purpose of these stories isnt

    to tell us what Jesus did but to tell

    Have you ever asked yourself

    why that is the case? Why are

    the Gospels full of such seemingly

    hopeless people? While the

    situations may vary, their conditions

    dont they are trapped, rejected,

    estranged, with no place to turn.

    Often the only words on their lips is

    a desperate prayer.

    One cannot read the Gospel accounts without quicklyrealizing that we find in the pages one story after another of Godmeeting people where they hurt. And it is into that hurt that

    Jesus, God with us, enters into those loves with simple actions.

    Sometimes a word of grace and mercy, sometimes a touch of

    kindness, fulfilling the prophecy, The Spirit of the Lord is on me,

    because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He

    has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of

    sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of

    the Lords favor.

    Celebrating

    Hope

    by Wayne Eisbrenner, Manitoba Field Director

    Many childrenhave boughtinto the lie thatthere is no hope.

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    Our Mission has been able to speak the truth and demonstratethe unconditional love of Jesus. We celebrate the amazingchanges that are evident as young lives come to know Jesus.us what Jesus does, so that we can

    together with the Lord, celebrate the

    hope that we have in Christ.

    These stories are historic moments

    when a real God met real pain, so

    that we can answer the question that

    so many are asking today, where

    is God when I hurt? And today

    as perhaps never before, there is a

    sense of hopelessness in our children

    and youth. This past summer our

    ministry points encountered many

    children and youth who have

    bought into the lie of the evil one

    that there is no hope. We have

    children whose thoughts are being

    led to self-mutilation, self-harm even

    to the point of suicide.

    For the past eighty-eight years,

    our Mission has been able to

    speak the truth and demonstrate

    the unconditional love of Jesus

    particularly to children and youth

    and we continue to do so in these

    days. And while we are at times

    overwhelmed with the issues that

    we see in these young lives, we are

    also privileged to celebrate with

    the Lord and the angels in the

    amazing changes that are evident

    as young lives come to know

    Jesus in a personal way. It has

    been my privilege to witness first

    hand changed lives and can bear

    testimony to the fact that we have a

    God who is our hope and who cares

    about us inf initely more than we can

    fathom.

    Great is the Lord and most worthy

    of praise; His greatness no one can

    fathom. One generation commends

    your works to another; they tell of

    your mighty acts. They speak

    of the glorious splendor of your

    majesty and I will meditate on

    your wonderful works. They tell of

    the power of your awesome works

    and I will proclaim your great

    deeds. They celebrate your abundant

    goodness and joyfully sing of your

    righteousness. Psalm 145:3-7

    LARGER QUANTITY MEANS IMPROVED QUALITY

    Celebrating

    Growth!WE ARE GROWING! We are so thankful that we now have the

    opportunity to share what God is doing through the ministry of One Hope

    Canada (formerly CSSM Ministries) with over 20,000 homes through each

    edition of Canada's Hope.

    This larger print quantity also means that we are able to improve the quality

    of paper we use for the magazine you are now holding - making it easier for

    you to read and enjoy for the same costs as our previous newsprint.

    Thanks for your ongoing support and enjoycelebrating with us what God is doing!

    CANADA'S HOPE PUBLICATION

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    but every year he would have a

    major meltdown. The first year

    I heard some yelling, noticed he

    was emotionally out of control and

    escalating, and that his cabin leader

    did not know what to do.

    I held him tight until he could

    calm down--he tried to scratch and

    bite me as he poured out his hatred.

    The next year, during our

    overnight tenting at Camp Morton,

    I noticed him chasing a boy with a

    club, with murder in his eyes. I held

    him again for about ten minuteswhile he fought viciously. As he got

    a bit under control he complained,

    The mosquitoes are eating me! I

    wrapped my huge shirt around his

    tiny body and we struggled some

    more until he fell asleep, and I laid

    him in his sleeping bag. It was only

    about 8:30 but he was safe and out

    for the night.

    real name) was coming back to

    camp this year I was excited. Histhree sisters and brother attended

    camp for years but each stopped

    when they were about 14 due to

    pregnancy or legal issues. Their

    home life is not the best, and they

    were always a challenge to have

    at camp. Mikey, the youngest,

    attended when he was 8, 9 and 10

    years old. Mostly camp was good,

    Art Thiessen was visiting, and

    challenged us to cheer everytime we hear about such a

    miracle. The angels in heaven do!

    While the chastened staff were

    enthusiastically cheering I started

    bawling. While I know all four

    boys, one of them is special to me.

    When I finally stopped crying I

    was able to share why:

    When I found Mikey (not his

    Four boys became Christians last night,one of our cabin

    leaders shared at morning staff meeting. Good news, but not

    unusual, as about a dozen campers make that decision every week.

    Celebrating

    Salvation

    I would

    have immediately

    and gladly given

    my life that his

    could be better.

    Above & Right: 2015 Campers who heard

    the saving message of the Gospel.BY DON ROE

    CAMP DIRECTOR

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    He made a square with his hands.

    Strange. I asked him, What was that?

    and he replied, A window. I am in

    prison and I am trying to see what it is

    like outside. My heart broke. He had

    perfectly explained what his life was like.

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    The third year his cabin leader,

    the best I could give him, dragged

    the angry child to me saying, He

    attacked another boy. I dont know

    what else to do. We let him go

    and Mikey ran to the trampoline,

    with me following. We bounced

    a bit. I lay on the side and quietly

    watched a lot. Every ten minutes

    or so, over the next hour-and-a-

    half I stopped him and we talked.

    Towards the end, when he was

    ready to apologize and rejoin his

    group, he stopped bouncing and

    went over to the trampoline netting

    and made a square with his hands.

    Strange. I asked him, What was

    that? and he replied, A window. I

    am in prison and I am trying to see

    what it is like outside. My heart

    broke. He had perfectly explained

    what his life was like and, at that

    moment I would have immediately

    and gladly given my life that hiscould be better. But it doesnt work

    that way. And the next month,

    the postcard that we sent to him

    to encourage him, came back. He

    had moved and I couldnt discover

    where to. That was three years ago.

    On my computer in my office

    the background pictures are of kids

    that have affected me in some way.

    And when their picture comes up, I

    pray for them. I had been praying

    for Mikey, 30 seconds at a time, for

    three years but now he was 13 and,

    excited as I was that we would

    have the chance to minister to him

    again, I was concerned about what

    kind of behaviour we would have

    to handle from this, much larger,

    angry young man.

    God knows what He is doing.

    Mike sucked up the attention we

    gave him, and four days later wasable to understand and accept

    Christ s offer to free him from his

    prison. I couldnt give my life for

    Mike, but Christ did. That is worth

    cheering about!

    GIMLI BIBLE CAMP

    www.gimlibiblecamp.com

    204-642-5707

    He was able

    to understand and

    accept Christs

    offer to free him

    from his prison.

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    I hounded him for days.

    Sometimes, I would walk

    past his bedroom and see

    him on his knees by his

    bedside. I hoped he was

    praying for the courage to

    write that letter.

    Finally, he agreed to write,

    but he cautioned me, Faye, this

    doesnt mean she will want to

    have anything to do with us. I

    understood that, but couldnt wait to

    see if shed respond. Every day I ran

    home from school and checked the

    mailbox, and every dayno letter.

    Weeks passed, but I didnt give up

    hope. One afternoon I opened the

    mailbox and my heart leapt. There

    it was, a pink envelope. The longest

    hour and a half of my life was spent

    waiting for Dad to get home!

    The pretty woman from Gimli

    Bible Camp, Irene Adams, agreed

    to meet Dad. She also agreed to be

    his wife, an answer to my prayers.

    I didget my new mother and Igot

    to choose her! I distinctly remember

    one incident where my new mom

    and I were disagreeing about

    something and when I complained

    to Dad, he put down the newspaper,

    looked me right in the eye and said,

    Faye, you picked her, you work it

    out! What could I say?

    My prayers were answered in

    such a beautiful way, yet recently I

    realized there was more to this story

    than even Ihad thought.

    Several years ago I was looking

    through some of my second moms

    keepsakes and came across a real

    treasure, a certicate given to her

    many years before. It simply read,

    This is to certify that Irene Adams

    has attended Summer Bible School

    conducted at Thunder Creek School.

    It was dated July 26, 1934, when she

    was eleven.

    On the certicate I recognized

    another name, the signature of the

    Bible School teacher, Miss Gretta

    McIntyre. My second mom had told

    me that the rst time she heard the

    Gospel was from Gretta, a twenty-

    nine-year-old CSSM missionary,

    who spent her summers travelingto different communities playing

    her harpsichord, singing songs,

    and telling children about Jesus. I

    recognized Grettas name, because

    twelve years after the certicate had

    been issued, Gretta McIntyre married

    my dad and, two years later, at age

    forty-three, gave birth to me.

    God, in His faithfulness, had

    woven together the answer to my

    prayeryearsbefore I was born! When

    Dad wrote that rst letter to Irene,

    he didnt know his rst wife, Gretta,

    had introduced Irene to Jesus and,

    although Irene had never met Dad

    personally, she knew that Gretta

    would have married a good man, so

    she felt led to respond to his letter.

    And, as Paul Harvey always said,

    Now you know the rest of the story.

    MotherFINDING MYContinued from page 5

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    breath in, and then it happens.

    Slowness approaches and through

    the fogginess of sleep deprivation a

    precious moment is born in which

    we undoubtedly see God moving.

    Celebration is ultimately the

    driving force behind what we do.

    Knowing that God can and does

    work in the hearts of the broken and

    battered. The outbursts at campfires

    of broken homes and embittered

    families, the loss of self-worth in

    an ever progressing self-centered

    world, and in the moments when

    screaming is all that seems left to do.

    These are some of those hard

    moments but, celebration is also

    found in the profound moments of

    understanding, the moments when

    child-like faith shines through an

    unsuspecting crowd, and in the

    stillness of a clear star-filled night.

    Celebration really boils down to

    the joy of the Lord, the revealing of

    His plan, and the work of His people.

    Lamentation 3:22-23 says, The

    Lords lovingkindnesses indeed

    never cease, For His compassions

    never fail. They are new every

    morning; Great is Your faithfulness

    (NASB).

    Gods faithfulness in itself issomething worth celebrating. This

    past year we celebrated our 25th

    anniversary and I challenge you to

    reflect on the faithfulness of God in

    your life and celebrate His goodness.

    ROSEAU RIVER BIBLE CAMP

    www.roseauriver.ca

    204-427-2445

    Celebrate

    The joy of the Lord, the revealingof His plan, and the work of His people.The moments throughout the

    summer, when all is lost in the

    constant attempts to get your

    Peewee campers to slow down

    enough to complete the basic daily

    tasks, are solidified at the end-of-

    day experience of having those

    small souls ask how they can know

    Jesus.

    Maybe your summer has looked

    more like a frantic reminder of

    an over-paced world in which

    we are dying to just get one more

    Relentless commitment,

    unyielding duties and an obdurate

    motivation, most definitely

    mean the kingdom of God is a

    party. The words of Tim Neufeld

    echo throughout this summer

    again and again. The very idea of

    celebration can easily be swept

    away by overloaded schedules and

    seemingly outlandish expectations,

    but this is camp after all, and the

    one thing that brings it about face is

    the very real fact of celebration.

    God can

    and does work in

    the hearts of the

    broken & battered.

    The kingdom

    of God is a party.

    BY JARED FAST

    MINISTRY DIRECTOR

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    CREATIONdemonstrated through

    lightening, meteorites, beautiful

    red sunsets on a glassy lake, all

    declaring Gods awesome power,beauty and handiwork.

    PRAYER WARRIORSresulting

    in countless answers to prayers.

    Miracles - After staff prayed with

    Victor who was terrified of storms,

    he willingly joined the others in

    chapel amidst the torrential rain

    and booming thunder (which he no

    longer heard!).

    WALK IN FRIDGE ANDFREEZER UNITS SURVIVED

    another summer!

    ATTENTIVENESS OF CAMPERS

    in chapels, their joy and spiritual

    hunger for Gods Word, campers

    praying for the first t ime,

    campers opening up to staff and

    experiencing Gods healing and

    forgiveness.

    they daily poured God's love into

    campers' lives.

    TRANSFORMED LIVESas non-

    churched campers became engaged,

    asked questions and gleaned

    new understanding of His truths.

    Evidencing staff and campers

    growing deeper in their faith.

    GODS LOVEpatiently

    demonstrated (amidst weather

    diversities) - the unspeakable JOY as

    campers commit their lives to Christ.

    VOLUNTEERSwho lifted the

    load with clean-up and camp

    preparations.

    DONATIONSof meat, potatoes,

    produce, fruit, cleaning supplies,

    materials for games, and financial

    gifts towards building, staff

    support and general funds.

    STAFF FAMILYas God met

    every staff need with God-focused

    dedicated teams who lived out the

    theme, POWERED BY PRAYER, as

    Summer 2015 was another exceptional summerto

    celebrate Gods hand that was evidenced in so many ways:

    CelebratingGod's Hand

    Gods handwas evidenced

    in so many ways

    BY HOWARD AND KATHY WEIR

    CAMP DIRECTORS

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    Many, O Lord my God are the wonders you have done...

    were I to speak of them, they would be too many to declare.PSALM 40:5

    A GRANDMA who served in

    laundry, and enjoyed many of the

    camp activities with enthusiasm

    (wall, zip line, tubing behind the

    boat, etc.), was priceless!

    NEW BOARD MEMBERS

    FUNDRAISERS of Canola for

    Camp, donation of hockey jersey

    signed by Jonathan Toews, and

    upcoming events planned for this

    winter.

    NEW FACILITYAmidst the

    devastating disappointment of

    being unable to begin construction

    this fall as anticipated (awaiting

    stamped engineered drawings),

    we have His peace. We were

    reminded the Master builder has a

    plan that will astound and exceed

    all human time expectancies and

    realize these setbacks are not a

    surprise to God.

    We celebrate knowing HE IS IN

    CONTROL...HE IS FAITHFUL

    and continues to do exceeding,

    abundantly above anything we

    could ask or imagine!

    TURTLE MOUNTAIN BIBLE CAMP

    www.tmbc.ca

    204-534-6844

    You can generously help cover the travel costs of our

    mission team by simply donating your Air Miles to One

    Hope Canada. Email or call us and well tell you more

    about this great opportunity to partner with us in sharing

    the Gospel to thousands of children and youth from

    across Canada each year.

    If you would like to start collecting Air Miles for us, just

    let us know and we will send you a One Hope CanadaAir Miles card.

    Thank you so much for making a dierence in this way!

    Toll Free 1-888-960 -2580

    [email protected]

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    7000+MangaBooksfrom the

    Bible League

    of Canada!

    This summer One Hope Canada

    received over 7,000 Manga books

    from the Bible League of Canada to

    distribute to thousands of campers

    at 23 camp locations, stretching

    from Pender Island, BC, to Hampton,

    NB. What a gift!

    Over half the children and youth

    who attend our camps come fromhomes with no Christian inf luence.

    These Manga books are an effective

    way of telling them who Gods Son

    is, and what Jesus did for them.

    We are deeply grateful for the

    ministry of the Bible League of

    Canada, as we could not have

    covered the cost.

    Response from the frontlines

    has been encouraging:

    The Manga books are awesome!We used them during cabin

    devotions. It was exciting to see the

    campers, and especially the boys

    who have a hard time sitting still,

    make the connection between the

    story we read in their Manga book

    and the same story in the Bible.

    Thanks so much, Bible League of

    Canada! (Mark Wilson, Program

    Director, Maple Springs Bible Camp,

    Peachland, BC)

    1.800.363.9673

    Box 368, Grimsby, ON

    L3M 4H8, Canada

    www.bibleleague.ca

    @BibleLeagueCan

    Bible League Canada

    Transforming livesfrom the inside out.

    Last year, more than 688,000 peoplechose to follow Jesus Christ andover 9,808churches were planted.

    Bible League Canada partners with local Christians around

    the world and Canada to provide Scriptures and training

    through:

    Childrens Ministry

    Church Planter Training

    Adult Bible-based Literacy

    Support of the Persecuted Church

    Will you join us?Visit www.bibleleague.cato learn how.

    Were passionate about sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ.

    MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE

    BY JUANITA NEUFELD

    HR/RESOURCE TEAM LEADER

    The Manga books are awesome!

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    This past summer,

    in Canada

    children and youth

    heard the

    20,5303,753staff and volunteers thanks to

    GOSPEL.

    We present the Gospel especially to thosewho have the least opportunity to hear the Gospel,particularly to children and youth and we disciple

    believers for living and serving in the Church.

    children and youthheard the

    3,700856staff and volunteers thanks to

    GOSPEL.

    Here in Manitoba

    cooks

    cabin leaderslifeguards

    maintenance

    nurses and more . . .

    Canadas Hope 17

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    Adventure DAY CAMP

    Adventure DAY CAMP

    Gimli BIBLE CAMP

    Dauphin BIBLE CAMP

    Roseau River BIBLE CAMP

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    SUMMER

    2015Celebrating

    Canadas Hope 19

    Valley View BIBLE CAMP

    Turtle Mountain BIBLE CAMP

    Turtle Mountain BIBLE CAMP

    Gimli BIBLE CAMP

    Valley View BIBLE CAMP

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    The National Board wanted

    to determine rural church

    ministry needs and discern

    what and how to effectivelyand sustainably meet them.

    W

    E INVITE YOU TO EAVESDROP

    IN A CONVERSATION BETWEEN

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BILL

    McCASKELL AND ALBERTA FIELD

    DIRECTOR CLIFF PEDERSEN ASTHEY DISCUSS THE NEW VISION

    FOR CHURCH AND COMMUNITY MINISTRY

    WITHIN ONE HOPE CANADA.

    You are a new face to many of our readers

    outside of Alberta. Tell us a bit about your

    connection with One Hope Canada.

    From age 10 to the present, One Hope Canada has

    signicantly impacted my life. The rst prayer I saw

    answered was prayed by my school bus driver, a

    One Hope Canada (formerly CSSM) pastor. The rstchurch I attended as a new believer in my teens

    was a One Hope Canada church. After Bible college,

    the rst church I pastored was with the Mission.

    My wife, Gloria, grew up in a One Hope Canada

    church, attended Camp Silversides many summers,

    and taught VBS with the Mission two summers.

    Fourteen years ago, the Lord called us to rejoin

    the Mission as Alberta Field Director.

    Tell us about the Missions history of sending

    community missionaries and how that led to many

    churches being planted across the country.

    Over 140 churches grew out of the faithful ministry

    of community missionaries who had a passion to take

    the Gospel into Canadas remotest corners. Some rode

    horses, others bicycled, and some had vehicles. T hey

    taught the Bible in schools and promised children a

    free week at camp for memorizing 500 Bible verses.

    Many met the challenge, camps were started, and

    out of these ministries grew Sunday schools, which

    frequently developed into churches.

    What has happened to those churches?

    Many churches joined denominations, went

    independent, or closed their doors when community

    demographics changed.

    There have been some encouraging developments

    in One Hope Canada regarding our church and

    community ministries. Bring us up to speed.

    God used Canada Revenue Agency to trigger an initial

    review. The National Board wanted to determine rural

    church ministry needs and discern what and how to

    Souls Saved,

    Lives Changed,

    Christ

    Glorified

    Left: Bill McCaskell

    Right: Cliff Pedersen

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    AGC would appreciate our assistance in helping small

    town pastors raise support, so they wouldnt need a

    second job. The more we researched, the more evident

    it became that we could help each other be more

    effective at building Gods kingdom.

    What does the partnership mean for One HopeCanadas existing church ministries?

    Over the next year or two, One Hope Canada churches

    can determine which umbrella they best ft under.

    Our more established churches will slide under the

    AGC banner if they can fully support their pastor.

    When a pastor needs or chooses to be bi-vocational,

    he can be accredited with AGC. This will see our

    churches and missionaries evaluating what works

    best in their community. We, of course, will continue

    to fellowship together at annual conferences and will

    add AGC pastors to our conference registrations whenthey need to come under our banner to raise support.

    What is your hope and prayer for the future?

    Once we work through the next year or two of

    transition, I sincerely long to see the Gospel going

    into rural/small town settings all across Canada

    through community missionaries. I sincerely long to

    see churches birthed. We have the tools through the

    AGC and the means through One Hope Canada. Christ

    stated He would build His Church a nd it shouldnt

    matter how He chooses to do it, as long as souls are

    saved, lives are changed, and Christ is glorifed.

    it became evident that

    we could help each other

    be more effective at

    building Gods kingdom.

    effectively and sustainably meet them.

    We even asked: are we doing something another

    group is doing? Is church ministry needed?

    Then we discovered that CRA does not allow us to have

    bi-vocational missionaries, because we are what theycall a religious order. That creates a signifcant problem

    for many pastors who need to supplement their income

    or work in their communities to develop relationships

    for sharing the Gospel.

    At the heart of the new vision is a partnership

    with the Associated Gospel Churches. Explain the

    partnership and why it is so important.

    Over the past year, much research was done to

    determine if there was another non-denominational,

    Gospel-centered ministry seeking to plant and sustain

    churches in small towns or rural settings.

    AGC is thoroughly evangelical, has more than 150

    churches, congregations, and ministries across

    Canada, is non-denominational, and has no missions

    programs or camps. Because CRA does not see them

    as a religious order, their pastors are f ree to be bi-

    vocational. AGC works in out-of-the-way communities

    and has developed resources to assist churches and

    small town pastors to be ef fective. We learned that

    Then we discovered that

    CRA does not allow us to have

    bi-vocational missionaries.

    That creates a significantproblem for many pastors,

    who need to supplement

    their income.

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    by Wayne Eisbrenner, Manitoba Field Director

    of the thirty-eight board members

    who serve our ve Manitoba camps.

    Allow me to introduce you to two

    of these individuals.

    Dennis Zilinskiis on the board

    of our Roseau River Bible Camp

    (RRBC) and has been involved at

    camp for many, many years. Dennis

    has served as a board member for 22

    out of the 25 years the camp has been

    operational. Joshua Scorgie pastors

    the Baptist Church in Erickson and

    recently joined us on the board of

    Dauphin Bible Camp (DBC).

    This past summer our camp

    ministries, which employ seventeen

    full-time year-round front-line

    missionaries, were assisted by over

    856 volunteers and summer staff.

    In a time when we are told that

    volunteerism is dying, we celebrate

    the individuals who take time out

    of full and busy schedules and give

    many hours of dedicated service so

    that children and youth can hear

    and learn and experience the love

    of Jesus rsthand.

    Key to our ministry is the work

    One of the pictures that our Executive Director couplecontinue to put before us is that of the Red River Cart. The point

    is to emphasize that locomotion for the cart is dependent on

    both wheels. In a similar fashion, the mission of One Hope

    Canada can only be fullled when both the corporate wheel

    (Ministry Resource Centre and Front-line missionaries) and

    grassroots wheel (Board members, volunteers) work together.

    Working Together

    What motivated you to become

    a board member of a One Hope

    Canada camp?

    DENNIS: Initially I was asked to

    be involved on the board by the

    Gift Discernment Committee and

    I wanted to serve somewhere at

    RRBC. My initial involvement

    was as a counselor and I loved

    it, so because of my loyalty and

    commitment to camp, Im still

    involved.

    JOSHUA: I was impacted as a

    young Christian going to Galilean

    Bible Camp in Ontario, which is

    a One Hope Canada ministry. It

    gave me an opportunity to serve

    as a young Christian leader, and

    the opportunity now to serve on

    the board of Dauphin Bible Camp

    is allowing me to be a part of

    impacting others for Christ.

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    USING RADIO TO SPREAD THE WORD OF WHAT GOD IS DOING IN CANADA

    One Hope Canada

    Uses RadioEVERY SUMMER, ONE HOPE CANADAS 46 MINISTRY POINTS

    WELCOME MORE THAN 3,600 VOLUNTEERS. With camp ministry

    being so people intensive, appealing for volunteers is vital.

    That is where One Hope Canadas radio ministry comes in.

    around the world on the Internet.

    Long-time host Harold Giesbrecht

    explains how it works.

    In 1999, I joined CSSM after

    working for Golden West Radio. My

    program director said theyd like to

    use me now and then as a production

    voice for commercials. Because CSSM

    was a religious order, my receiving

    Since 2001, One Hope Canada has

    partnered with Heart of the South,

    enabling us to secure paid advertising

    for all camp ministries. Its a great

    way to spread the Word.

    Heart of the South is a two-hour

    weekly Southern Gospel radio

    program airing on 36 stations from

    British Columbia to Ontarioand

    outside income was not an option

    with CRA, so we arranged for Golden

    West to give CSSM commercials in

    exchange for my recording time.

    From small beginnings fteen years

    ago, the concept grew beyond Golden

    West to Heart of the South, airing on

    three dozen stations in ve provinces.In exchange, One Hope Canada

    receives 4,000 commercials and

    thousands of Minute of Hopeaudio

    stories annually, a retail value in the

    hundreds of thousands of dollars.

    If interested in having Heart

    of the South on your local radio

    station (it could help a One Hope

    Canada camp), please contact

    Harold Giesbrecht at haroldg@

    onehopecanada.ca.

    RADIO MINISTRY

    Canadas Hope 23

    What makes the mission of the

    camp you serve and One HopeCanada meaningful to you?

    DENNIS: Camp ministry is so

    worthwhile. I grew up Catholic and

    knew nothing about camp. Over the

    years Ive seen the reality that camp

    matters, the Gospel is preached and

    young lives are being changed. Its

    also very a ffordable.

    JOSHUA: I am excited about the

    leadership of the camp and seeing

    the difference the ministry ofDBC is making in the lives at my

    church children, youth and adult

    volunteers. I see that God is at work,

    lives are being impacted and thats

    being evidenced in my ministry

    here in Erickson.

    What appeals to you about your

    board service as a volunteer

    activity?

    DENNIS: The camaraderie of

    working with other Christians. This

    is something that I can do and be a

    part of something that really matters.

    I also have the satisfaction of being a

    resource to younger people.

    JOSHUA:In vocational ministry

    (as a pastor), its easy at times to

    get focused on my little part of the

    world and my ministry. Being

    involved on the board of DBC allows

    me to gain rsthand a broader

    Christian perspectivelike going

    from a microscopic view of ministry

    to a more binocular view.

    What has been one thing that

    has caused you to celebrate your

    involvement as a board member of

    your One Hope Canada camp?

    DENNIS: Seeing kids come to k now

    Jesus. Because of my involvement

    over the many years, Ive come

    to see this as my camp its a part

    of who I am and I see the joy that

    camp has brought to so many.

    JOSHUA:Dauphin Bible Camp's

    vision of Gospel ministry includes,

    but is not limited to, beginningpeople in the faith. DBC seeks

    to establish and grow people for

    a lifetime of being led more by

    Jesus and leading more people to

    Jesus. That's Biblical and holistic

    discipleship worth celebrating and

    supporting!

    God has been so good to us in

    providing us with dedicated board

    members such as Dennis and Joshua

    who give of their time, energy and

    resources to help make One Hope

    Canada ministry points the blessing

    they are.

    We celebrate their passion and

    faithfulness and thank the Lord for

    each one of them.

    God is at work,lives are beingimpacted ...

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    BY HENRY AND LORETTA ENNS

    CAMP DIRECTORS

    We felt we needed to have the

    community join with us to celebrate God'sfaithfulness for the summer that has passed.

    impactful, and what encouraged

    them most. Campers share

    what they learned through ourdevelopment programs.

    As leaders, we get to express our

    gratitude to our staff and countless

    volunteers who help make the

    summer happen, and most of all, we

    publicly give God all the glory for

    the great things He has done during

    the summer and in the year past.

    As directors, we find this

    night of celebration to be a huge

    encouragement. We have come to

    realize the importance of reflecting

    on the summer, sharing where we

    saw God move, and celebrating

    God's faithfulness - whether it be

    the provision of staff members,

    spiritual and physical protection,

    donations, lives transformed, or

    how staff have grown in their faith.

    This celebration f ills us with

    thankfulness and gratitude, which

    At our Harvest Celebration we

    have leaders and staff members

    share how they saw God work

    through their campers and

    different situations, what was most

    We realized that we had not been

    sharing stories of our summer,

    and our supporters were missing

    out on many of the blessings we

    experience throughout the year.

    Three years ago, we switched from hosting an Open

    House in June, to a Harvest Celebration in September.

    We felt we needed to have the community join with us to

    celebrate God's faithfulness for the summer that has just passed.

    Harvest Celebration

    The Harvest Celebrationis a reminder of why

    we do what we do!

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    We have come to realize the

    importance of sharing where we saw God

    move, and celebrating God's faithfulness.

    THERE

    IS A WAY.

    A note on our new name to those of you who have already remembered the Mission in yourwill: Any existing wills which are made out to CSSM Ministries or Canadian Sunday SchoolMission are acceptable and do not need to be changed. For any will written from this pointforward, please designate the gift to One Hope Ministries of Canada. Thank you.

    ONE HOPE CANADA'S PLANNED GIVINGgives youan opportunity to direct your gift to a specific camp, regionor our entire nation, assuring that Canadas children andyouth will continue to hear the Gospel in the years to come.

    For information on how life insurance, company stock orestate gifts can be used to further Gods Kingdom in Canada

    please call 1-888-960-2580

    YOU HAVE SEEN GOD USE CAMP MINISTRY TO IMPACT THE LIVES

    OF YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN AND NOW YOU WANT TO

    bless future generations.

    [email protected]

    in turn refreshes us for the season

    ahead. It is a reminder of why we

    do what we do!

    No celebration is complete

    without food, and so our evening

    always ends with an array of

    desserts in the dining hall!

    Our theme this past summer

    was "Throwback," and the verse

    we chose to go with the theme was

    "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday,

    and today, and forever" (Hebrews

    13:8). ...and that, friends, is a reason

    to celebrate!!

    VALLEY VIEW BIBLE CAMP

    www.valleyviewbiblecamp.com

    204-685-2999

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    INTERVIEW BY HOWARD McLEOD,FORMER GALILEAN BIBLE CAMP DIRECTOR

    AND ONTARIO FIELD DIRECTOR,

    ASSISTED BY AGNES FRIESEN,

    FORMER CSSM MISSIONARY

    AND NATIONAL BOARD MEMBER

    S

    HIRLEY WHITEHEAD AND ROSELLA

    deMONTMORENCY WITH ONE HOPE

    CANADA (THEN CANADIAN SUNDAY

    SCHOOL MISSION) FROM 1953 TO 1992.

    AFTER CONCLUDING A SUCCESSFUL

    MINISTRY FOR THE LORD, THEY RETIRED

    IN WINNIPEG. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE MOST

    MEMORABLE PART OF THEIR WORK, THEY BOTH

    SAID, HELPING GUIDE INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN

    TO ACCEPT JESUS AS SAVIOUR. ROSIE WAS

    HAPPIEST DOING CHALK ART FOR GROUPS

    WHILE SHIRLEY TOLD THE BIBLE LESSON.

    Tell us about your salvation experiences.

    ROSIE: I responded to the Gospel when an

    evangelist came to my rural church near

    Woodstock and the Spirit of God prompted me

    to trust in Jesus as my Saviour. William Jones from

    Hamilton later baptized me; he was used by God to

    help direct my life of service for Him.

    SHIRLEY:When I was a teen, I attended an

    Inter-School Christian Fellowship event in

    Bessie Plunketts Thunder Bay home. While

    helping with the dishes, the conversation changed to

    my spiritual condition, and she helped me trust the

    Lord for salvation.

    Our first ministry was to

    teach religious education in schools.

    that grew to twenty-five schools,

    three Sunday Schools and Bible clubs.

    Where did your paths frst cross?

    SHIRLEY: We attended Toronto Bible College [now

    Tyndale University], where we met and later sensed

    Gods call to full-time work with Canadian Sunday

    School Mission.

    What was your frst assignment with the mission?

    ROSIE: We were sent to Amaranth, a wide spot on the

    road in southern Manitoba, in October 1953. Our frst

    ministry was to teach religious education in schools.

    That grew to twenty-fve schools, three Sunday

    schools, and Bible clubs. It was a joy to work there,

    even though our early mode of transportation was by

    foot or bicycle. During the prairie winters, traveling

    from school to school could be very cold. God later

    supplied us with Willy, our little Willys car.

    We also had the joy of helping to start Ochre RiverBible Camp, which later moved to near Dauphin and

    is now Dauphin Bible Camp, one of the chain of camps

    with One Hope Canada.

    After a few years in Amaranth, Shirleys mom had

    a stroke, and Shirley went home to Sault Ste Marie to

    help. She took a teaching job in an elementary school

    so she could care for her mom. I stayed in Amaranth

    for a couple of years but, by then, it was felt the work

    R E M E M B E R I N G T H E

    FruitfulYears of

    MinistryW I T HChildren

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    Our interest in working with childrens ministry grew stronger

    and stronger, and the Lord seemed to be leading us into childrens

    crusades with the mission reaching into other provinces.

    was developing into a church planting ministry.

    Don and Donna Lee moved to Amaranth and, in

    God's wonderful way, helped start and build a church.

    I moved to the Sault where I served with CSSM as

    an assistant to Mary Neal, teaching Bible in public

    schools and working at Galilean Bible Camp.

    What was your next ministry?

    SHIRLEY:Our interest in working with childrens

    ministry grew stronger and stronger, and the Lord

    seemed to be leading us into childrens crusadeswith the Mission. After consultation with CSSMs

    national office, it was decided we should begin a

    ministry with Childrens Crusades out of Winnipeg,

    but reaching into other provinces. In 1966, we visited

    the Maritimes to observe a similar CSSM work under

    the Whites. That was an eventful trip with our

    little travel trailer, but such a valuable one. When

    we returned to Manitoba, we were asked to go to

    Amaranth for a childrens crusade.

    One encouragement was the provision of a unique,

    self-supporting chalkboard, with its overhead lightingand black light for Rosies backgrounds to support my

    Bible lesson. A man from my church in Sault Ste Marie

    created this teaching unit for us. Besides travelling

    to summer camps, our time was lled with Bible

    presentations to AWANA clubs, Sunday schools, church

    childrens clubs, and retirement homes.

    ROSIE: One of the greatest challenges in ministry

    was the stress of unloading our packed car, lled

    with equipment and visuals, to set up for a meeting.

    An even greater stress came after the meeting as we

    attempted to t everything back into the car.

    When you drove into Galilean Bible Camp for

    July chapel sessions every third year for a couple

    of decades, your station wagon just bulged with

    interesting teaching aids. Your puppets took on real

    life for campers as they saw ventriloquism done so

    eectively. The remarkable hush from the children as

    Shirley presented the Gospel through Bible stories

    was a gift from God. There was often an audible,

    but gentle, expression of awe from campers as

    the black light revealed the hidden climax to the

    Bible presentation Rosie so cleverly created. At the

    camp, we were always thrilled when your letter of

    acceptance to our invitation arrived. We wanted you

    to join us more often, but realized others wanted a

    share of your God-centred ministry. Your valuable

    chapel ministry was a huge encouragement to me as

    a beginner in camp administration. Even yet, as I talk

    with former campers, some still say it was through

    your ministry that they began a personal relationship

    with the Lord.

    What about retirement?

    SHIRLEY:Shortly after we retired in 1992, we had the

    privilege of going to Venezuela for a short visit. Frieda

    Johnson, who served there with TEAM, invited us to

    teach missionary children during their missionary

    conference. It was a joy when some of them grew in

    the Lord.

    Now, after over twenty years, we praise the Lord for

    His protective care. People gave so much of themselves

    so we could serve this way. We are thankful for the

    many children who responded to the call of the Gospel

    during those exciting and full years.

    These two dedicated ladies still reach out to the

    needs of people, praying that the Lord will enable

    others to present the Gospel to the spiritually needy

    across Canada. There will be many in heaven who

    found the way and the truth and the life through

    Rosie and Shirleys ministry.

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    BY MELANIE MUSHALUK

    ADVENTURE DAY CAMP COORDINATOR

    Beaver Lake Bible Camp (MB), Gimli

    Bible Camp (MB) and, just recently,to Camp Livingstone (QC).

    Harold Giesbrecht, our Radio

    Promotional Coordinator, tells

    more about his experience with

    G-Force. "It was sometime last

    autumn that I noticed on our

    office bulletin board that Camp

    Livingstone was in need of a car. I

    contacted G-Force in Winkler about

    the need and, at the time, they had

    nothing. Later, an elderly couple

    donated their wheels . . . a beautiful,

    completely loaded Buick LeSabre!

    G-Force meticulously restored

    it to like-new condition and my

    wife, Natalie (who used to work at

    Camp Livingstone), and I had the

    privilege of delivering it to Camp

    Livingstone in March! Im not sure

    that Id ever driven a car with so

    many options! This gift has allowed

    unwanted vehicles, have them

    inspected and repaired, and then

    release them to people in need.

    One Hope Canada has been in

    need and G-Force has helped. They

    have donated long-term vehicles to

    Several years ago, a gentleman

    from the Winkler Mennonite Breth-

    ren Church approached someone

    from our Mission, telling us about

    one of their amazing ministries,

    G-Force. They accept donations of

    Every summer, Adventure Day Camp travels all over

    Manitoba,bringing evangelistic programs for kids. This past

    summer, nine different church or Christian groups invited

    Adventure Day Camp to come. We partner with the local group,helping them bring a quality recreational program, Bible

    Lessons, and games and crafts to the kids in their community.

    But, how do we get there?

    Celebrating Mobility

    How does a mobile ministry

    function without mobility?

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    Our commitment

    to you and your childTo nd out more about our commitment to safety visit us at:

    insafehands.ca

    The team traveled over 4,200 km in a

    donated minivan they nicknamed Clifford".

    Clifford also recieved free repair work!

    broke down. Pastor Keith, from

    the Emerson Baptist Church, got

    them in touch with Frank and

    Rob Suderman at TAC Auto Sales

    Quality and Price. Rob fixed their

    van for free, a huge blessing that

    allowed them to stay on time with

    their schedule and not cost them a

    dime!! Praise the Lord!!

    ADVENTURE DAY CAMP

    [email protected]

    1-800-960-2580

    staff at Camp Livingstone to have

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    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    Howard and Kathy

    Weir have been

    serving as camp

    directors at Turtle

    Mountain Bible Camp (Manitoba)

    since 2002, but previously served

    at Galilean Bible Camp (Ontario)

    for many years before that.

    begin listening to Satan's subtle

    lies, drowning out Gods still

    small voice of truth. This results

    in our focusing on circumstances

    and becoming frustrated,

    overwhelmed, and defeated.

    How does this relate to cooking?

    Just as it takes the right ingredients

    for a tasty meal, so too do we need

    God and one another to get the

    correct spiritual results. I am a

    do-it-myself person. Instead, God

    calls us to community. For example,

    this summer God used His people to

    bless our camp through donations

    of meat. Working alone, I could

    have made four hundred pounds

    of ground beef into 7,000 meatballs

    in May. Yes, what could have been

    long and tiring days took only two

    hours while visiting and laughing

    with volunteers. As we learned in

    I am grateful that God led us to the

    theme, Powered by Prayer,at Turtle

    Mountain Bible Camp (in Manitoba)

    this summer. Little did I realize the

    importance of endeavouring to

    implement more prayer into my life

    and the lives of staff and campers.

    It is easy to apply when miracles

    happen (we evidenced many) and

    when God works and answers in

    ways beyond anything we can ask

    or imagine.

    We rejoice in His faithful

    provision through donations to the

    camp, volunteers who come with

    servant hearts, and the blessing

    of a God-focused and praying

    staff team. It is easy to forget we

    are in a spiritual battle and need

    Gods armour. Ive discovered, like

    Elijah who experienced incredible

    victory, how quickly one can

    JUST AS IT TAKES THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS FOR A TASTY MEAL, SO TOO DO

    WE NEED GOD AND ONE ANOTHER TO GET THE CORRECT SPIRITUAL RESULTS.

    COOKING WITH KATHYBY KATHY WEIR

    Cooking with FireCONFESSION HONESTY WAITING. IM LEARNING THAT BEING

    DIRECTIONALLY CHALLENGED AND COOKING IMPAIRED ARE NOT

    THE ONLY THINGS I STRUGGLE WITH.

    the culinary class at Skills camp,

    there is much to learn from one

    another as we taste and see that the

    Lord is good and share the results

    with others.

    It is important to follow

    instructions when cooking, so too

    is a successful life recipe all about

    choices! Will we listen to Gods Holy

    Spirit, His Word and truth, or the

    deceitful lies of the enemy? Will we

    accept the prayers, hugs, and support

    of His people, or will we wallow in

    self-pity and struggle, trying to do

    things on our own?

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    Our team rocked @ verses!Camp has changed my lifeCanoeing yesterday was amazing! The challenge of it all was super!!I went to camp hoping to make friends, but I ended up with family.Thank you for God. Thank you for this camp.I feel safe hereI hope you stay awesome!

    Im coming back next year!

    still learning a lot in chapelGod bless the cooks!I liked being stuck on shore waiting for the wind to slow downPlease make us read the Bible more I love the songsBest time ever!!Thank you for making everything awesomeCamp is when I get my spiritual high I love chapelthe mountains are awesome GOD is awefull. (i.e. full of awe)I never wanna leave cause I wanna learn more about Godthe food is always yumI am glad that there is heavenThank you for getting deoderizor for the bathroom.My favorite verse is 1 Peter 1:5-7 Thankyou for being so caringPlease make swimming longer.I love camp because it is in natureI am very thankful for the kindness I LOVE CAMP!! I love GodI am thankful for God. I actually passed my swim test!!!!I dont want to leave I love learning about God

    I love campfire and learning about Jesus!Thx 4 the food!I really appreciate that you are giving us time alone in quiet.everyone ROCKSThank you for teaching us the truth!

    Thank youfor God.Thank youfor this camp.Camp has changed my life.

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