winter is resilient...i'll give it that much.

i took this picture from my office window. it makes me want to cry. are we not supposed to be having RAIN showers? so that we can have may FLOWERS? isn't that how the rhyme goes? ugh!

things...other than the snow - are going great. we're getting busier all the time...thanks to those who came forward and said that they would volunteer this weekend. I really, really appreciate it. we're doing pretty good out here. i can't wait to get into the new building. it should be about a month now until we're in it. That's super exciting. It's getting some of the finishing touches on it and soon - very soon we will be in it.

as far as Ken the Cook goes...yes, he and rachel are pregnant and no they have not had their baby yet. i will keep everyone updated. that should happen within the next two weeks but we expect sooner rather than later.

i was a lazy bum last week and did not update the blog. so i'm two camps behind. So let's get caught up!

IGNITE CAMPS

better known as intermediate camps. yeah - we renamed everything. we thought it would be more fun to be an igniter than an intermediate...did it work? so this camp is for our campers in grades 7-9. 'twill be a fun time for sure!

you get to chose a chosen skill like horsemanship, marksmanship, animation, climbing, mountain biking (without the mountains of course), and many more. you'll get to do that skill for an hour and a bit a day. there's other activity times to try and experience all the other activities (like if you're not a horsey rider person extrodinare but still want to try riding...there's a chance for you to do that) and tons of wide games like jug 'n' jog (of course) and capture the flag...maybe even in the dark.

there's also evening programing AFTER chapel...like Mission Impossible and maybe even a coffee house...who knows - I guess you'll just have to come and find out for yourself! we've got travis padgham and dale friesen coming out to speak.

here are the dates:

Ignite 1: July 23-28th

Ignite 2: August 13-18th

IMPACT

previously known as Teens. we also so totally stoked for this camp. it's our oldest age of the summer and we don't slow down just because it's the last camp. it's so packed that we don't run ANY other camp at the same time (we need that much help!). all campers should look forward to getting into grade 9-12 because THEY GET TO ATTEND IMPACT! All the stuff above except more extreme, later nights, more evening programming, and a way cool speaker (mike perschon!!). every night after chapel there's evening programming. stuff like MI, Coffee House with real live music, Homemade Jam, a super D duper worship night, and a drive through theatre without the emissions!

prepare to be moved, prepare to be challenged, prepare to make an impact. here's the dates:

August 20-25th

BE THERE!

well - that's it for now. pray for good weather and lots of sun! i'll talk to you soon! OH! pray for our coming spring staff...they arrive in just over a week.

c-bear