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Prayer Requests & Praise Items It came down to the wire, but as is his way, God provided the staff we need for our May and June team! We're looking forward to a great spring, having lots of fun as we serve together! If you'd pray for Abby, Becca L., Becca M., Chelsea, Cody, Colter, Emily, Erin, Evan, Jasper, Joel, Julia, Kathrin, Luke, Reilly, Sarah, Stephanie and Taylor as they serve here at Evergreen over the next four months, we'd be most grateful! Please pray for us as we seek to raise the funds we need to operate successfully – and that God will guide our financial decision-making. We have guest groups on site almost every single day in May and June. Please pray with us that we can be salt and light in the lives of every student and guest who steps on our site in the next two months. Upcoming Events Fundraising Concert, Edmonton – 7PM, May 13, 2011 With Vicky Berg & Simon Hoskyn, at Sunrise Church ( map ). Tickets are $10 at the door. Fundraising Concert, Calga...

Prayer Requests ☆ Please pray for our 2011 staff team. We don't have quite enough May-June staff just yet – please pray God will provide us with the right number of mature, energetic young adults who have an unquenchable drive to share the love of Christ with everyone they meet. A staff of sixteen for May and June is ideal. ☆ We had 646 campers in 2008 and 2009, 664 campers in 2010, and we're praying that we'll see about 690 campers in 2011. Upcoming Events Ladies' Retreat – April 15-17, 2011 Fundraising Concert, Edmonton – 7PM, May 13, 2011 With Vicky Berg & Simon Hoskyn, at Sunrise Church. Tickets are $10 at the door. Fundraising Concert, Calgary – 7PM, May 14, 2011 With Alexander McInnes & Vicky Berg, at Dalhousie Church. Tickets are $10 at the door. Father & Sons' Retreat – June 3-5, 2011 Financial Update We entered our 2011/12 fiscal year on March 1. To keep maintain our operations well, we have numerous projects to complete this year – we nee...

Prayer Requests ❄ We're in the midst of hiring our 2011 staff team. Pray that God provides a team of young adults who have surprising amounts of maturity, crazy amounts of energy, and an unquenchable drive to share the love of Christ with everyone they meet. ❄ We had 646 campers in 2008 and 2009, 664 campers in 2010, and we're praying that we'll see about 690 campers in 2011. ❄ Please pray for safety at the February Rise 'n Shine retreat, lots of fun and great bonding times for the participating youth groups. Thank God for a fantastic January Rise 'n Shine, where speaker Mike Perschon (who will be back for Round 2) challenged the kids to seek out how God wants to use their lives. Upcoming Ev ents Rise 'n Shine (Junior High Retreat) Round 2 – February 25-27, 2011 Ladies' Retreat – April 15-17, 2011 Father & Sons' Retreat – June 3-5, 2011 for details, costs & registration on retreats and events: www.camp-evergreen.com Pond Hockey Tournament Our...

January 2011 Update Prayer Requests ❄ Registrations for summer camp are coming in! Pray with us that God will be preparing the hearts and minds of each future campers. Pray that He'd provide the finances families need to send their kids to camp (including through our Campership Aid program) and that we are inspired by the Holy Spirit as we plan for summer 2011. ❄ We had 646 campers in 2008 and 2009, 664 campers in 2010, and we're praying that we'll see about 690 campers in 2011. ❄ We have two junior high retreats coming up, one in January and one in February – please pray for safety at each event, lots of fun and great bonding times for the participating youth groups. ❄ We will be on the road in January and February, recruiting staff at Bible College camps days across Alberta and Saskatchewan, and recruiting guest groups and campers at Teachers' Conventions and conferences like Breakforth. Please pray for safety on the road as we travel and that we're able to make g...

Six months ago, we started sending out monthly updates to our supporting churches. It's probably time to start posting them online, too, isn't it? I'm going to post it as a .jpg file, although I'm not sure if this is the best way to go. I'm not computer savvy enough to figure out how to attach a .pdf file to a blog post. Anyone want to tell me how to do that? Leave a comment ...