the green spot blog

remember when it was thirty degrees... above zero? and camp was packed with a hundred little evergreeners? remember when... ...dorothy and all her friends from the land of OZ showed up to banquet on friday? ...the amazing race came to camp evergreen and SARDINES was on the menu? ...peanut butter and jam made an appearance (we had to explain to PB that we're a nut free camp)? ... you thought your cabin leaders were totally, absolutely, COMPLETELY crazy? (you were right) can't wait to see you all again! (maybe at rise'n shine - the jr. high retreat in january! check out the website for details). but until then... lovin' snowball fights and hot chocolate. j-bee

kristy and julia and i spent yesterday helping out at a Habitat for Humanity house - painting closets, ceilings, the furnace room, and each other. the furnace room was the most brilliant pastel purple i have ever seen! thought you might like some of our pictures. we've been doing a lot of classroom stuff with the Pillar team, so it was really good to go and get our hands dirty because "faith by itself, if it is not accompanies by action, is dead" (james 2:17). we can't really say that we love Jesus if we're not out there loving people. so today - act out your love for Jesus by loving somebody around you. maybe that means doing the dishes for your mom and dad. or encouraging a friend who's down. or giving some of your money to an organization like the Mustard Seed that's trying to help people who are cold and hungry in your area. or volunteering to help out in a sunday school class. but somehow, someway - get involved somewhere. and i think you'll have...

toque season is upon us! things i love about winter... hot chocolate frolicking in the snow with koda snow angels and snowball fights going with my family to find the perfect Christmas tree warming up my feet in front of the fire after finding the not-quite-perfect Christmas tree snowpants curling up on the sofa with a blanket and a good book wearing a tea cozy as a toque i have a hard time staying positive about winter... icy roads, cold feet, dark evenings. i just look forward to summer (and seeing you all!) so much. but hey... since winter is here to stay for at least a few months, why don't you fill me in on some of your winter favorites. looking forward to warmer days when i see you all again! j-bee psalm 51:7

i want to tell you about something that's been stewing here for a few years. we call it PILLAR, and we kicked it off this september. we're studying God's Word. we're taking an "urban plunge" in calgary in november. we're taking on some outdoor challenges. we're trying to figure out what it looks like to know Christ and enjoy Him. what does it mean to pursue Christ? and to bring glory to Him? that's us on our first mountain day - on the summit of mount yamnuska. staff, pillar-ites, and rolf - our trusty austrian guide. who? anyone age 18-25 who is passionate about pursuing Jesus Christ what? PILLAR when? september-december and/or january-april where? camp evergreen and beyond why? because i want to live with passion and purpose. because i'm hungry to be molded into the person God created me to be. marshmallow roasts. serving camp evergreen's guests. horseback riding. a fondue party. devos together. team building. family nights at j-bee...

hi y'all. jenni here. for those of you who haven't heard, courtney is off dump-tackling people on a rugby field, so i'm here... holding the fort. doing the dishes. updating the blog. etc. jenni's favorite things: playing on rocks/mountains (that's me in the picture) doing dishes drinking tea with jordan laughing and crying at the same time driving the quad with koda fall is here. which means rise up is here! september 21-23... about 70 people came out for rise up. the highlights... seth franco came out again. i'd love to hear your thoughts on his talks. dale friesen and vicky berg and the band. breaking chairs during icebreakers... "i have never" became a full-contact sport NO SNOW! all-nighters (ugh! i bet you slept all of sunday afternoon) mission impossible if you want to get in touch with seth or see what he's up to, you can find him at http://www.sethfranco.com/ . everybody went home tired and happy. but while you were sleeping... just before ...

hey evergreeners, here's a bit of what's going on this week. we've got ignite II happenin' right now and it's totally awesome. but that also means that there's only 1 week of camp left. THAT'S CRAZY!! totally crazy. but we've had some truly awesome things going on like we had Sheree Plett and Eisenhauer who were awesome and rocked our socks off for coffee house. check them out and buy their music - it was totally sweet. we had floats and it was cool. anyways, i totally just wanted to leave reminders why camp is so darn fun. talk to you soon, c-bear