Winter Teen Camp 2008

Well, we were there, back and survived it all! In all it was a great retreat. There were 20-some teens that attended "Survivor Canada". The theme was "Out Live - Out Wit - Out Love" and the verse was John 10:10 "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life and have it to the full." There were a lot of fun activities such as Horse drawn sleigh rides, ice hockey, sliding on the thrill hill, dog sled team rides and many more. The teens also had to endure the -15 degree weather (sometimes colder) and complete many outdoor activities such as building a shelter that would possibly shelter them from the elements, human dog sled races, cooking and eating a meal outdoors over a bonfire by their shelter, etc... The response was great and there was amazingly little if any complaints about the cold. Those teens are sure troopers!! Ryan led the worship and Ryan Belton, one of the college kids from our church that rode along with us, helped with that. Stuart Olley, and Jenny Whitham also rode along with us from our church and helped with different needed activities such as kitchen, child care, stacking firewood and clean up after camp was over. We appreciated their involvement so much! We thank the Lord for his watchful hand over our drive both there and back. Also we thank the Wallaces for allowing us to use their 15 passenger van which made the trip much more comfortable for all of us!! Here are some pictures of the week.

Outdoor Bonfire in -27 Degree Windchill...brave souls!

The mountain of parkas and boots between outdoor activities

Warming up by the fire

Worship Time

One of Jeremiah's many new friends!

Indoor game time

Dog sled Team