Many wonder what happens during the non-summer months at Qwanoes. Yes, we sometimes break into a spontaneous all out finger rocket war in the offices… hey we are at camp! The other times we are busy getting ready for a retreat, recruiting summer staff, running the Kaléo program or making sure summer 2012 will be the best it can be for our campers! I heard at staff meeting this week that the Squirrel (Russ Smith) is back in the studio writing a whole new CD. That’s right…a full-length, all-new CD! So get ready campers for brand new songs this upcoming summer, I know that I can’t wait! Be sure to tune into qrok.ca every week and send an email to the Squirrel saying hello or give him an idea for a song! Who knows – it might inspire a song!
Last week our leadership students in the Kaléo program were out on adventure in Tofino to go cold water surfing. Did you know that Tofino is the surfing capital of Canada?! It was a fantastic trip with lots of fun together plus digging into God’s word in the evening and morning. God’s creation is a wonderful thing! The trip was highlighted in our Kaléo 2012 blog. This past week they were deep in academic study. Don Taylor, a professor from Briercrest, flew out like professors do for all the classes and was teaching on Old Testament Literature. The students said they learned a ton, and had fun doing it as they made a video that highlighted the Old Testament story.
Retreats, Retreats and more RETREATS! So far we have our women’s retreat, Juniors retreat and still to come is Junior High, Senior High and then Men’s retreat. This is a perfect chance to come on back to Qwanoes and spend some time with God at camp. Life can be busy, but something special happens when you step out of the ordinary and go to camp. We hope to see many of our campers from this past summer and their friends! Junior High is coming up this weekend!
Right now we have many youth groups here from the Fellowship churches from the greater Vancouver area. This youth retreat is put on by a group of great youth pastors. I can hear them upstairs right now rocking out with their band. I ran into Chris Synesael who is the speaker this weekend and Rob Schweyer who is a youth pastor in Maple Ridge and both past Qwanoes camp speakers. Are you in a youth group? If not check out our youth group church finder on our website. It’s a great place to connect with people at camp, school friends and youth pastors who really care about you. Stevie-G just told me he was off to a finger-rocket battle in Q-Town, so sounds like lots is going on!
Hope to see you at Qwanoes soon!
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