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Just before Christmas our annual Tramping Camp embarked on a mission into the Snowden Forest Conservation Area with 9 keen trampers. Tramping camps these days are almost luxury compared to the tales we hear of the CYC tramping camps of old - we stayed all 3 nights in the Kiwiburn hut. We did day trips out each day with an attempt on the mountain behind the hut which was abandoned half way up due to the falling snow; another into the Whitestone Valley which was amazing and another exploring the area around the hut. Tim spoke to the campers about the role of the Bible, Prayer, Church and Evangelism in our lives. 3 out of the 4 campers came from Christian homes – so pray that these campers were encouraged in their journey with the Lord and pray that the girl that does not know the Lord found the words of life at this camp.
Cavalcade Camp had 7 campers, they rode around the hills of East Otago at Paton’s farm. This year they decided to add the extra challenge of carrying all their gear for the camp on their own horses and 2 pack horses. They stayed their first night in a beautiful hut hidden away at the end of a valley with a quiet river next door. The second day they rode out into the Paton’s farm, they had some challenges including deteriorating weather, but everyone safely made it to Mrs Paton’s house for a scrumptious tea and a much appreciated shower and bed. The last day had the cavalcade riding over Tracey and Paul’s property before they packed up and headed home. Alf spoke to the girls about about 4 of the disciples relationship with Jesus and how it related to us and our relationship with Jesus. All up it was a fantastic camp and great experience for all involved.
Summer Boys Camp had 36 campers, many new leaders from Auckland and was a real good camp. The camp theme was “The Amazing Race” which had the boys completing all manner of road blocks and detours during the week. The speaker’s (Gareth Jones from Auckland) talks were taken from the example of Daniel. He was able to engage the campers’ attention and interest throughout each of the 40-50min sessions, assisted with the visual appeal of a power-point presentation, and interactive activities such as spot quizzes. It was encouraging to see a good number of boys attend the voluntary time each afternoon. Please pray for the continued work of the Holy Spirit in the campers.
Summer Girls Camp had 27 campers, quite a few new leaders & some great superhero related activities. Irene Bayne spoke about different ‘heroes of the faith’ (Hebrews 11) and stories of past Christians (Amy Carmichael) concluding with a talk on Friday about Jesus being the greatest ever superhero. Games and activities were extended to include the superhero theme e.g. Captains coming turned into Captain America’s coming and “The Amazing Race” was adapted to include a superhero rescue mission as part of it. We also had some songs (and actions!) before the talks that included superhero themes.
Boys Motorbike Camp had 9 campers, it was run without any incident under our new certification for Trail Bike Riding under the Adventure Regulations. It was encouraging to see a slightly bigger contingent of campers this time around. For many of the campers this is the only CYC Camp that they attend with Motorbike’s being their core passion. It awesome that the leaders we have can share this enthusiam and passion for these “petrol powered noise machines” but even more cool is that through this mutual interest the leaders are able to relate and share their faith in Jesus with the kids that bit more easily. Pray that Sam Duthie’s talks are used by the Holy Spirit to start a new work in these campers!
Adventure Camp had 15 campers and an amazing program of outdoor activities including a camp-out at Alf’s farm. Alf Bradfield spoke to the campers about 4 of the disciples’ relationship with Jesus and how it related to us and our relationship with Jesus. This camp being one of the only two CYC mixed gender camps creates a great environment for leaders to create new friendships, foster old ones and most importantly allows us to openly communicate with the youth, the free gift God has offered us. This particular camp was no exception, with a great team of leaders and campers. Several of the girls at this camp were very keen to start bible reading devotions after camp was over. God is good!
COMING UP AT CYC What an amazing God we worship and serve !!! It really was blessing upon blessing He poured out on the summer camps here at CYC Waihola this past summer. We give praises to the Lord for good weather, great campers, passionate leaders, scrumptious food, great safety, an excellent Adventure Activities audit, amazing camp programs and most important for the opportunity to share the words of Life with kids – words that bring light to the darkness! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Psalm 136:1 With the new Health and Safety Reform Bill coming into effect in April, CCNZ are hosting Health and Safety Workshops throughout the country to explain the new changes to boards and staff of Christian Camps. We are hosting a workshop here on Monday 22nd February 2016. This legislation has the potential to effect us greatly so having some knowledge about it is very important. Anyone that is interested in attending can come – please RSVP to info@cycwaihola.org.nz if you plan to attend. We are planning a February Work Day on Saturday 27th February. All are welcome to attend. We are constantly getting comments from accommodation groups about our campsite looking pretty sweet – this is largely in part to the large team of volunteers that have been at previous work weekends. The plan this coming work day is to finish the Homestead Lounge linings, painting preparation and get some more grounds/gardens maintenance completed.
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Easter Camp (this year: 24th - 28th March) which has been held at CYC Waihola over the last decade has been run by the Grace Presbyterian Churches with great success. This year CYC Waihola is teaming up with our friends to support the running this awesome camp. We believe that having Easter camp on our camping calendar will provide amazing further evangelism opportunities for our campers. Already the interest from campers attending recent camps has been good. You can enroll now in this great camp on our website www.cycwaihola. org.nz – get in fast as the camp is limited to 90 campers !! Our annual Family Camp is coming together well. This year it is being held April 25th – 29th. We have Mark Smith (GBC Dunedin pastor), Geoff Llyod (Wyndham Evangelical Church Pastor) and David Bayne (Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ashburton) as our speakers. The Family Camp is a great time of theological teaching, fellowship and food. You can now register for family camp on our website www.cycwaihola.org.nz – registrations are open so register soon as on-site accommodation is limited for the week of camp.
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SUPPORT US Items for Practical Need: Our building committee that oversees the facility and camp-site is moving quickly in their planning for: • our New Office/Resource Building – an estimated cost of $50,000 •Homestead Lounge stage-one is complete with new double glazed windows and a large stacker slider door. The next stage is lining with rugged Gib-Board. All these projects are costly and we are seeking financial support to complete them – if you feel you would like to give towards these building projects please be in contact with the CYC Office for details. There are three main ways that you can support us… You can pray for the work and ministry of CYC Waihola: • Contact us to sign up to our prayer mailing list You can physically support us by: • Volunteering at our camps as a leader – it is good fun and a great way to serve in the ministry of CYC. We are always after cabin leaders, cooks, speakers and even being a camp parent just helping around camp is of great importance. You can financially support us by: • Donating to the ministry of CYC by cheque or internet banking (please put “donation” down in the reference field). •
Sponsoring a camper to attend a CYC camp. Many campers are unable to afford the camp fees that we set even though they are priced below cost. To sponsor a camper by contributing to the sponsorship fund please send us a cheque or use internet banking (please put “sponsorship” in the reference field) Our bank account number is 03 0905 0937076 00. All donations and sponsorships are tax deductible and if you provide us with your postal address we will send a donation receipt out to you at the end of the financial year.
Upcoming Events Some dates to mark in your calendars... •Work Day (Saturday 27 February) •CCNZ Health and Safety Meeting (22 February) •Monthly Prayer Meeting (29 February) •Easter Camp (24 - 28 March) •Work Day (Saturday 2 April) •Hunting Camp (18 - 22 April) •Pony Camp (18 - 22 April) •Family Camp (25 - 29 April) •Combined Leadership Event (13-15 May)
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Christian Youth Camps (Waihola) Inc. P.O. Box 15061, Waihola, 9243 03 417 7120 www.cycwaihola.org.nz facebook.com/cycwaihola Phone:
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