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CANADA's
HOPE Winter/Spring 2020 Issue Nineteen ONE HOPE CANADA Ministry Resource Centre Unit 6 - 875 Gateway Road Winnipeg, MB R2K 3L1 888 960 2580 info@onehopecanada.ca www.onehopecanada.ca One Hope Canada partners with the local church to develop life-long followers of Jesus by clearly communicating the Gospel to more than 30,000 children and youth each year through camps, community outreaches, and creative ministry strategies. Canada’s Hope is the biannual publication of One Hope Canada. Letters, articles, and photos are welcome. Names appearing in articles may have been changed.
EDITOR Kelly Rempel COPY EDITORS Gloria Pedersen David Nadeau CIRCULATION AND ADDRESS CORRECTION Melanie Mushaluk AD SPONSORSHIPS Bill McCaskell DESIGN Iced Tea Designs Winnipeg, MB PRINTING Derksen Printers Steinbach, MB
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ON THE COVER Camp Livingstone, Quebec
Features 4
Engaging Canada
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Annual Report 2019
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Letters from Our Readers
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One Hope Canada Welcomes Quebec Director
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Hope for Harwin
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Ministry Map
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Beyond Being Good
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Prayer Project Shines Spotlight on Camp Ministry
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Staying the Course
Regional Stories 8
British Columbia
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Saskatchewan
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Alberta
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Quebec
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Manitoba
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Atlantic Canada
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Ontario
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Our Supporters
Engaging
Canada
NOTABLE NUMBERS
“LET THE LITTLE CHILDREN COME TO ME, AND DO NOT HINDER THEM, FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN BELONGS TO SUCH AS THESE” (MATTHEW 19:14).
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icture what happened the day Jesus said those words. His disciples, acting in good faith like a prime ministerial security detail, spot some women with toddlers in tow, making a beeline for Jesus. “Don’t bother the master,” they order. Then Jesus addresses not the moms, but His disciples. “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them.” Hinder in Greek means standing in the way of. Exactly what the eager-beaver disciples did. In 2019, God entrusted 30,285 children to the care of One Hope Canada. We seek to reach these young people with the Gospel, but plenty of things can get in the way. • Financial hindrances—this is why we offer subsidies to families and the Summer Missionary Assistance Program to young adults serving with us. • Safety concerns—this is why we created In Safe Hands, a safety training program for camp ministry, to certify or re-certify over 3,000 missionaries and volunteers every year. • Busy lifestyles—today’s families have no shortage of recreational options for their children, which is why our ministry locations continually invest in exciting new activities and equipment. But wait. Jesus was not rebuking the crowds, but rather His disciples, so we face a sobering question: “Do we hinder children from coming to Jesus?” A 2015 HSBC survey determined that 78% of Canadian parents say their ultimate goal for their children is for them to be happy. Wanting our children and grandchildren to be happy is commendable— but has it unknowingly become our ultimate desire for them? Often, parenting is more about what our children catch from us rather than what we teach. Actions speak louder than words. Desires dictate action. If our greatest desire is for our children to know Jesus, it affects everything— how we pray for them, how we encourage them, how we help them through tough times, and how we think they should spend their summer. However, our camp directors consistently report that young adults from Christian homes who want to serve at camp are encouraged not to, more often than those from non-Christian homes. Why? Non-camp summer jobs pay more. Research and experience show that hands-on missional service and living— as experienced while serving at camp—is key to a Jesus-centered faith becoming deep-rooted in college-age young people. If Jesus is our greatest treasure, it follows that we will do everything possible to have the children in our lives meet Jesus and grow in Him.
Bill McCaskell National Director
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Canadians who identify as evangelical
12% 9% 6% 1
in 1996
in 2015
in 2019
50% Canadians who identify as AASN (atheists, agnostics, spiritual but not religious, or no religious affiliation)
Canadians who read the Bible at least a few times a week over the last year
55% 8%
evangelicals
all Canadians
SOURCES 1 Angus Reid Group, 1996. All stats, unless otherwise noted, from Church and Faith Trends survey, 2019, EFC Canada.
Annual Report 2019 Our Purpose We present the Gospel, particularly to those having the least opportunity to hear of Christ and especially to children and youth, and we disciple believers for living and serving through His Church.
2018 Financial Report INCOME
$9,568,405 $7,736,336 $60,139 $791,700
Gifts Camper Fees, Rentals Interest Other Income
Let the Little Children Come
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1,750
First Time Professions of Faith
455
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Country Wide Prayer Team Members
$18,156,580 TOTAL INCOME
EXPENSES
$7,601,606 $1,790,577 $3,581,814 $480,471 $593,860 $383,139 $265,088 $299,785 $782,867
$15,779,207
Salaries and Benefits Occupancy Costs Supplies Amortization Training Office Expenses Travel Promotion Other Expenses
30,285
Children and youth
3,000 Bibles Distributed
37,570 Heard the Gospel
Community Ministry Initiatives
3DayTravelling Camps
12,842 From Unchurched Homes
11 Churches joining Associated Gospel Churches
3,565 Summer Missionaries & Volunteers
17,008
297
Ministry Board Members
TOTAL EXPENSES
*These numbers reflect the financial activity of the entire mission for the 2018 fiscal year. A detailed financial report of any ministry point for any year (including 2019) is available upon request.
Matthew 19:13-14
t is a common message in today’s day and age: if you really want to accomplish something, “dream big”. If you want your ministry to grow, cast the vision and aim high. In one sense this is good advice. There are exciting projects in the works for One Hope Canada, including the creation of a camper follow-up app, the growth of ministry in Quebec, and a resource development initiative that will help the local church effectively share the Gospel with children. But sometimes when we focus on the “big” we tend to forget about the “small”. The grand vision runs the risk of getting in the way of actually connecting with those for whom it is cast. This is why, in the midst of our plans and big dreams, we remain vigilant to remember why we are doing these things. Or rather, for who—the children and youth we hope to reach with the life-changing message of Jesus. Everything we do is with one goal in mind: to present the Gospel, particularly to those having the least opportunity to hear of Christ, and especially to children and youth…” We trust that God will continue to do big things through One Hope Canada as we build into the lives of young people. We are reminded that even the smallest are able to comprehend the mystery of the truth that Jesus loves them, died for them, and has risen again to give them new life. It is for this reason that we dream big, think small, and follow God’s leading to reach the least of these.
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Camps
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Reached through Non-Summer Ministry
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Year-Round Missionaries
Spiritually Significant Conversations CANADA’S HOPE
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Letters from Our
Readers We would love to hear from you! Send your letters to info@onehopecanada.ca or by mail to One Hope Canada, 6-875 Gateway Road, Winnipeg, MB, R2K 3L1.
You brought back great memories with your Thanksgiving video [posted online in October]. I gave my life to Jesus at Sandy Cove Bible Camp in 1967. Seeing the housing by the lake reminded me of the early morning runs from the cabin into the lake. It was a great way to start the day. The swing was a special feature back then as well! JUANITA, DAUPHIN, MB
Thanks for the Summer/Fall 2019 edition. We love getting the magazine to see what God is doing in various parts of Canada in camp ministry. My wife and I have been involved with One Hope Canada over the years in various locations and love what you do for the Lord. May God continue to bless the great work.
The Bible The Bible is for you, So infallible and true. Make sure you read it every day, And don’t forget to pray. So dig really deep, And find something to keep. In your heart, Do not part With the wise words, From your Bible. AMY BELL, AGE 12, (2017) VALLEY VIEW BIBLE CAMP, MB
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LEN AND JAN, MAPLE CREEK, SK
I had forgotten how much the Canadian Sunday School Mission camps were a part of my formative years until I happened to be at Willow Springs Camp. Although raised in a Christian home, I had to find my own faith and did so through a camp. I attended three CSSM camps; Mom and Dad (Lois and Wes Neely) helped as well—Mom on the waterfront and Dad with Bible teaching. My wife and I made sure we had money to send our three children to camp for at least one session each summer. KEITH, MOUNT ALBERT, ON
Your Summer/Fall 2019 edition was read with great interest. It was especially fitting to read the letter mentioning Shirley Whitehead and Rosie De Montmorency. What faithful workers for the Lord! HELEN, WINNIPEG, MB
One Hope Canada Welcomes
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ne Hope Canada is pleased to announce that Jean-Sébastien and Katie Morin joined the mission February 1. Jean-Sébastien will serve as Quebec director and Katie will assist on a project basis with the development of much-needed French resources to train and share the Gospel with children. Jean-Sébastien, born and raised in Quebec, came to faith in Christ as a child. He has written several books in French including Mariés et Heureux? (Married and Happy?), winner of the 2016 French Word Guild Award. Jean-Sébastien holds an M.A. in philosophy from the University of Sherbrooke, a Th.M from Acadia University, and is a Ph.D. candidate at Laval University.
The Morins are not strangers to camp ministry, both having attended Camp des Iles (now a One Hope Canada camp near Lachute) as children. They have directed summer camps and travel extensively to speak and serve at Quebec summer camps. “Having the mandate to increase awareness for the need to evangelize and disciple children and teenagers among French-speaking Canadians is thrilling and scary,” says Jean-Sébastien. “By God's grace, we look forward to seeing what He will accomplish with our five loaves and two fishes.” Jean-Sébastien, Katie, and their four children, ages 4 to 10, live on Montréal’s north shore.
MiLLar
COLLEGE OF THE BIBLE
PAMBRUN, SK
SUNNYBRAE, BC
TWO BEAUTIFUL CAMPUSES IN WESTERN CANADA
Quebec Director
DEVELOPING PASSIONATE, RELEVANT SERVANTS OF JESUS CHRIST
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British Columbia ECHO LAKE BIBLE CAMP “I saw God move in mighty ways at camp this summer,” says Mathias Froese, a cabin leader. “The difference between worship on the first and last day of chapel was amazing. As staff bonded with campers, the environment changed from campers being unsure and apprehensive to being excited about God. Camp is beautiful." HOPE BAY BIBLE CAMP Last summer we saw children, youth, and families encounter Jesus’ love. We’re so thankful for our incredible team, solid volunteers, the gift of this ministry, and the healing beauty of Pender Island. We look forward to doing it again this summer! LAKE OF THE TREES BIBLE CAMP Praise God for a completed siding project, firewood, and snowplow equipment that works. Please join us in prayer for wisdom, unity, and provision in our five-year site plan process, started in December. We pray for and pursue open doors with families and schools, and are looking for young adult volunteers to disciple in the winter and spring, so they can minister at Lake of the Trees. NESS LAKE BIBLE CAMP We are thankful for how God supplies at camp, especially through those who give sacrificially to camp work and ministry. In December, we received a generous donation with a note: “Thank you for all you do to make kids excited about Jesus!” What an encouragement, as it highlights so well what we try to do at camp.
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We pray that each time she hears the Gospel, she is drawn closer to the Kingdom.
CAMP AMASA
JACQUIE BOLEN Camp Director
Building Community Connections
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e hold bi-weekly friendship club meetings at Cornerstone Christian Reformed Church in Salmon Arm, BC. While our club meetings are not an extension of camp, many attendees are camp volunteers or special needs campers. Some attend with aides. We begin with prayer, during which campers pray for themselves and one another. One camper, with special needs, used the microphone to pray for an aide who was going through a marital struggle. I was mortified that something shared in confidence had been so publicly broadcast! At the next meeting, I approached the aide and apologized—campers rarely keep confidences! During our conversation, the aide shared some of her problems and when she finished, I apologized again on the camper’s behalf. The aide said it was alright: “I can use all the prayer support I can get.” Most aides, such as this one, do not come from a position of faith, but she may be at camp this summer supporting a camper. Already, we have started a relationship with her and pray that, each time she hears the Gospel, she is drawn closer to the kingdom.
CAMP AMASA www.amasa.ca • 250 832 6907 • Camp Amasa, a special needs ministry based in Salmon Arm, BC, holds retreats and camps at Gardom Lake Bible Camp, Echo Lake Bible Camp, and Camp Elkcanoe in Salmon Arm.
MAPLE SPRINGS BIBLE CAMP
JOHANNA KLASSEN
Growing Up in Jesus
Office Manager
We are excited to see how he and other leaders will continue sharing Jesus’ love with their campers this summer.
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iley came from a difficult home situation. As a child, he loved camp because he could just be a kid. He loved his cabin leaders, and thought that one day he would return as a leader to share love and joy with other kids. As Riley grew, life’s hardships continued, but he kept coming to camp, eventually attending our training programs. Last summer, he was a cabin leader! We are always curious to see how new cabin leaders manage week after week; Riley far surpassed our expectations, compassionately showing Christ’s love to his campers and creating a safe place for hearing the Gospel. Registration has opened for the 2020 season, and already one boy is asking for Riley as cabin leader. We are excited to see how he and other leaders will continue sharing Jesus’ love with their campers this summer.
MAPLE SPRINGS BIBLE CAMP www.maplesprings.ca • 250 767 2354 •
Maple Springs Bible Camp is on 27 acres on the outskirts of Peachland, BC, south of Kelowna.
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Alberta BEAR LAKE BIBLE CAMP During cabin sharing time, a summer missionary told his campers about coming from a broken home; all his boys could relate to his painful situation. In an amazing and unusual way, the boys opened up, coming alongside one another to experience God’s love. We praise God for opening their hearts to His love and care. DAVID THOMPSON BIBLE CAMP Last summer we hosted 374 campers during 12 camps. At summer’s end, directors Mark and Karli Wedeirick moved on to another ministry and Raymond and Lorna Bourget joined the team as our new directors. The theme for summer 2020 is Creation Testifies to God, based on Romans 1:20. We look forward to helping campers meet Jesus. FAITH BIBLE CAMP Faith Bible Camp is dramatically changing how we operate! We are taking our ministry on the road to provide day camps in rural communities. Our desire: to bring a camp experience to children who otherwise do not have an opportunity to attend camp. JOY CHAPEL Some of the adults with disabilities who attend Joy Chapel respond with faith like a child. Others have things that hold them back. This Christmas we reconnected with a lady who had attended Joy Chapel years ago, but is now homeless and struggling with many issues. She hunkered down in the cold outside the church on the day of our Christmas celebration so we invited her in for the meal and a goodie bag. As we chatted, I reminded her that Jesus loves her. I pray she will look to Jesus. He knows her needs. ROSS HAVEN BIBLE CAMP Zack had many questions as a camper and when his cabin leaders and camp director answered them, Zack came to faith. He eventually became a cabin leader and recently rededicated his life to the Lord. He was baptized in January!
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WHITNEY LAKE BIBLE CAMP
Following God’s Call to Camp S
haring God’s love is not always easy or convenient, but it is rewarding. Kennedy, a Bible college student, came to WLBC as a missionary for the past three summers. She responded to God’s call last summer and this coming one, despite the uncertainty of finding a AUTUMN job before and after camp. When camp ended last FRITZLER year, God did provide a job for Kennedy, and this Administrative year she has a potential job before camp starts. Director Rhett Loewen, our part-time program director last summer, grew up attending and serving at WLBC. In recent years, his job didn’t allow him to participate in camp as much as he desired. Rhett and his wife, Elsa, felt God calling him to serve more at camp so they decided to trust that he would find a job after camp, be it his current one or another. God rewarded their faith. Rhett’s employer gave him time off for camp; the Loewens are excited to return to camp this summer. I cannot speak to other rewards Kennedy or the Loewens have seen from their unhindered service at camp, but whether or not they see rewards on earth, they will in heaven. WHITNEY LAKE BIBLE CAMP www.whitneylakecamp.ca • 780 603 7658 •
Whitney Lake Bible Camp is in Whitney Lake Provincial Park, 29 kilometres east of Elk Point, Alberta.
As I listened to the cabin leader’s joy and excitement, the realization of Jesus Christ’s life-changing power flooded my heart. CAMP SILVERSIDES
New Beginnings in Christ JACQUIE HNIDEY Camp Director
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s I walked to chapel on the second last day of camp, a cabin leader ran excitedly toward me. With a smile stretching from ear to ear, he shared how two of his campers had expressed interest in being baptized at camp. These teenage boys had accepted Jesus as Savior, one earlier in the week, one the year before. They said the chapel messages, which explained the seriousness of sin and salvation by grace alone, had touched their hearts so profoundly they wanted to take the next step of faith and be baptized at camp! As I listened to the cabin leader’s joy and excitement, the realization of Jesus Christ’s life-changing power flooded my heart. After a baptism class and hearing the boys’ testimonies and desire to follow Jesus, we watched these young followers of Jesus get baptized, as a symbol of their new beginning in Christ. Six campers chose to be baptized during the summer and 75 gave their lives to Christ! How we praise the Lord for the opportunity to share His love with campers, for though our sins are like scarlet, Christ’s blood washes them white as snow.
CAMP SILVERSIDES www.silversides.ca • 403 748 2689 • Camp Silversides is on Gull Lake,
30 minutes from Red Deer.
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Hope for Harwin Camp Project Makes a Big Impact on Inner-city Community by Kelly Rempel
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his past summer, more than 200 inner-city children in Prince George, BC, had an experience they won’t soon forget, thanks to an exciting project that inspired many in the northern community. Over a year and a half ago, Ness Lake Bible Camp’s leadership prayed about the camp’s direction, and how best to reach the community in and around Prince George. Building projects and other ideas were considered, but didn’t seem quite right. “We knew we could do them, but we weren’t really excited about them,” says Executive Director Elliott Harder. Then board chairman Robert Hillhouse presented an idea that grabbed the board’s attention. An avid cyclist, Hillhouse had participated in a charity ride for cancer research and sending kids with cancer to camp. Children from Harwin Elementary, a Prince George inner-city school, had raised funds for the project. When Hillhouse visited the school on the charity’s behalf, it struck him: these children would likely never attend camp, even with Ness Lake Bible Camp nearby. What if they could attend for free?
That fall, when Hillhouse took the no-fee-camp idea to his camp leadership, it piqued their interest. “The more we talked and prayed, the more excited we got,” says Harder. Discussions with the school principals went well—they, along with excited students and parents, backed the idea. At the camp’s annual fundraising banquet in November 2018, Harder presented the idea to Ness Lake supporters. The goal: raise funds to send downtown Harwin children, including those from Harwin Elementary and St. Mary’s Catholic School, to camp for a week. The response was immediate. That night, Ness Lake Bible Camp received $65,000 toward the project. Within a month, a total of over $100,000 had poured in. Thanks to that generosity, 230 students from the Harwin community were able to spend a week at camp. “The Christian community,” says Harder, “wants to see kids attend Ness Lake, where they hear the Gospel and lives change.” Having the kids from the Harwin community at camp was “an amazing experience”, he says. “Cabin discussions were great because the kids, interested in getting to know about God, asked many authentic questions about Him and Jesus.” This isn’t the end of the story. The Ness Lake team continues to connect kids with local churches. “Our hope is to be a bridge between camp and church,” says the camp’s Discipleship and Follow Up Coordinator Karissa Klassen. “The kids know those who work at camp and feel safe with them, but many have no idea about church. Our goal is to introduce them to a youth group or kids club.” One of those churches is Fort George Baptist. Six years before, this Prince George church began praying for Harwin Elementary and how to connect with its families, says Senior Pastor Dan Hoffman. Time passed, but no opportunity arose.
When they heard about Ness Lake’s project, they saw it as an answer to prayer and became involved. “We had no idea what saying yes would look like,” Hoffman says of his mostly older congregation. At that time, even though the church had no children’s programming and few financial or personnel resources, they had recently started a Saturday evening service. After agreeing to be part of the Ness Lake project, Hoffman learned that his denomination was giving grants to churches that partnered with community projects dedicated to sharing Jesus.
Jesus is doing something in our neighborhood “It was an answer to prayer,” Hoffman says. “Jesus is doing something in our neighborhood. He presented the opportunity for us to partner with Ness Lake.” Fort George Baptist Church hired a family ministries pastor, renovated the children’s area, and in September launched two youth groups, now attended by more than 40 children from the Harwin community. Many of Ness Lake’s summer team, who attend the Saturday evening service, continue building relationships with the kids they met at camp. This summer, children from the community surrounding Ron Brent Elementary, a difficult inner-city neighborhood, will also be invited to experience a week of camp at Ness Lake. “If there’s a school in Prince George that could use an opportunity for kids to find hope, this is the school,” says Klassen. “There are many hurting kids. Sharing Christ is what I’m most looking forward to.” “We’re amazed how God provides and leads and with what He did last year,” says Harder. “If this is the only time these kids come to camp, it will be a week they won’t forget. I pray that what we do here will have an eternal impact and that lives will be changed.” KELLY REMPEL is the Director of Creative Communications for One Hope Canada. CANADA’S HOPE
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Manitoba ADVENTURE DAY CAMP Please pray for our ministry. We are in urgent need of a year-round day camp director, so ministry can continue this summer. Adventure Day Camp reaches about 400 children in 8 to 10 communities each summer, ministering to children with no other opportunity to hear about Jesus. GIMLI BIBLE CAMP One of our campers this summer battled anxiety and felt alone and unloved. One day as she talked about these things with a cabin leader, a bird started to sing nearby. She said, “God sent that bird to show me I’m not alone, didn’t He?” In that moment, she was filled with peace. TURTLE MOUNTAIN BIBLE CAMP We are grateful for many transformed lives over our 73 years of ministry. As we reflect on God’s amazing faithfulness, we remember that with Him, nothing is impossible. He has answered many prayers, providing the remaining funds for our new year-round facility to be completed in time for summer. We look forward with anticipation to many more lives being impacted. VALLEY VIEW BIBLE CAMP Every year in February we hold what we call 24/7, a men's discipleship weekend. The event, based on Jeremiah 24:7, focuses on teaching God's Word and developing hearts to know Him. This event has impacted the men who attended, our community, and our church.
When children arrive, they can experience the freedom of leaving the baggage of everyday life behind. ROSEAU RIVER BIBLE CAMP
DUANE GOERTZEN Executive Director
Free to Experience Christ C
amp can be a place of great freedom for sharing and experiencing Jesus’ love. It starts with the leadership. At Roseau River, our full-time team meets daily to read Scripture so we can apply it to our lives. This creates a setting where we can be open to what He is telling us, and how it relates to our mission. When children and youth arrive and settle in, they can experience the freedom of leaving the baggage of everyday life behind. They enjoy the excitement of camp activities and have opportunity to hear the clearly presented message of God’s unconditional love. This summer, a girl from a broken family registered for camp. Mom had signed her up, but Dad was against the idea, calling halfway through her week to say he was coming to pick her up. Thankfully, she was able to stay the full week and had a great time. She shared her positive experience with her dad, which seemed to have had a real impact on the family! Our camp team is expected to share the Gospel, have intentional conversations, and put selfishness aside. When life and faith intertwine, they point children and their families to Jesus in a real way. Camp is exciting and I am so thankful to be part of such an amazing ministry. ROSEAU RIVER BIBLE CAMP www.roseauriver.ca • 204 427 2445 • Roseau River Bible Camp is just over an hour south of Winnipeg.
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DAUPHIN BIBLE CAMP
TASHA SEVIGNY Horsemanship Director
It is important for teens to learn how to serve others as they move beyond childhood and dependence on parents.
Creating Confidence at Camp G
od gave me the opportunity to work with amazing teenagers in my role as horsemanship director at Dauphin Bible Camp. With a common love for horses connecting us, I minister to the young teens who work with me. Usually, that means girls who love horses, but who are shy about sharing their faith or reluctant to teach campers about horses. Last summer I asked a 13-year-old advanced student to assist with the beginner riding classes. Excited to help, she accepted her duties with joy. She had to be fast in lesson changeovers and able to anticipate problems. After a few weeks, she became so fast she finished jobs before I asked! She engaged with students and jumped in to help them. It was clear she had just needed the chance to serve and have responsibilities. God granted me the joy of helping these girls grow in confidence as they took pleasure in teaching campers, growing as leaders, and seeking God. With this kind of background, they can serve God anywhere! It is important for teens to learn how to serve others as they move beyond childhood and dependence on parents. Camp is the perfect place to learn to serve, form deep friendships, be mentored by more mature Christians, and develop a personal relationship with God. DAUPHIN BIBLE CAMP www.dauphinbiblecamp.com • 204 638 5568 • Dauphin Bible Camp is
south of Dauphin, Manitoba, on the northern slopes of the Riding Mountain National Park. CANADA’S HOPE
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Ontario GALILEAN BIBLE CAMP In the middle of winter, summer seems long past, with next summer far off. This is when we host Avalanche Camps. These two winter weekend retreats for tweens and teens remind us of our mission and the exciting year-round opportunities we have to share the Gospel with children and youth. RAINY RIVER DISTRICT MINISTRIES In December, Director Mark Mast was blessed to teach the Christmas story to students at Eenchokay Birchstick School in Pikangikum First Nation. He also preached there each evening, and God moved! Many surrendered their lives, families, and homes to serving the Lord! Powerful! There was sweet surrender and beautiful brokenness to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior! Please pray for these dear families as they strive to be overcomers in Jesus’ name! The enemy is strong, but greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4). SONSHINE BIBLE CLUBS We are thankful our four SONshine Bible clubs can continue to share the good news with children in schools as an after-school program. Attendance has been encouraging. Please pray that children see God’s love for them through the Bible stories and the volunteers’ lives.
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MONARCH BIBLE CAMP
Hungry for God’s Word H
aven and Shine are our after-school clubs. Both are attended by children with little church background or a limited knowledge of Jesus, but who have a hunger for God’s Word. They are eager to learn: with each lesson, participants eagerly read the Bible, despite TERESA WARD unfamiliar words and hard-to-pronounce names. Director One family orders a taxi to ensure their child can attend Haven; another hired a babysitter for a younger brother so the older sister could come. We praise God that families see the value of this program. During our Christmas celebration, a new participant said she was thankful for Haven because she is learning about the Bible for the first time and, that Jesus loves her. We held a winter retreat with our Shine girls club at Shalom Retreat Center in the Algonquin Highlands, enjoying indoor and outdoor activities, cooperative meal preparation, and close fellowship. Chapel was especially meaningful as the girls engaged in journaling and recording reflections on what they were learning from God. All stated they drew closer to Him. What a privilege to serve the Lord in ministry and see Him touch the hearts of these children. MONARCH BIBLE CAMP www.monarchbiblecamp.com • 705 887 3625
A mobile camp ministry, MBC serves the Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton Highlands areas in Ontario.
What a privilege to serve the Lord in ministry and see Him touch the hearts of these children.
WILLOW SPRINGS CAMP
LYDIA MARR Program Administrator
We remind him of his worth, and that no matter what is happening past the camp gates, he matters and we're here for him.
They Come as They Are T
yler, who turns fifteen this year, has attended Willow Springs Camp since he was seven. Our camp team has seen him through a divorce, mom’s death, and his struggles with faith. Despite the obstacles, Tyler returns each summer for two weeks. We connect with him, love him, and encourage him. This young man embodies camp, saying it is the best part of his year. He gives 120 per cent in every activity, no matter what. If he has questions, he connects with his cabin leaders to go deeper emotionally and spiritually. We remind him of his worth, and that no matter what is happening past the camp gates, he matters and we're here for him. This is our goal for every child at Willow Springs, that each experiences Jesus Christ’s indescribable love. When campers arrive, we don’t know what they’ve seen, how they’ve been treated, or what they face at home. Some have heard the Gospel story many times, but don’t believe it because they feel God doesn’t hear their prayers. We have only one or two weeks to show campers they are loved and created in God’s image. What a privilege to foster an emotional, spiritual, and physical environment that is safe and fun, where campers can come as they are to hear about the new life found in Jesus Christ.
WILLOW SPRINGS CAMP www.willowspringscamp.ca • 905 640 2698 •
Willow Springs Camp is on a 14.6 acre property west of Stouffville, Ontario. CANADA’S HOPE
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MINISTRY MAP British Columbia
Saskatchewan
1 Echo Lake Bible Camp
1 Ranger Lake Bible Camp
2 Ness Lake Bible Camp
2 Manitou Lake Bible Camp
3 Lake of the Trees Bible Camp
3 Luseland Bible Camp
4 Amasa
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Beyond Being Good
Sharing the Gospel with Children BY MELANIE MUSHALUK
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haring the good news with children can shake even When we teach the Gospel effectively, we the most experienced children’s ministry worker. demonstrate compassion and sensitivity without It’s not usually an issue of belief or intention; often, it compromising the truth that Jesus Christ took the is a question of confidence. Will I say the wrong thing? punishment we deserved by dying on the cross for I don’t want to manipulate a child into making a decision. our sins, and that a personal relationship with Jesus How do I explain concepts that perplex theologians? Is it Christ, the risen Savior, is the only way to eternal life. possible for a child to make such a life-changing decision? Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and It is easier to teach the Beatitudes, the fruit of the Spirit, or do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom Jesus’ life and ministry. All wonderful and of God” (Luke 18:16). important, but avoiding the message of Children are open to coming to Avoiding the message salvation does children a great disservice Christ, and it is our responsibility to of salvation does if we make our teaching only about being remove the hindrances. children a great and doing good. One Hope Canada is passionate disservice if we make Perhaps you are a parent or our teaching only about about sharing the Gospel message grandparent. Perhaps you serve in with children, youth, and their being and doing good. children’s ministry as a Sunday school families through camp ministry and leader or camp worker. If you have children in your life, other creative ministry strategies. you have the awesome privilege and responsibility of Visit The Hope Blog (https://onehopecanada.ca/ sharing the Gospel effectively. blog/) for resources on the need for Gospel-centered It’s not easy to explain the concept of sin or our reason teaching and for practical tips to effectively share the for needing Jesus as Savior. The difference between right Gospel and lead a child to Christ. and wrong is increasingly hard to define—let alone teach—when the collective moral compass is so subjective. MELANIE MUSHALUK has more than 30 years’ Equally difficult is teaching decision-making to a child. experience leading and directing day camps, VBS, If it feels good, can it be sinful? Am I wrong only if I get Sunday school, and youth groups. She has served with caught? Can something be right or wrong, depending One Hope Canada for seven years. on circumstances?
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PRAYER PROJECT SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON CAMP MINISTRY W
hat an iconic photo. Two men ankle-deep in mud, staring at their hopelessly stuck car, miles from anywhere. It is the early 1930s, and the men in the grainy photo are serving with Canadian Sunday School Mission. These men were among the first to venture into some of Canada’s more remote regions with a vision to share the Gospel through Sunday schools and Bible camps. Their mission: do whatever it takes to share the love of Jesus. “So many camps across Canada were started by men and women gathering in an isolated area near a lake, praying that God would help them build a camp,” says One Hope Canada National Director Bill McCaskell. “Their prayer was that hundreds, even thousands, of children would come to know Jesus.” Today, Christian Camping International/Canada (CCI/Canada) estimates Canada has more than 400 faithbased camps, with about a quarter million children, youth, and other guests attending annually. While thousands of volunteers and year-round team members give their time and talent, something of even greater significance is needed. “Camp is a great work, one that is not just about having fun,” says Calvin Bennett, InterVarsity’s vice president of camps. “It is about reaching this generation for Jesus. It is a spiritual work that needs prayer to succeed.” With that in mind, InterVarsity is again partnering with One Hope Canada, CCI/Canada, and the Fellowship of Christian Camps (BC) for the second annual Day of Prayer for Camp. Congregations are encouraged to set aside Sunday, May 31, to profile camp ministry and pray for those involved. More than 200 churches from across the country participated last year. Free downloadable resources for Day of Prayer for Camp include posters, bulletin inserts, logos, social media resources, and French or English bookmarks which highlight creative ways to pray. New this year:
a French promotion video, and another promotional video featuring camp workers sharing their stories and calling for churches to participate. When considering camp ministry’s eternal significance, the need for prayer is evident, says Logan Baier, a former cabin leader at Manitou Lake Bible Camp in Saskatchewan. He shares his story in the second promotional video. “We need the Holy Spirit to work in the hearts of campers, to convict them, to bring them to a relationship with Jesus,” he says. “If we’re not praying for that, and that’s not happening, then what are we doing?” “Yes, God changes lives at camp,” agrees McCaskell, “and by uniting with other Christians, we recognize that God does something special. By His mercy and grace, we are asking for that to carry on.” To participate in Day of Prayer for Camp and receive free resources, visit www.prayforcamp.ca. Follow Day of Prayer for Camp on Instagram (@prayforcamp) and Facebook (@DOPforCamp) for more ideas and videos. CANADA’S HOPE
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Saskatchewan DALLAS VALLEY RANCH CAMP This summer was one of our best. Our team was tight knit, which spread joy to our campers. Camp usually focuses on campers, but we have enjoyed seeing a significant impact on those learning to serve. Hearing their excitement when they lead a child to Christ is so encouraging! KENOSEE LAKE BIBLE CAMP Summer 2020 is KLBC’s 60th anniversary. We’re so thankful for the men and women who have served, ensured that the Gospel remained our focus, and who continue making it possible for us to reach children and youth with the message of hope. LUSELAND BIBLE CAMP As we reach our corner of the world with the good news of Jesus, we are excited and filled with anticipation for the 2020 camp season. A new team of summer missionaries is coming together and we are making more connections within our communities. We look forward to all God will do! MADGE LAKE BIBLE CAMP In November and December we held our Christmas Musical/Dessert Theater production, A Gift for All. We faced multiple challenges but after prayer, we saw the Spirit work in powerful ways within the cast. As a result, everything came together, we broke a fundraising record ($33,000), and shared Jesus’ love with over 1,000 people. MANITOU LAKE BIBLE CAMP We have been re-energized by our mandate to disciple and are taking big steps of faith, such as raising funds to develop year-round housing and meeting space for discipleship retreats. With our desire to develop retreat curriculum centered on Gospel fluency, we plan to hire a full-time director of creative programming. It’s encouraging to see camp supporters’ excitement about these new steps; God is already moving ahead of us! RANGER LAKE BIBLE CAMP “Greg! Finally! I’ve been waiting my whole life for this week!” an enthused camper told our executive director as he came for camp at Ranger Lake last summer. We can relate. We look forward to another camping summer, glad it is more than a once-in-a lifetime experience!
Doubts, fears, pride, even a perceived lack of time—weren’t issues as they surrendered to God so He could work through them.
ESTEVAN BIBLE CAMP
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his summer, a camper’s mother asked me where we found our summer missionary team. She was astounded that teenage leaders were willing to give up a chunk of their summer. Things that could have hindered leaders from loving campers and sharing Christ—doubts, fears, LADAN pride, even a perceived lack of time—weren’t MACKENZIE issues as they surrendered to God so He could Director work through them. Whether it was throwing themselves into leading morning exercises, singing at the top of their lungs, or removing chairs from chapel to create a more intimate setting, nothing got in the way of sharing Christ’s love. ESTEVAN BIBLE CAMP www.estevan.cssm.ca • 306 634 8368 • EBC is on
the Souris River in Woodlawn Regional Park, southeast of Estevan, SK.
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STONEY LAKE BIBLE CAMP
Planting Gospel Seeds JASON LEO Associate Director
We cannot force someone to hear a message they are not ready to receive, but we must never underestimate the power of planting a seed.
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e cannot force someone to hear a message they are not ready to receive, but we must never underestimate the power of planting a seed.” (author unknown) Before camp last year, we realized our summer missionaries would be more effective in ministry if they thought through current issues with a biblical mindset and prepared their hearts for ministry. During our training, we reviewed foundational doctrines of the faith, leaving time for these summer missionaries to seek God and repent of sin, so they could move forward with a clean slate. As summer progressed, we saw the fruit from this training. Two hundred Bibles were handed out, and summer missionaries who were hesitant about leading a cabin became some of our strongest cabin leaders; we watched them plant seeds in campers’ lives. Some seeds led to first-time commitments to Christ. During craft time a girl asked what it meant to receive Christ. Her leader explained the Gospel message and the girl asked if she could become a Christian. The group prayed with her and she accepted Christ. This girl spent the rest of the day energetically proclaiming her newfound faith to anyone within earshot. This should be the desire of all who have the good news of Jesus Christ! STONEY LAKE BIBLE CAMP www.stoneycamp.ca • 306 873 5537 • Stoney Lake Bible Camp
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TORCH TRAIL BIBLE CAMP
Holding on to Hope M DEVIN DYCK Director
Only the incredibly good news of Jesus Christ can bring hope to hopeless situations.
any of our campers come from rural areas and remote reserves six hours north of Torch Trail Bible Camp. For many, life is extremely difficult and a sense of hopelessness prevails. Suicide is a big part of the young people’s lives. When we heard of a 10-year-old girl who took her life, it affirmed to us the great importance of what we do at camp. We have opportunity to speak into these young lives, showing them the hope that can take them through life’s storms. This past summer our theme was Steadfast Love (Lamentations 3:21-23). Our campers learned who God is, and that He is the same at camp and at home. He is right beside them through life’s hardships. They learned that the Lord’s steadfast love never ceases, that His mercies never end. Only the incredibly good news of Jesus Christ can bring hope to hopeless situations. We could give our campers a 10-step program to avoid self-harm, but true and lasting hope does not come through such a process. Instead, we want our campers to learn the truth of Jesus’ love for them, that He went to the cross for them, to bring them into right relationship with the God of the universe. This is the lesson we want them to take home.
TORCH TRAIL BIBLE CAMP www.torchtrail.ca • 306 428 2989 • Torch Trail Bible Camp is 100 kilometres northeast of Prince Albert, SK.
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Quebec CAMP DES ILES Camp des Iles is excited to introduce its new directors, Matthew Barr and Jigna Patel. Over the past few months, the Camp des Iles board has also been active in hands-on maintenance and winterizing projects. We are grateful for God’s provision, and look forward to the summer ministry season!
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JINNY THERRIEN-GERBIS Cabin Leader
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small-town girl raised in a secular family, I was an only child. My parents separated when I was eight months old and I went through many hardships growing up, encompassed largely by my family situation and school bullying. In 2012 my aunt sent me to Camp Livingstone for a week, hoping the experience could offer a solution. The entire time I was there, I felt loved! The leaders were kind and thoughtful role models, and loved me without knowing me. That blew my mind. Every evening after campfire, our leaders told us more about God and His promises, explaining that if we accept God’s gift, He promises to stay by our side. “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:20). It didn’t matter what others thought of me, I knew I was fearfully and wonderfully made, created exactly as the Lord envisioned. At camp I felt full, that I belonged; I finally realized what was missing in my life. I accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior that summer with my cabin leader Marianne at the picnic table outside the Malla Moe cabin. Since then, I have returned every summer, and camp has become central to my life.
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CAMP LIVINGSTONE www.camplivingstone.ca • 844 848 8938 • Camp Livingstone is 14 kilometres south of Magog, QC.
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Atlantic Canada CAPE BRETON BIBLE CAMP Cape Breton Island’s population is less than one percent evangelical. Our centrally located camp has opportunity to reach many with the Gospel. Please pray with us this year as we seek to unite churches and share Jesus with our community. HAMPTON BIBLE CAMP A 650-square-foot covered deck with ramp has been added to the main level of our facility. This much-needed feature will improve our building's aesthetics, allow for use in inclement weather, and improve accessibility for campers with mobility issues. MIRAMICHI VALLEY BIBLE CAMP Miramichi Valley Bible Camp is planning and preparing for another ministry season as we search for a new camp director. We are grateful for the good work God has done and look forward to seeing how He will work this summer. NEW FOUND LIFE BIBLE CAMP This winter, God made it possible for us to share the Christmas story at nine public schools. Please pray for the 2,129 students and teachers who heard the story, that God will use the seeds sown to draw them to Himself. We are grateful to God for our 58 opportunities to share the glad tidings of great joy!
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How Great the Father’s Love O EMILY SKALING Cabin Leader
Both girls’ love for Jesus was deepened just by thinking about His love for them.
ur camp had an amazing summer missionary team! We reminded each other to first immerse ourselves in God’s love, before trying to share it with others. How empowering to focus on our real reason for camp; because Jesus loves us, we can share His love with those we serve. Last summer, my co-cabin leader and I shared a special moment with two girls. Our speaker’s theme that week was Awe and Wonder, and each day he presented a different characteristic of God, such as His eternality, omnipresence, omniscience, and omnipotence. On the last night, he spoke about Jesus’ immeasurable and steadfast love, a love so great that Jesus humbled Himself to take on human form and die so we can live eternally with Him. Both campers were heartbroken, because they felt undeserving of such love. One said through tears, “I knew God loved me, but never thought how much. I don’t even think about Him that often.” Both girls’ love for Jesus was deepened just by thinking about His love for them. That made me realize how often I also take this overwhelming truth for granted.
BLOMIDON BIBLE CAMP www.blomidon.camp • 902 582 3367 • Blomidon Bible Camp is in the Annapolis Valley, overlooking Nova Scotia’s Minas Basin.
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Building Strong Foundations A GARY AND CHRISTINA LONG Co-directors
At school, people don’t talk about God so I feel more closed off there...
dalyn, one of those super-sweet campers with an infectious smile and A-1 attitude, has come to camp for four summers. Her cabin leader remembers when she trusted in Jesus, showing keen insight for a nine-year-old. Quickly making friends with every girl in her cabin, Adalyn sees each camp activity as a grand adventure and participates fully. But this privileged young lady, whose parents have always taken her to church and spent family time together, has a struggle common to many Christian teens. “At school, people don’t talk about God so I feel more closed off there, like I can’t be myself,” she said. “I’m really thankful I have camp, where I can share God’s love and not fear being judged.” If every experience in a young person’s life is worldly or apathetic, it can be difficult for them to find a place to express their love for the Lord. While camp is not the be-all and end-all for a person’s Christian walk, it can be a significant milestone as a place to build foundations and express faith in an encouraging environment. Please pray that our ministry will help campers and workers effectively connect with significant spiritual influences once they leave camp.
SANDY COVE BIBLE CAMP www.sandycovebiblecamp.ca • 506 575 2628 • SCBC is on Davidson Lake, 50 kilometres west of Fredericton.
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“We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord.” (Psalm 78:4)
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ORVAL JANZ National Director (1985–2005) Orval Janz served with Canadian Sunday School Mission for 39 years as a pastor, Manitoba branch director, and national director.
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magine an evangelical mission mailing Bible memory contest packets to hundreds of public school teachers, requesting their cooperation in introducing the program to their students. Imagine that mission also being permitted to teach a 30-minute Bible class twice a month, during regular school hours, in hundreds of public school classrooms. “Preposterous!” some might say. Believe it or not, this happened in Canada. Consider the following examples. When Lloyd Hunter launched the Canadian Sunday School Mission Bible memory contest in 1928, letters were mailed to every school teacher—more than 1,800—in Manitoba. Hundreds of teachers participated. In 18 months, approximately 10,000 children from 700 school districts memorized 226,000 Bible verses. For more than forty years, until 1990, thousands of Ontario students benefited from provincial legislation which recommended that students be exposed to biblical truths and the reasons for our moral standards. In 1986, more than 15,000 pupils in 590 Ontario public school classrooms were taught by CSSM workers. It was as if Canada’s legislators and teachers back then were heeding the admonition of Jesus: “Let the little children come to me. Don’t stop them” (Luke 18:16). How things have changed! The field no longer tilts in our favor; in fact, the Christian message is increasingly resisted in our society, largely because Jesus claimed to be the way, the truth, and the life—the only way to God and heaven. But we know our message, our mandate, and our Master. As you read in these pages, One Hope Canada, despite increasing challenges, still presents the message of Christ’s love to Canadian children.
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