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Manitoba

Missionary

ChangingManitoba

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Cookingwith Kathy

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Gods Mission. Our Adventure.

Issue OneWinter/Spring 2011

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A P P L A U D I N G H E AV E N WA R D

I was scheduled to give a ve-minute greetingfrom our provincial support ministry (the Provin-cial Of ce of CSSM Ministries) at Roseau River BibleCamp in early June. It was their annual open houseand the dining hall was packed with supportersready to enjoy some delicious barbecued chicken. I

was still only a few months into my new job as provincial director, but I waswise enough to know that if I wanted to make friends I would keep my com-ments to ve minutes or less.

After having the entire group wave at me while I was on stage so that Icould take an impromptu picture for my Facebook page, I told them that thereason I was excited and looking forward to this coming season of camp couldbe summed up in ve simple words. I paused and then slowly said, as my n-gers counted down the words God changes lives at camp.

What happened next surprised me. It also radically changed my notion ofhow deeply that truth resonated with others.

People began to clap, and not just a few, but everyone an unexpected,spontaneous reaction to the truth of God doing amazing things through camp.

I realize that it is impossible to capture or even know for that matter all ofthe changes God brought about in the lives of the over 5500 people who wereinvolved in one way or another with our seven camping ministries last sum-mer, either as campers, summer missionaries or prayer and nancial partners.But perhaps, in a small way, as you meet a few of these people in the followingpages, you will catch a glimpse of the amazing things God has done.

For those of you who have received our newsletter, the Manitoba Mission-ary , in the past, you will realize that this edition is quite a bit different. We arehoping that the magazine format will allow us to tell you more stories; allowus to encourage you in more ways with the work of God.

Of course, a project this big does not happen by itself, and so I want to thankmy teammates in the provincial of ce and those scattered around the provincewho helped bring this edition of the MM (what we call the Manitoba Mission-ary ) to life. I also want to thank those who support the work of CSSM and sawvalue in partnering with us to make this magazine a reality and make it avail-able to more people.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the new MM . Our desire is topublish twice a year and so we would love to know how you think we are do-ing. And if you have stories from your own camp days or ways you have seenGod work through camping ministry, please tell us! We would love to hearthem.

There is one more group I would like to mention and to thank and it isyou, the one reading this and the one who has stood by us with your prayers

and support. You are the one that this MM is for. My hope and prayer is that,as you read the stories which ll these pages, may your heart indeed clap; mayyou applaud in your spirit the work of the Holy Spirit that was so evident inthe lives of so many this past summer. May we give God a standing ovation.

BillPsalm 34:8

Gods Mission. Our Adventure.

The Manitoba Missionary

is the bi-annual publicationof CSSM Ministries Manitoba.

Letters, articles and photos are

welcomed. Names of many

of the children mentioned in

articles have been changed.

Editors

Bill McCaskell

Elanna Truijen

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1 9 S P OT L I G HT O N T H E B R O W N S

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2 8 C O O K I N G W I T H K AT H Y

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Manitoba Missionary

Well, I have the tough assign-ment of providing some comic relief. As I ponderedthis task, especially in light of the ne music group wehave joining us for the spring concert tour, I thoughtI ought to share some ddle jokes with you. HoweverIll save those for when we meet, and instead give you the Top Ten Hymns of the Lukewarm Church.Our guest music group, the Browns, have recently re-leased a recording of hymns, called Heritage HymnCollection, Volume 1. Youll have to see if any of theseten songs (the real ones) are on that recording:

1. A Comfy Mattress Is Our God ( A Mighty Fortress Is Our God )

2. Above Average is Thy Faithfulness (Great is Thy Faithfulness )

3. I Surrender Some (I Surrender All )

4. Joyful, Joyful, We Kinda Like Thee ( Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee )

5. Just As I Pretend to Be ( Just As I Am )

6. My Hope is Built on Nothing Much (My Hope is Built on Nothing Less )

7. Oh, for a Couple of Tongues to Sing (Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing )

8. Pillow of Ages, Fluffed for Me (Rock of Ages, Cleft for me )

9. Take My Life and Let Me Be (Take My Life and Let It Be )

10. Where He Leads Me,I Will Consider Following

(Where He Leads Me, I Will Follow)

Harold Giesbrecht has a love for God, his beautiful wifeNatalie, seeing children and youth come to know Jesus,and a well-timed joke. You can catch him weekly onHeart of the South , a two hour radio program featuring

the nest groups in southern gospel music.

HAROLD'S HUMOR

Hall of Fame H A R O L D G I E S B R E C H T

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Manitoba Missionary GODS MISSION. OUR ADVENTURE.

There she goes again, thought Jennifer. The 39 year-old mother of two watched Tia, an eight

year old camper, stomp past her, leaving chapel for thefourth time that week. Right behind Tia was Tias cabinleader, faithfully following, but visibly tired. Jennifer,who helps her husband Gordon direct Valley ViewBible Camp, knew Tia was one of those campers who

would push and push until they knew it was safe to bethemselves perhaps tonight Tia would stop pushing.Jennifer followed at a distance and watched Tia and

her cabin leader settle against a tree and their bodylanguage said it all Tia was not going back to chapel.Jennifer walked up to the girls and after a few mo-ments of silence, Tia began to slowly share what hadbeen bothering her all week.

Nobody likes me, she softly said. I came with mycousins and they wont stop teasing me and none ofthe other girls in my cabin will talk to me. Tia wasbeginning to cry and her cabin leader offered to get hersome tissue.

I feel so lonely, the eight year old said looking atJennifer as the tears began to ow freely. Jennifer of-fered a hug and Tia gladly accepted. Did you know,Jennifer asked after a few minutes, that Jesus can beyour forever friend?

Tia shook her head.Its true. and guess what else Tia? Jennifer asked

quietly. Jesus would like to be your forever friend. Tia looked up with a twinkle in her eye.Really? she asked.Really, Jennifer said. A friend that will be always

with you, a friend that you can always talk to, and afriend that will help you make other friends.

Wow that would be quite a friend.He is quite a friend.Jennifer let the moment soak in. Tia was deep in

thought and Jennifer could tell the Spirit was speakingto this little eight-year-olds heart.

Tia? Jennifer asked. Would you like to ask Jesusto be your forever friend? Tia was still for a moment and then looked up, en-

thusiastically nodding her head.I can still remember that look in her eye, recalls

Jennifer. Ill never forget it.And as what often happens, Tia began to experience

the same camp in a brand new way not only did shenot mind chapels, she began to love chapels, and bythe time her grandma came to pick her up from campat the end of the week, she was so excited to tell herfamily about what had happened: Grandma! Grand-ma! Somehow Jesus jumped into my heart!

--------- Tia, along with over 3800 other children and youth,

met Jesus this past summer at one of our seven CSSMcamping ministries across the Manitoba. Not all askedJesus to be their forever friend but many did; manyothers reacquainted themselves with their Friendafter a long absence; and still others saw their friend-ship with Jesus deepen and grow. It is what makes itall worthwhile, is a phrase that is repeated time andagain by our year-round and summer missionarieswho serve with CSSM.

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GODS M ISSION. OUR ADVENTURE. Manitoba Missionary

One of my most meaningful moments this pastsummer, was also one of my toughest, recalls AndrewSevigny, who has spent the last nine summers servingat CSSM camps; the last two at Dauphin Bible Camp asprogram director. There was a camper during youthweek who wouldnt talk to anyone, he wouldnt doanything the rest of the group was doing, and he kepttrying to run away. Finally I just sat with him and wasquiet. He eventually started talking and shared abouthis earlier suicide attempt and how much pain he had.

The thing I remember though, Andrew says, isthat I felt I connected with him I began to feel hispain and he began to see my hope. By the end of theweek he became a Christian, and began to experiencehope for himself.

Over half of the campers that are touched by CSSMMinistries in Manitoba come from a home where theyhave very little opportunity to hear about the hopethat is in Jesus. In fact for some of our camps, like GimliBible Camp and Beaver Lake Bible Camp, the signi -cant majority do not come from church-going homes.

Most of our campers come from a few northerncommunities, explains Angie Osiowy, who alongwith her husband Mitch, direct the summer camp atBeaver Lake, close to Flin Flon. Each week we takeseveral vans into the communities, load them up withkids, and take them to the camp. Its usually quite theadventure; an adventure that our summer missionar-

ies always remember.

It can take a different mindset to serve at camp,offers Don Roe, the director at Gimli Bible Camp, whohas over 20 years of experience working with children.The campers arent there to listen to you, they arethere to be loved and served by you. Only then willyou have the freedom to speak into their life. You justcant assume that you have the right, you have to rstearn it.

The nearly 650 summer missionaries throughoutthe province, of whom 97 served at Gimli Bible Camp,and built relationships with the almost 600 campersduring summer, have a special calling, according to

Don.Our job is to clear the way to the cross. Don ex-plains. God does the work in the campers lives; our job is to help the campers feel safe enough that theythen feel secure enough for God challenging them tochange.

And God seems to enjoy working and challengingyoung lives speci cally through camp ministry, even ifthe camp doesnt have a physical building.

The camp I was involved with this past summer and even this past Christmas break is a bit differ-ent than a regular camp where the campers stay over-

I began to feel his pain andhe began to see my hope.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I never expected to end up at [Beaver Lake] last

summer. In fact, I thought the directors constant

invitations to come were really funny, because Ikept refusing. God wanted me there, though, and

little by little, He chipped away at me and soon

I found myself waking up each morning and

thinking, I really want to go! Away I went. Be-

ing a cabin leader [there] was so different from

anything Ive ever done before. It was the rst

time I saw such an immediate need for the Gos-

pel. It was the rst time I ever felt my heart break

in pieces for the kids. It was hard. Sometimes I

felt so frustrated and tired, but our directors were

a huge encouragement to me. What affected

me the most was the hunger for love that [the

kids] had and how much love they had to give

all we as staff could do was love the kids and

live like Christ would. One of the greatest lessons

I received from my time at camp was a renewed

understanding of what it means to trust God

Which is something Im sure Ill be spending the

rest of my life learning over and over again. It

seems like none of the staff or kids or volunteers

can leave [Beaver Lake] without being changed insome way.

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night, explains Danielle Good-man, a university student, whowas part of the Adventure DayCamp team that travelled to overseven locations in the summerand even organized a winter Day

Camp in the city.The children come for part of a day and we get to

know them, we speak life into them, do lessons withthem, have craft time, do a praise and worship time to-gether and learn about God. It is a great opportunityto see how lives are changed as we teach them aboutGods love.

And even in ve short days, God brings aboutchange.

Jimmy was a really hyper-active, didnt want to sitstill kind of kid but as he learned about Gods lovethrough the week, he changed he became more fo-cused, and more hungry for God it was so cool to see.

Paul Emmer knows what Danielle is talking about.Paul, who is the Youth For Christ Satellite Director

for MacGregor/Gladstone, was the chapel speaker for

two weeks at Turtle Mountain Bible Camp this pastsummer. Chapel times were really alive the youngpeople were really engaged. We put a tin can out inchapel where we invited them to put tips, sugges-tions, questions, prayer requests or keys for Germansports cars, laughs Paul. We didnt get any keys, butwe did get some deep questions and some heartbreak-ing prayer requests. I cant imagine these children and

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young people going through life without Christ to pro-vide strength and hope.

During one of our chapels, a Thursday night, wesaw an amazing work of the Spirit. Young people werehugging each other, asking for forgiveness; we hadcampers calling home, telling their parents they lovedthem and asking them to forgive them. There was ade nite spirit of revival and repentance.

It was humbling, Paul recalls, but also encourag-ing and a real faith booster.

We can get so caught up in the of ce work and pa-per work of ministry, that we forget what it is like to seeGod move on the front lines.

Thats not to say that the of ce and other behindthe scenes work of the ministry are unimportant. Infact the growing challenge of increased government

regulation and the missions desire to reach more chil-dren and youth with the Good News are the main rea-sons that six of the seven camping ministries in theprovince have missionaries who work from January toDecember, in addition to the ve missionaries who pro-vide ministry support out of the provincial of ce.

Our role at the provincial of ce is to serve ourcamps, explains Lorne McLarty, who started with the

mission in May 2009 as FinancialResource Coordinator. My job isto help our camps develop andfund capital projects whetherthat is through grants or capitalcampaigns. This past year, for ex-ample, we were able to secure $40,000 in grants for abarn project that Turtle Mountain Bible Camp was un-dertaking.

We want to do provincially what doesnt makesense to do at a camp level, continues Lorne. Be thatworking with boards and attending board meetings ortraining and developing our missionaries. Together weeach play our role and Gods kingdom grows.

And that is what it is really all about at CSSM themission is not to build the largest camps in Manitoba(though there are large and small ones) and the goalis not to have the craziest activities for the campers(though their zip lines will make a grown man scream). The purpose is to present the good news of Jesus Christto the children and youth of Manitoba, and trust God todo a work that only God can do. That is what the min-

istry is all about; and what the mission thanks you for. Together Gods kingdom grows one heart at a time.

Bill McCaskell, Provincial Director for CSSM Min-istries in Manitoba, along with his wife Bev, live inMacGregor and enjoy travelling the province eachsummer witnessing God changing lives.

I cant imagine these children and youngpeople going through life without Christ to provide strength and hope.

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Growing up in foster care...Emotionally abused...Forgotten by the childcare agency...On her own at sixteen...Broken...Head cabin leader at Gimli Bible Camp...

Id pray God, I want the tough kids, Samanthashared with me over smoothies at a Steinbach coffeeshop. The ones that cause trouble I love having thosekids. I try to see them as, They need to be loved. Theyhave good qualities. They have something to offer. Theres a part of them thats hurting.

There was a passion in Samanthas voice to tell herstory, to show how God had plucked her out of her cir-cumstances and used her to speak life into the lives ofthose around her. She took a sip of the mango slush inher plastic cup as I sat back, trying to take in her story. I

had picked up Samantha from Steinbach Bible Collegeearlier that morning, after Bill McCaskell, CSSM Minis-tries Manitobas provincial director, had suggested thatwe ask her to give us a glimpse into how God has usedGimli Bible Camp to shape her life. I had no idea I wouldcome away as impacted as I already was.

GROWING UP Camp was the rst place I really connected. Sa-

mantha said. I was in foster care, so I went to differentcamps for 5 or 6 weeks of the summer. I was eleven the

rst time I came to Gimli Bible Camp. She laughed, andhonestly stated, I didnt like it, because I didnt like sit-ting in chapel. Chapel services or not, God found Sa-mantha, and she became a Christian that same summerat a different camp.

I was amazed by Gods love, Samantha shared.I was needing to know that there was love out there.I didnt experience that at all growing up. I thoughtthere was something wrong with me; thats why no onewould love me. I didnt even know there was such athing as love. Her eyes were alive as she shared, I felt[love] at camp. Thats what really made me want to have

a relationship with God. I felt it. I was so amazed by it.I asked if Samantha was OK to talk about her home

life. Sure, she acknowledged, I lived in my nal fosterhome from age eleven to fteen. It was a really toughhome. My foster mom provided well for us, and Imthankful for that, but she was emotionally abusive. Shecouldnt take care of us that way. The other foster kidsthat came through [the home], I would take care of them.

I remember two brothers, ages eleven and twelve,who would cry every night. She would just tell them tobe quiet, and then shed leave, so Id go over to them. Idid a lot of taking care of others when I was younger. Itried to picture a twelve-year old girl taking care of twocrying boys so close to her own age. Stirring my choco-late-blueberry frappachino, I leaned forward. I had toknow the rest of the story.

When I was sixteen, I was really struggling at home;

I had run away from my foster home so many timesthat I was put in a place of safety. That summer wasmy third year at Gimli Bible Camp. I was always askingquestions, and I asked my cabin leader why life was sohard. She talked about how God wants to be there for us,and wants to take care of us. Right then, I had this hugeurge to really live my life for God. I started liking chapel.It was, like, my favorite. It made me more excited to livemy life for God. All of a sudden, I was really hungry forGod, and just to learn more.

As I took a bite of my chicken sandwich, Samanthatalked about something her life had been missing rela-

Chosen by God: Samanthas Story

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tionships. I would always connect well with my cabinleaders at Gimli. Theyre your mentors but your friendstoo. Joking around with them I just loved that. The con-versations we had really helped me live my life for God.Even with the campers, just to be able to be friends witheveryone I didnt have that at home.

When youre fteen, sixteen years old, kids are either

trying to be too cool to hang out, or dont like you at all.Everyone at high school seemed so immature drinkingand partying all the time, and I just didnt want that. Buteveryone [at Gimli] wanted to hang out and be friends.

We just hung out all day.I asked Samantha if God was real to her during thoseteenage years, and she answered with an immediateyes. My relationship with God growing up was basical-ly just relying on Him and talking to Him. I didnt have aBible, and I couldnt go to church. I knew He was there. Iremember praying all the time and talking to Him abouthow I was feeling.

That third summer at Gimli, my cabin leader encour-aged me to pray for Christian friends and for a church togo to. Samanthas eyes danced as she shared with mehow God met that need through friends who became as

close as family. I saw how God provided for me. I wouldfeel like I just couldnt handle it, and my friend wouldcall me in the middle of the night, and would say, I justfelt like I should call, and I would be like, Whoa.

Samantha moved out on her own around age seven-teen. The childcare agency she was under lost her le,and pretty much forgot she existed. I didnt get a lot ofhelp from them, she stated simply.

LEARNING TO LEAD

The following summer, Samantha started working atGimli. I guess... I wanted to do the same that my cabinleaders did for me. I wanted to be able to help kids whowere hurting, for them to feel what I felt; to feel so closeto God. I wanted them to know God loved them, wantedthem to have a relationship with God, [that] if theyrestruggling or have a lot of problems at home, its nothopeless. I wanted to be able to encourage them.

Samantha took another sip of smoothie. I still didntknow exactly how to be around people. The rst coupleyears I worked on staff, I was really shy, and becameknown as someone who didnt talk much, but was goodwith the kids. When the kids were gone (on the week-ends), I would be depressed, I wouldnt talk to anyone Iwas too scared. Other staff would invite me to hang outsomeplace, and I wouldnt want to go. I felt like the onlything I had was my love for those who were hurting, so Iwould be able to relate to [the kids, but] I still had to get toknow the cabin leaders. One year, I said to myself, I re-ally want this to be a different year. I really want to getto be comfortable with people. I met my friend Helynthat year. Helyn was really bubbly and outgoing; sheloved hanging out with people. I didnt think we weregoing to get along, but around her I began to be more

comfortable around people. I slowly started to open up. The head cabin leader began putting younger staff withme, so I started to lead more in the cabin, always mak-

ing sure that I worked together with and shared the loadwith the younger staff member. I was very much a per-son who said, You have a lot to offer. Im not the onlyone here. Gimli is the one place I feel most comfortable

being myself; it is my favorite place in the world.Im not sure how I became a leader. Samantha

smiled. I asked Don (director at Gimli Bible Camp) if Icould be the Leadership Development Program leaderthis past summer. I knew LDP was a discipleship train-ing that Gimli Bible Camp ran for teenagers during thesummer, and could only think of the amazing influ-ence and heart Samantha would bring to the program.Samantha remembered her thought process I wasthinking, I know a lot of the girls that want to do it, andit would be great to have three weeks with these girls,instead of just one. When Samantha approached Don

I wanted to do the same that my cabin leaders did for able to help kids who were hurting, for them to feel what to God. - Samantha

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with the idea, he asked her howshe felt about head cabin-leading,and being the go-to person for thecabin leaders. I thought Im not aleader! I cant do it!

Samantha was smiling, andI was wishing I could take notes faster. But, I also feltlike God wanted me to do it. After Leadership Training inMay, I didnt feel so worried, she con ded. I knew I wasgoing to make a bunch of mistakes, but God was going to

be working through me. Don later came to Samanthaand asked her to spend half of the summer helping leadLDP, and the other half as head cabin leader. It was soawesome that God answered that, and I could be LDPleader too! I was so excited by that.

MOTIVATED BY LOVE

I shifted my smoothie straws position. What was itlike leading LDP? I asked.

It was amazing. And hard. Samantha concluded.I learned more of the struggles the kids were dealing

with, and it just broke my heart. Her eyes shifted awaybrie y as she thought about the kids in the summerprogram. They felt God that summer. They saw God.Im really hoping they will remember that. Theyre stillgoing through hard times.

Samantha refocused on me. There were a lot oftough issues in LDP. I had to learn to speak up, espe-cially with the other staff. I was so scared that they

wouldnt listen to me. Shaun, one of the other LDPleaders, told me that Im quiet, but I observe things thatthe others cant see. Samantha replayed the conversa-tion over. I thought, Maybe I can be a leader a dif-ferent kind.

I could hear Samanthas heart come out as she de-scribed her head cabin-leading experience too. She had

ample opportunity to do what she does so well love.I really wanted to encourage the cabin leaders, andhelp them grow closer to God too. I would try to praywith each one every night. They were willing to love[the kids] no matter what. I wanted to be there for them,and let them know I was there if they needed help.

Hearing how Samantha led those under her made

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me want to be on her team. At camp, I feel like I havea purpose. Samantha continued. I feel like the onlything I have is my love for those who are hurting. Therewere certain kids every week at camp that I would tryto connect with the ones that were really troubled. Alot of times I didnt know what to do, and would pray,You know what to do, God. Please show me.

There was this one girl, who was thirteen? Shehad come from a really bad home; she was really tough.One night, she ran off. I ended up nding her; I was ac-tually afraid she was going to hit me. I kept followingher. We stood by the bathroom it took her about halfan hour then we stayed up really late just talking. Ifound her on the beach another day she was hiding,crying, and let me sit with her.

It takes faith to pour so much into kids lives over thesummer and not know the end of the story. I feel likeGod has given me this ability to feel for people. I feel somuch that I almost cant handle it. It breaks my heart.Id ask, Why are they going through this stuff, God? Ihad to remember that I personally cant take it on Icant handle it. It will be God who handles it. Just be-

cause [the kids] are going throughstuff, doesnt mean that Gods notthere. I need to let God be God.

I dropped Samantha back offat Steinbach Bible College, whereshes in her third year of PeerCounseling. When we talked about what she wanted todo in the future, she said, I once prayed and asked Godwhat it was that He loved about me most. He told methat He loved my heart, the love that I have for thosewho are hurting. There are many hurting people inthe world, and I hope that in the future God will workthrough me to bring those who are hurting to Him.

As I watched Samantha get out of the car, I wishedwe had more time to talk. I wanted to hear more abouthow God had pursued her, chosen her, called her byname, and lled her with His love. I knew there waseven more to the story than I had heard. Pulling ontothe highway, I took another sip of my smoothie; wehad talked too much I hadnt nished it. I didnt mindthough. Stories like Samanthas, and the God behindthem are worth taking the time to pause and cel-ebrate. Frappachino in hand or not.

Elanna Truijen is the Follow-up Director for the provincial support ministry as well as serving as Di-rector of the Adventure Day Camps. She enjoys the oc-casional make that rather frequent Starbucks visit,especially with friends.

Join us for a wonderful eveningof music in support of

Roseau River Bible Camp Friday, March 18

th

7:00 p.m.Steinbach Evangelical Free Church

&Valley View Bible Camp

Sunday, March 20 th 7:30 p.m.MacGregor EMC

Admission is free.

An offering will be taken in support of the camps.

the COLLINGSWORTH family

A lot of times I didnt know what to do, and would pray, You know what to do, God. Please show me.

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I watched our guest teacherwrite on the white board the sug -gestions the group was giving. The question he had asked: Whatcharacteristics make a good cabinleader at camp? It was a goodquestion, and the Leadership De-velopment Program students hadgood answers. When the whiteboard was full, he discussed a fewof them and then slowly beganerasing the answers. After a few

seconds had passed only one re-mained. He said, This is the mostimportant characteristic. Whichone was it? A heart after God.

There are many powerful, gift-ed leaders in our world. Some aregifted at speaking, some at teach-ing, some at vision casting; someare simply a joy to be aroundthey ooze excitement. However,I believe that one can have thenatural, great characteristics of a

leader, and yet fail miserably. Ifone wants to lead successfully,one has to have a heart after God.

About a year and half ago, Iwas in Berlin, Germany with agroup from YWAM. Eager to knowmore of the city and its history, Iembarked on a free tour one Satur-day afternoon. Our guide showedus many of the citys landmarks,and then led us into a parking lot.

She stopped us and said, Here,eight stories below the ground, iswhere Hitlers bunker was. All ofus, slightly shocked and surprised,listened as she talked about thisman and his folly. He had a wayof speaking to a crowd that wouldmove them from their silence atthe beginning of a speech into areckless cheer by the time he was

nished. He had the ability to lead

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people, yet he led them in a disastrous way that led toone of the darkest times in recent history.

Leaders can be gifted. Leaders can have talent. How-ever, leaders who do not pursue God with all of theirheart, soul, mind and strength can lead their followersinto a place of emptiness and a skewed vision of suc-cess. God-empowered leaders will be focused on theKingdom, instead of the things of this world.

As we saw students come into the Leadership De-

velopment Program at Valley View Bible Camp thissummer, we would try to see what areas these youngleaders were naturally gifted in, then put them into sit-uations that would stretch them to use those gifts andalso grow in areas that they were not necessarily com-fortable in. We could have based the program aroundthese points and it could have worked. However, wetook it further. We wanted to see these students devel-op a heart that was pursuing Christ and his Kingdom.Without this component, we are missing the key togrowing godly leaders!

We have seen time and time again how the LDP pro-gram has been instrumental in the students pursuit ofChrist. Its not just a three-week program; its a launchpad for deepening ones walk with Christ. Over the pastnumber of years that Valley View has been runningthis program, we have watched former LDP studentscome back to be leaders at the camp; not only that, butwe are now getting to see these students run after Godupon completing high school. People who have com-pleted the LDP program have now ventured off withGod to the ends of the earth places like Australia, NewZealand, Thailand, Fiji, and Sweden.

We have a young generation in Canada that is hun -gry for more. If we can point them in one direction, itneeds to be to develop a heart after God, the Creator andSaviour of the world!

Barry Buhler, along with Elissa Teichrib, directed lastsummers LDP Program at Valley View Bible Camp.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Kids from our first week who were our most

difficult campers changed dramatically by

the end of the summer. It was amazing to

watch them. I changed dramatically by the

end of the summer I had no camp work ex-

perience and didnt really know what I was

doing but I was constantly praying for help

from God. There were a lot of times during

this summer when I was tired from not get-

ting enough sleep and playing with the kids

all day and Id start to feel like I couldnt takeanymore Id stop, take a breath and pray if

only for a few seconds and it always helped.

I really learned how much strength God can

give me if I just ask for it. I was constantly

running empty on energy and patience, and

the instant that I turned to God seeking His

help I found myself right full. I have never

been stretched so far in my life and it was an

amazing experience.

Q: What is the tuck shops mostpopular item?

Gimli: Slush puppiesRoseau River: Pepsi

Dauphin: PopTurtle Mountain:

Freezies

What is the most rewarding thing about being a camp director/staff member?When kids get it. When they come to you with stories abouthow theyve applied the truths theyve been taught. Whenthey write you letters about how much they cant wait toread their Bible. When they tell you they want to be in Godsfamily. When they unconsciously interrupt a lesson witha question burning in their hearts. When you get to hearthem pray. When they start to see themselves as worldchangers because the team noticed a gifting in them.

Elanna Director, Adventure Day Camp

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Alexis cabin leader, Cindy, had just picked her to playa game on stage before chapel! YES!

Its pretty simple, Cindy told Alexis, James, and Tasha,handing them each a skipping rope. When I say go, start jumping! The one with the most skips in a minute wins!BUT Youre going to be racing Ben in this game, so youhave to be really quick!

Uh-oh, Alexis thought as Ben came up on stage andtook a skipping rope. Ben was a cabin leader who was re-ally good at sports It would be hard to beat him!

Get ready get set Oh WAIT! Cindy shouted. I for-got one of the game rules. Ben, Cindy pointed at him,You cant use your hands!

Buthow will he be able to play? James asked.Cindy shook her head. Thats one of the rules. No hands,Ben. On your mark, get set, GO!

Alexis had never jumped rope so fast in her life. One,two, three, four, ve She was almost out of breathwhen Cindy shouted, Times up!

Great job, Tasha, you had 34 jumps. Alexis and James,wow, you tied at 42! And Ben..., Cindy started laughing.Ben was all tangled up in his jump rope. He looked sofunny!

Its hard without hands, Ben said, laughing. Cindy

helped Ben get untangled, then everyone got camp T-shirts for prizes and went back to their seats.

Alexis listened while Cindy explained, Sometimes, wetry to do things on our own without God. God gave us theHoly Spirit so we can have power and help to do the rightthing. Without the Holy Spirit, its like trying to jump ropewithout our hands Were not using what God gave us tohelp us. Just like its hard to do things without our hands,its hard to do things without the Holy Spirit! Who wantspower and help to do what God wants you to do?

Alexis raised her hand with some of the other kids.Lets all talk to God right now on our own, Cindy sug-

gested.Alexis closed her eyes tightly. God , she prayed, I

want to be able to love You by doing what You say. Pleasegive me the power I need to do that. Thank-You for theHoly Spirit!

Alexis opened her eyes and saw the twisted jump ropeBen had used, still on the stage. And thanks, God, that Idont have to try to do anything on my own Ever!

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Corner!page 14

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Hey Kids! Would you like to do more puzzles that help youlearn what God says to us in His Word? Thenhave your parents call us at 1-204-668-2776 andtalk to Elanna as she would love to send you abook full of them!

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ALL 204-668-2776 to nd out your closest Day Camp location, or to inquire about bringing the adventureyour own community. Adventure Day Camp has visited over 25 different locations including: Crane River Dauphinnton Emerson Winnipeg Dominion City Woodridge Gimli Pierson Goodlands Amaranth Oakbank Deloraine

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Alright everyone, welcome to our Day Camp clos-ing program. Children, were going to sing Jesus Loves

Me, move on to our small-group performances, andthen nish up by showing our parents what wevebeen taught to say. Please line up here.

I grew up in a Christian home, attended Sundayschool every week and I even used a Christ- basedcurriculum for my schooling. I knew God loved me,and I could say that with my right hand on a Bible.Ask me though if I felt God loved me, and I honestlydont know what I would have said. I have much tolearn about both God and love, but over my summer Ilearned something I would say encompasses both: I re-alized that its one thing to tell a child God loves you,

and an entirely different thing for that child to senseGods love through me.My rst few weeks of summer, I was determined

to be the best missionary CSSM has ever had. If therewere some sort of plaque, I was going to have it. Myname was going to go down in history as the onewith the most conversions in a single summer. Everychance I got, I tried to tell some child about God whatI wouldnt give now to go back and change that. I real-ized later that while I was telling a child, God lovesyou, I on the other hand, was doing little in the wayof loving them.

One of my favorite songs, by an artist named ChrisSligh, is entitled Only You Can Save. Part of it goes, Ihave to wonder if I really want to know the struggleand pain that others feel, do I want to hear the storiesas they echo in their eyes? At one Day Camp location,I simply asked a little girl what her father did, to whichshe apathetically replied, My dad tried to steal fromanother man; that man killed my daddy. Her eyes saidnothing of sorrow or pain; rather they just spoke of atwisted understanding of reality.

Is God loves you something we feel, or just some-thing weve been taught to say?

One of my favorite things about God is that He isavailable. I often take my dog to the park at night; Ieven have a favorite bench where I talk to God. Oneclear night I was sitting there watching the stars, andthough Im not sure why, I was just talking to Godabout dogs. Not once did He try to change the subject,or ask me How often have you been reading your Bi-ble? He just let me talk and loved me.

I want to be like Him, and show love, not just speakof it. My goal is now to listen to His kids stories the wayHe does and be there to help them sense the realityof His love.

Paul, 16, enjoys his predominantly humorous life inWinnipeg, MB. His time is lled with family, friendsand a vast array of dog-related activites. Paul enjoys politics, soccer, and pork chops, and his summers arespent with the Adventure Day Camp team, where heis constantly reminded of the love God has for himand others.

Loving like God P A U L V A N B E N T H A M

Loving Like God

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What is your favorite animal, and why?

A moose; they are such a grand majestic animal and youcant see them [just] anywhere. So it is always excitingwhen you notice one. You dont get that same reactionwith a squirrel!

Richard Director, Dauphin Bible Camp

Q: How can 900 lbsof donated farmer

sausage be incorporated

into mealtimes? A: Baked, barbecued, in soup, on pizza,in omelets, for breakfast sandwiches,

cooked in syrup for breakfast, wrappedin biscuit dough, ground into meatsauce for lasagna, used as hot dot

supplement, with stir-fry sauce, incasserole, in macaroni and cheese, in

stew Over a third of the meals atValley View this summer contained

farmer sausage in some form! (We wereblessed with well-stocked freezers and

creative chefs!)

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If you think youve heard Southern Gospel musicYou havent. Until youve heard the Browns, that is.

One of the rst memories Shelley and her childrenMichaela (23), Adam (20), and Andrew (14), have of sing-ing together was over ten years ago, when Shelley madethe kids Victorian-style out ts and they went Christmas

caroling. We started singing just at our home church,Shelley remembers. Rich voices, melodious violins, andstrong family ties intertwined to give the Browns a rmfoundation on which to build their music sets, and theirfan base started to extend beyond their Iowa hometown.Slowly, the family schedule began to ll with more andmore performance requests, leading to one of the biggestdecisions of the Brown familys life touring full-time, achoice they made ve or six years ago.

We each have heard the call of God on our lives toshare the song and message of the Good News [that] God

has put in our heart! Shelley states. Its de nitely some-thing that would be hard to do if you werent called to it.Because we know were called, its been worth it all. God

has opened the doors and there are adventures and bless-ings behind each one.

Those doors have led to various interesting places, in-cluding Americana Theatre in Branson, MO, Dollywood Theme Park stages, over seven Royal Caribbean and Car-nival cruise ships, performing for the President, beingincluded in the Artist Showcase at the National QuartetConvention, and many others. Their abilities in present-ing a melodious treasury of well-loved hymns, togetherwith producing original, upbeat gospel tunes, makesthem a popular music guest amongst all generations.

When asked what their most memorable perfor-mance was, the Browns response was, We have manybut usually it is not the biggest or the most glamorousplaces we have sung. The most memorable concertsare because peoples lives are changed!

Sharing their favorite aspect of touring, Shelley com-mented, [Its] meeting new people and seeing old friendsthat we have met along the way. We pray we will bring alife-changing message to those who need to know Jesusand be an encouragement to believers who need encour-agement.

SPOTLIGHT ON The Browns

T HE B R O W N S I N CO N C ERT ArtistSpotlight

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ArtistSpotlight

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We say Thank-You

to the following individuals and businesseswhose support has made the CSSM Ministries Manitoba Spring 2011 Concert Tour possible:

Axis Farms Reimer Soils

Byway Farms Ltd. George G. Ronceray

Gordon Griffith Konrad Farms

Norstar Industries Herman & Eleanor Martens

Jeffries Brothers Vegetable Growers

Please check out the schedule on the back cover of this issue to find out when The Browns are comingto a town close to you! Call 1-204-668-CSSM (2776) or visit mb.cssm.ca for more information.

Just watching the Brown familyinteract is an encouragement. Thelove they have for each other, theiraudiences, and their God is evident,and brings a breath of fresh air intoa society rife with broken families.

With three of the Browns four children involved in pres-ent touring, and Shelleys husband Keith driving the tourbus and acting as sound man, a concert night with theBrowns truly is a family affair. I think its a special thingthat we do, fourteen year old Andrew states. Im thank-ful for what Im doing.

CSSM Ministries Manitoba is excited to welcome theBrowns as the featured music guest for the 2011 CSSMConcert Tour. With their heart for ministry, family, andthe glory of God, the Brown familys heartfelt gospel mes-sage offers a life-changing experience to audiences of allages. It will be the rst time we have toured in Manitoba,so were looking forward to meeting new folks, visitingtheir churches, and seeing Gods beautiful creation, Shel-

ley shares. Were looking forward to having the Brownsshare the stage with us during our CSSM concert tour!Join us in giving the Browns a warm Manitoba welcomeat one of ten concert locations from March 25-April 3. Seeyou in the front row!

Which CSSM Min tries Manitoba min

try point was CanaSunday School

Missions first cam

Gimli Bible Camp hasenjoyed 84 years ofministry after being

founded in 1927 as CSSMMinistries first camp

outreach.

Yep, were the pioneers.

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Great is Thy FAITHFULNESSA L F R E D A N D D A I S Y N E W T O N H A D C S S M M I S S I O N A R I E S A S N E I G H B O U R S

W H E N T H E Y W E R E F I R S T M A R R I E D N E A R LY 5 9 Y E A R S A G O .

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Hanging on the wall, in Al -fred and Daisy Newtons homein Neepawa, is a plaque engravedwith the familiar, yet meaning-ful words of Proverbs 3:5,6: Trustin the Lord with all thine heart,and lean not unto thine own un-derstanding. In all thy ways ac-knowledge Him, and He shall di -rect thy paths.

That rst line, Alfred quietlysays as he moves his nger acrossthe embossed words, is whatmy faith is all about. And if onespends any time with Alfred orAlf as his friends often call him you soon realize that the faith ofthis 90-year-old retired farmer runsdeep.

We all have storms in life, andit was during one of those storms,later on in my life, that God be-came very real to me and I surren-dered my life to Him. I had alwaysthought of myself as a believer, buta lot of believers dont realize theyneed to surrender once you sur-

render you realize how God waspresent with you even when youdidnt realize He was there.

I was in the service, during thewar you know, and looking backat that time and other times in mylife, I have seen the hand of God di-recting me. I have seen the hand ofGod enough to know that my faithis certain that He exists and that Heloves me. I know we have a living,holy God and without Him we arehelpless.

Alfred and his wife Daisy havebeen married for almost 59 years,the rst 47 of which they lived to-gether on a farm near Kelwood asmall community 45 kilometresnorth of Neepawa. Interestingly, itwas this farm home they chose tobuy when they were rst marriedthat set the stage for a long-lastingrelationship with CSSM.

The Canadian Sunday SchoolMission had a cabin across the roadfrom our house where their mis-sionaries would often stay as they

served in the area. We got to knowOlive Carmichael, Betty Miller, Ms.Wood and especially the Camp-bells, who gave us a very specialgift a personalized Bible that westill have.

In fact Daisy, who taught forover 25 years in the area, had yetanother connection with CSSMmissionaries, Every Friday, Ms.Wood or some other missionarywould ride up to our one-roomschool house with their horse andbuggy, come inside and read Biblestories and encourage the studentsto memorize verses. The childrenloved it.

Eventually the one-room schoolhouses were shut down and themissionaries had to nd new waysto reach the community, which forthe area meant the beginning of achurch that later became McCrea-ry Gospel Chapel and the devel-opment of Dauphin Bible Camp,which Alfred and Daisy activelysupported.

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I volunteered and did main-tenance though I wasnt thatgood of a maintenance man,Alfred chuckles. But I got to seethe work; I got to see the seedsof the Gospel being planted in

those little campers. Our daughter Katherine wentto camp a couple of summers and really enjoyed it.Camp is a great opportunity to spread the Gospel andto see the Word of God take heart. We are at a periodof time where there is pressure to change things, to up-date things so that they work. Jesus Christ is the sameyesterday, today and tomorrow. The Gospel messagedoesnt need to be watered down we dont need toapologize for being old-fashioned, when it comes tothat.

In 1999, the couple moved to Neepawa and took onthe role of supporting Gods work through CSSM withtheir prayers and support. My hope and prayer forCanadian Sunday School Mission is that they wouldcontinue the original message and vision set out bythe founders of the mission.Alfred and Daisy are encouraged by what they see. It

gives us great satisfaction in life, explains Alfred, toknow what the mission is doing, to see and hear whatis going on at the camp [Dauphin Bible Camp].Alfred and Daisy continue to attend Neepawa Bap-

tist, the church they made their home when they rstmoved to town. I am not involved as much as I once

was, but I do what I can. Alfred offers, before pausingand then quietly and humbly adding, God means ev-erything to me, and I dont want to short-change Himin anything. I want Him to have the glory for all wedo.

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T H E H A N D W R I T T E N N O T E I N T H E B I B L E G I V-E N T O A L F R E D A N D D A I S Y B Y T H E I R N E I G H -B O U R S , T H E C A M P B E L L S , W H O W E R E C S S MM I S S I O N A R I E S I N T H E K E LW O O D D I S T R I C TO F M A N I T O B A .

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What is your first thought whenyou wake up?

Today is another day to conquer this ugly worldwith Gods grace and strength. God, give me thetools I will need today, and give me a kick-start tospend another day glorifying You.

KrystynFollow Up Coordinator,

Turtle Mountain Bible Camp

MARK THIESSEN General Manager

Ph: 204-746-8441 Box 69 Toll Free: 866-746-8441 Rosenort, MB Fax: 204-746-8746 R0G 1W0 Cell: 204-746-0079 Res: 204-746-8300 Email: [email protected]

What camp has chanits name in the past years?

Carberry Bible Camp began in the 1960s.After out-growing their location andmoving 30 minutes eastward onto abeautiful donated parcel of 80 acres, thecamp became known as Valley View Bi-ble Camp in 2001. Life in the valley hasnever been the same since our lodge has

been perched on that beautiful hill

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Financial Reportpage 24

Income

Fees 14,565 107,7 8 18 ,942 224,925 108,494 156,597 69,472 865,7

Dona3ons 20,660 141,725 58,209 1 6,724 188,904 102,000 **2 4,770 882,992

Miscellaneous 0 5,024 15, 40 ,878 ,55 9,251 4, 07 41, 5

Total $35,225 $254,487 $257,491 $365,527 $300,951 $267,848 $308,549 $1,790,078

Expense

Program*** 10,092 51,187 91,859 82,9 0 98, 89 52,877 27,280 414,614

Maintenance @ 3li3es ,595 4,179 25,20 66,557 8,265 44,0 18,4 5 2 0,267

Ministry Salaries 16,179 98,100 97.0 11 ,257 99,20 105,662 **2 8, 44 767,778

Administra3on 8, 7 8,066 1,529 66,526 5 ,48 50,098 28, 64 276,4 9

Total $38,239 $221,532 $245,624 $329,270 $289,340 $252,670 $312,423 $1,689,098

Net surplus/decit $3,014 $32,955 $11,867 $36,257 $11,611 $15,178 $3,874 $100,980

* Provincial Support Ministry Includes the Adventure Day Camp Ministry

** Includes $76,017 support for summer missionaries

*** Program expense includes groceries and supplies

Gimli BibleCamp

ProvicialSupport

Ministry*

ConsolidatedResults

Beaver LakeBible Camp

Dauphin BibleCamp

Roseau RiverBible Camp

TurtleMountain

Bible Camp

Valley ViewBible Camp

Fees49%

Dona3ons49%

Misc. 2%

?@ A?cBCe

Program25%

Main.@ 3l.14%Ministry

Salaries45%

Admin.16%

?@ DEpe?se

Financial ResultsO C T O B E R 1 , 2 0 0 9 S E P T E M B E R 3 0 , 2 0 1 0

Thank-you

(Consolidated Results) (Consolidated Results)

Provincial

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Partnering with Us! Financial Reportpage 25 Our Mission Team

Harold & Natalie GiesbrechtProvincial Support Team

Jake & Martha FriesenGimli Bible Camp

Gordon & Jennifer Giesbrecht & FamilyValley View Bible Camp

Howard & Kathy WeirTurtle Mountain Bible Camp

Mitch & Angie Osiowy Beaver Lake Bible Camp

Joey & Andrea SawatzkyValley View Bible Camp

Duane & Sylvia Goertzen & FamilyRoseau River Bible Camp

Elanna Truijen, Adventure DayCamp / Provincial Support Team

Bill & Bev McCaskell & FamilyProvincial Support Team

Richard & Carma Bankert & Family Dauphin Bible Camp

Lorne & Lise McLartyProvincial Support Team

Krystyn Howden Turtle Mountain Bible Camp

Rod & Rose Reimer & FamilyRoseau River Bible Camp

Don & Charlotte Roe & Family Gimli Bible Camp

Roseann & Gord LangProvincial Support Team

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Day AtBLBCpage 26

The frst time I woke up at Beaver Lake Bible Camp,and stepped out of my cabin, I was met by one of Godsmiracles creation . It was beautiful! I had been an-ticipating seeing the place where God had called us toserve Him and I felt absolutely blessed when I saw thebeautiful surroundings at BLBC.

Each morning, from then on, I was reminded thatGod had a special plan for this camp! I am not really anoutdoorsy type, but camp is different I love camp.When I was young I had such a great God experience

at camp that I just hoped that through BLBCs ministryanother child could be reached in the same way.

Mornings and evenings were especially my favou-rite during the summer. I got to spend time with thestaff and grow closer to them as I found out what washappening in the hearts of our campers and sharedwhat God had been doing in our hearts as well! I love

A GREAT DAY AT Beaver Lak

Bible CamA N G I E O S I O W Y

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people and seeing how God has created them!Chapel was another great highlight as we came to-

gether and got to sing so many fun songs. I got to see thecampers laugh, sing and enjoy learning about anotherWay. Most of our campers came in with no knowledgeof Christ or how He has come to save us. To hear camp-ers ask questions and interact with the speaker wassuch a joy to my heart!

During the day I got the job of trouble-shootingwhen the staff would come to me with a challengingcamper, giving me an opportunity to spend one-on-one time with a camper and hear their heart. One of theone-on-ones I had really broke my heart, but after real-izing that the ground we covered through our conver-sation probably would not have come out in any otherway, I was so happy. I really believe that our conver-sation glori ed the Lord. I now have such a good rela-tionship with that camper and that camper knows thatthey have a real friend!

In the evenings, sitting around the camp re, wesing songs and then have a time of sharing. Sometimesone person shares their testimony and other times weopen it up for everyone to talk about who they thinkGod is and how He could change their lives. Its trulyamazing to hear Who God is to each individual.

Some of our campers who come are a little rougharound the edges, but so are we! None of us are per-fect, but God still loves to work with us and is willingto use us as instruments in His perfect plan! Thank You

God!So my days are really busy, but

they are a wonderful busy. I lovethe children that I get to spendtime with, and the activities I getto plan. I get to meet so many families and interactwith different people in the community. I get to talkfor hours as I take those who may have been a littlescraped up to the doctor. My job is a joy and I spend allyear looking forward to it!

There are so many miracles that happen at camp.Really tough kids that cry out to God, parents who weare able to visit in their homes and share the Gospel,and leaders whose faith is strengthened; Mitch and Icome away from camp each year just knowing that thisis exactly where God wants us. A day at camp can be

lled with so many jobs but they are all for one reason: That more of Gods children will one day have the op-portunity to go and spend eternity with him! That is agreat day!

Angie Osiowy has directed Beaver Lake Bible Campwith her husband Mitch for the past four years. Theyhave three children and live in Caronport, Saskatch-ewan.

Specializing in dry bulkgrains & fertilizer

Servicing Canada and the USA

Austin, MB 204.637.2429

What breaks your heart as a camp director?Knowing that so many people in our world have no idea

that there is a way other than our own! We have the most perfect God to lead us to life that doesnt just end here. Thereare such broken people that believe that that is the end ofthe road for them... It breaks my heart seeing the pain butit relieves me that they come to camp and are going toget the opportunity to hear the truth!

AngieDirector, Beaver Lake Bible Camp

Q: How many liters of water does it

take to fill CSSM pools and the like?A: 284,079,825,400,00 liters altogether to llRoseau Rivers pool, Valley Views pool, Lake

Winnipeg (Gimli), and Amisk Lake (Beaver Lake).(We left out the Dauphin pool and Turtle Moun-

tains Partridge Lake.Youll have to practice

your addition skillselsewhere!)

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Cookingwith Kathy

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Im con dent Turtle Mountain Bible Camp isntalone when it comes to camp kitchen cooking capoofs(made up-not a scrabble word). I myself acknowledgedbeing cooking impaired when my best friend, a gour-

met chef, offered cooking classes on my behalf. Ivelearned that there is less smoke and it works betteroverall to have water in the bottom of a poached eggpan; that a clove of garlic is not a bulb; that it is advan-tageous for those eating BBQd sh that I label my jarsof dish soap and cooking oil; and that in recipes, a cupof coffee refers to liquid coffee and not sifted!

COOKING

With KathyK A T H Y W E I R

K AT H Y

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Cookingwith Kathy

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We recently enjoyed a camper/staff reunion and Ithought it was safe for me to prepare the snacks andsupper meal. I tend to see expiry dates as guidelines,not liking to be wasteful. Though I couldnt rememberhow long the dry milk powder had been in my cup-board (Im sure it wasnt more than a few years), I rea-soned it must not have an expiry date since none couldbe found on the packaging. Am I the only one who hasthe gift of making lumpy hot chocolate? Now I wonderif I shouldnt have added it directly to the hot water asperhaps its like corn starch and must be mixed withcold water before heating Either way, the siftingdidnt remove the strange taste, and fortunately therewas time to make a fresh batch (without the milk) be-fore everyone returned from skating.

It must be a hot liquids thing arriving at the campkitchen late one morning, I rushed in and pulled outthe coffee lter to get the coffee started. Hot water start-ed running across the counter, so I instinctively put myhand under the lter to stop the mess. This just resulted

in me creating some innovative dance moves as myhand became painfully aware of my actions.

This summer, we also discovered that if an oventhat you desperately need bears a DO NOT USE sign,it may be wise to not believe the maintenance personwho assures you it is probably ne (though he was notthere when the sign was posted). At bedtime, our rst-

day-on-the-job-head cook recruitput several roasters of meat to sim-mer overnight, not knowing thatthe broken oven automaticallywent up to 500 degrees. Smoke bil-lowing from the dining hall is NOTa good sign of a delicious meal any time soon, nor wasthe charcoal black roaster we discovered as a gift onour porch! I confess it felt good knowing that this timeI hadnt done it! We teased our cook that, althoughwe were looking into replacing the dining room, wewerent planning on a summer re to prompt the up-grade.

These incidents remind me that life often doesnt goaccording to our plans. Your ways are not my ways,says the Lord (Isaiah 55:8). Im also reminded that Godhas a sense of humor; so should we. A merry heart isgood medicine (Prov. 17:22). The song, I Hope YouDance comes to mind, but not the way I did with thecoffee lter. In light of eternity, some things such as

accidental Jalapeo French toast really dont matterand we might as well enjoy the journey!

Besides enjoying their ministry at Turtle MountainBible Camp, Howard and Kathy Weir have just re -turned home from two weeks in Africa, attending thewedding celebration of their daughter, Jenni.

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What do you get when you puta huge storm system, twenty-fourhorses, and baked oatmeal to-gether? A taste of Jenny Hieberts

rst summer at Roseau River BibleCamp.

With never having been tocamp before either as camper orstaff member Jenny didnt quiteknow what she was getting her -self into when she decided to take

the summer missionary position ofhead wrangler at Roseau River.My dream is to eventually

get into the eld of Equine As-sisted Psychotherapy, Jenny says.Equine Assisted Psychotherapyengages the use of horses in work -ing with people dealing with dis-abilities, abuse, eating disorders,and stress. I have always wantedto work with children, especiallythose with disabilities.... I hadworked with children and withhorses separately in various ways,but I thought it was time to workwith them together.

Jenny had been studying atCanadian Mennonite Universityfor several years, and generallyworked close to home in Altonaduring the summers. I had falleninto a normal routine. Life wasgood but not overly exciting. Theplan was simply to nish my de-gree and then gure out life fromthere. On Camp Day at CMU, aposter at the CSSM Ministries boothannouncing the need for wranglersat summer camps across Manitobaquickly changed that normalroutine into an extraordinary ad-venture. I picked up a [camp] bro-chure and...once the idea got intomy head, I was pretty much set ondoing that for the summer, Jennyremembers.

Most people think of camp asthat two-month period from Julyto August when the cabins llwith kids, the dining hall echoeswith laughter, and the pool, BMXbike track, and archery range vi-brate with activity. Few peopleget a glimpse into the backstageinner-workings that go on fromSeptember-June. Jenny joined thebackstage action when she moved

onto the Roseau River Bible Campgrounds in May to start putting to -gether the horsemanship programfor the summer. I chose RRBCpartly for the convenience it was

close enough to home that I couldgo home for the weekend and stillsee my family throughout thesummer. The initial conversationsI had with the director went welland I felt welcomed into the campimmediately. All the pieces justkind of fell into place and before Iknew it I had a job for the summer.I had a lot of thoughts runningthrough my head the rst few days;this was a completely new expe-rience for me. I remember thinkingthat the camp was so big and I hadtrouble nding my way around.... The camp was beautiful thoughand I was excited to spend so muchtime outside and in nature.

After she learned how to get tothe barn, Jenny began familiariz-ing herself with her new respon-sibilities. When I rst thought

about my wrangler duties I wasde nitely overwhelmed. I knewwhat it took to take care of onehorse of my own, but had no ideaof the amount of work required totake care of over 20! I also had noidea what a camp horsemanshipprogram looked like. The task of g-uring out what to do with a groupof kids for ve hours a week initial-ly seemed daunting. There were

records of what had been done inthe past; I...mixed some parts to-gether and added some of my ownto make a program that I thoughtwould work for me.

Jenny found that the RoseauRiver barn was just a cover namefor one of Gods classrooms. I wasstruck throughout the summer atthe parallels that can be drawn be-tween a riders walk with a horseand our walk with God. The rela-tionship between a horse and a rid -er is based on trust, just like our re-lationship with God.... Just like themaster leads the horse, its Gods jobto lead us, not our own We get up-set when the horse tries to lead us.

Alongside the horse analogies,God also used Jennys position atthe barn to help her to grow. Itwas extremely humbling for meto nd myself in the position ofhead wrangler. I felt unquali edat times, but I also felt like I hadresponsibilities to uphold; part ofthe responsibility meant being a

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The relationship between a horse ais based on trust, just like our relawith God.... Just like the master le

horse, its Gods job to lead us, no

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spiritual leader for the other staff at camp. This againchallenged me to make God my number one priority,to continue with my daily devotions and to seek Him

rst. I wanted to set a good example.Like it does for so many, camp became the place Godused to help Jenny refocus on Him. Camp providedme with the spiritual kick in the pants that I needed. Throughout the past university year, I had been strug-gling with making God the true priority in my life thatHe should have been. School is busy and it seems that adaily walk with God can just fall to the side even whenI know it shouldnt. I drew closer to God over the sum-mer simply by being outside in creation so much....Morning devotions seem to have more of an impactwhen you read Scripture as the sun is rising and the fog

is lifting off the river. I remember one evening whenthere were two different storm systems coming at us;we could see lightning from almost every direction. The campers were already in bed, but a number of thesupport staff went out to the eld to watch the storm; itwas an amazing reminder of Gods power.

Even though it was her rst summer as part of theRRBC staff family, Jenny noted that working togeth-er toward a common goal and living in communityworks to bring people together in a special way, nomatter what background or culture you may be from. Imade some great friendships over the summer. Every-

one welcomed me into the community. I learned lotsand had plenty of great theological discussions whichshaped my beliefs.

Alongside late night conversations, staff crib games,classic Roseau River baked-oatmeal breakfast goodness,and wrangler fence- xing sessions, Jenny remembersthe moments the campers lives intertwined with hers.I think it was a junior week; at the end of our last skilla big mob of girls came and hugged me and thankedme for teaching them to ride. I was overcome. So oftenI got into going through the motions; the wranglers gothrough the skills so many times that it is not alwaysexciting to us anymore. The hugs and excitement fromthe campers was a good reminder that what I was do-ing can really impact their lives.

I remember another girl during Senior-teen weeksaying she had come to camp every year for I believeeight years.... On our trail ride at the end of the week shewas riding right behind me,... [and] when she told meshe had been coming for so long, I said that she mustreally like camp then. She replied that she kept com-ing back for the horses.... Even though some of the ac-tivities may seem like they are just there to eat up timethroughout the day, every part of camp is an opportu-nity to minister to the campers or at the very least helpthem feel joy that they may not have otherwise.

Whats next for Jenny? Initially, working at camp

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What's your earliest camp memory? After church one Sunday in 1996 I was approached andasked if I wanted to be a cabin leader that summer if I did,he needed to know right then, because the bus was leavingfor staff training in a couple of hours. I told him I would goask my mom (I was 16 at the time) she said, sure you cango and I quickly went home, packed my stuff, and havenot spent a summer away from camp since.

Duane

Assistant Director,Roseau River Bible Camp

was a one-summer plan. Looking back, even though itseemed to be mostly coincidence or convenience thatbrought me to RRBC, I can see that Gods hand was in it;this was exactly where I was supposed to end up. I amnow open to letting camp play a bigger role in my fu-ture. I still believe I am called to working with childrenand horses. If anything, this summer has af rmed thatcalling. Realizing the number of spiritual connectionsthat can be made while working with horses is encour-aging, as I may be able to incorporate that in my futurepractice.

Remembering where she came from before sum-mer, Jenny is adamant that camp ministry can be foranyone. Do it! Dont let anything hold you back. Iwas apprehensive at the beginning because I felt like Iwould be so much older than the rest of the staff. I wasnervous about being a rst-time staff when so manycamp workers have years of history with camp. Noneof these things mattered. God can use anyone with anyskills. There are so many things that need to happen atcamp and all [the] positions are so important. If you goin with an attitude of being willing to learn new thingsand have some adventure along the way, you will havean amazing time and God will use you in great ways.

We could all use a little shake-up in routine once inawhile; especially if Gods classroom has handed out aninvite. Routine is over-rated anyways. Just ask Jenny!

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Your Gift to our Provincial Support Ministry

makes this possible...

www.mb.cssm.ca 1-204-668-CSSM (2776)

Ministry DEVELOPMENT

We are committed toempowering our campingministries to expand their

sphere of ministry.

Board DEVELOPMENT

We are committed toworking with each camp

board to ensure long-termhealth and effectiveness.

Missionary DEVELOPMENT

We are committed tosupporting, developing

and caring for our provincial missionaries.

ConstituencyDEVELOPMENT

We are committed togrowing the number of

people who are partneringwith our camps ministries.

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CSSM Ministries Manitobainvites you to the Support Raising Tour 2011!

Steinbach Fri., March 25 Steinbach Bible College

Rosenort Sat., March 26 Rosenort EMC Church

Winnipeg Sun., March 27 Grace Community Church

Portage la Prairie Mon., March 28 Portage Alliance Church

Dauphin Tues., March 29 Grace Bible Church

Virden Wed., March 30 Virden Alliance Church

Killarney Thurs., March 31 Lakeview Community Church

Morden Fri., April 1 Morden EMM Church

Gladstone Sat., April 2 Gladstone Christian Fellowship

Oakbank Sun., April 3 Oakbank Baptist Church

Publications Mail Agreement #: 40019747Manitoba MissionaryCSSM Ministries Manitoba200-189 Henderson Hwy

Winnipeg, MB R2L 1L7

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Welcome to CSSM Ministries

2011 Manitoba Spring Concert Tour!

from Iowa

The Browns

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WELCOME to our evenings concert!!!

Were so thrilled that of all the options available to you, you chose to spend yourevening with us! Were glad you are here and are con dent that by the end of ourevening together you will agree that the choice you made was a good one!

In the next few hours, youll enjoy some of the nest Gospel music to come out ofthe heart of the US Midwest, hear the exciting things God is doing through CSSMMinistries Manitoba, and have the opportunity to enjoy some yummy desserts andchat with CSSM missionaries and our guest music group The Browns. In fact, werecalling it Brownies with The Browns!

While you are waiting and making yourself comfortable, feel free to fl ip through thepages of the magazine you are holding. Inside you will nd stories of how God haschanged the lives of people through the seven camping ministries of CSSM Manito -ba; you will have an opportunity to meet our year-round missionaries; and receivean inside glimpse into the life of the Brown Family. (Youll also have the chance tobecome a camp trivia genius for example, do you know how many litres of water ittakes to ll CSSM pools and lakes? Neither did we check out page 27 if the need to

know gets the best of you, and look for other camp facts sure to make you a trivia pro.)

Here are some highlights youll want to be sure to catch: Check out page 19 for some great background information on The Browns, to -nights music guests. Take a look at some of the special columns written by our missionaries, such asCooking with Kathy on page 28. On page 24 we give you a complete breakdown of how CSSM Ministries is nan -cially doing province-wide. This evening is an opportunity to report back to you,our supporters, on the faithfulness of God that we see demonstrated throughoutthe year by your continued support so thank-you!

We also would like to extend a heart-felt thank-you to the many individuals, busi -nesses and organizations whose sponsorships have made this evening possible andthe printing of this magazine a reality. As you browse the pages, please keep thesefolks and their generous hearts in mind.

We invite you to get comfortable, meet and greet the folks sitting nearby, and prepareyourself for an enjoyable evening of blessing, as you listen to great music and hear ofthe wonderful things God is doing in our province of Manitoba.

Were glad you are here!

Harold Giesbrecht Bill McCaskellPublic Relations/Development Director Provincial Director

Friday, March 25Steinbach

Steinbach Bible College

Saturday, March 26Rosenort

Rosenort EMC Church

Sunday, March 27Winnipeg

Grace Community Church

Monday, March 28Portage la Prairie

Portage Alliance Church

Tuesday, March 29Dauphin

Grace Bible Church

Wednesday, March 30Virden

Virden Alliance Church

Thursday, March 31Killarney

Lakeview Community Church

Friday, April 1Morden

Morden EMM Church

Saturday, April 2Gladstone

Gladstone Christian Fellowship

Sunday, April 3Oakbank

Oakbank Baptist Church

Manitoba SpringConcert Tour with

The Browns

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PROJECT TOTAL REMAINING

A Home forJoey & Andrea

(Assistant Director)$95,000 $45,000

Coal BoilerHeating System

$50,000 $20,000

Completion of 4-plex (Septic, Hydro,

Siding & Additionof Front Deck)

$14,000Estimated $14,000

A boat theme outdooradventure complex $15,000Estimated $15,000

A new floorfor the kitchen

$5,000Estimated $5,000

Windows and doors fornew Dining Hall/Kitchen Complex

$10,000 $10,000

Use of a 8 or morepassenger van for

July and August

10 weeks 10weeks

2011 Camp ProjecBIBLE CAMP & RETREAT CENTER

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Your Gift to our Provincial Support Ministry

makes this possible...

www.mb.cssm.ca 1-204-668-CSSM (2776)

Ministry DEVELOPMENTWe are committed to

mpowering our campingministries to expand their

sphere of ministry.

Board DEVELOPMENTWe are committed to

working with each campboard to ensure long-termhealth and effectiveness.

Missionary DEVELOPMENTWe are committed to

supporting, developingand caring for our

provincial missionaries.

ConstituencyDEVELOPMENTWe are committed to

growing the number of people who are partneringwith our camps ministries.

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