Fall at Camp Qwanoes

Hello Again Everyone! My apologies for the lack of updates last week, we are now in full academic swing here in the program!

Directly after the surf trip we had the opportunity to welcome a large number of 7-11 year olds to Camp Qwanoes and the students were a big part of that. It was amazing to see the way the students jumped in anywhere they were needed to serve the kids. We had some students working on our “All-Star” games team, some students working on various activities, and even some working more directly with the kids in a direct counseling role. I know the kids enjoyed having our students working with them, and it was a blessing to see the way they poured out and served even with mounds of homework that was near due.

After the Juniors retreat ended, we then welcomed Dr Don Taylor to teach the students about Old Testament Literature. I have heard so much from the students on what they’ve learned from this course. It was sensational to see the students fully grasp how important a good understanding of the Old Testament is. While our first class, Spiritual formation, was a foundational course for the students’ personal growth, learning about the Old Testament was truly foundational for their scriptural understanding. Feel free to ask any of the students what they’ve learned, I’ve done it numerous times and am always excited to hear the insight they bring to their answers!

Another highlight of the Old Testament course was a creative video project the students took on. We are currently working on getting the video up to a streaming site so we can feature it here on the blog. But let me just say that all our students are incredibly talented. Whether it was in making the movie, picking costumes out, or their awesome acting abilities, we have had a blast walking with the students through this project. They are all so talented! Stay tuned to see it!

Here’s a brief preview though...

Finally, we’ve had Halloween pass by For most, this would involve dressing up and lots of candy. But as with other things, we’ve learned that our students are a bit more “unique.” While most would dress up in costumes, we found our students celebrating by giving each other unique new hairstyles.

And yes, there was a bit of trick-or-treating also...

We have already gone on one more adventure this week, I’ll put that up in my next post. We are also currently in the midst of a number of big upcoming things. Next week is our Week of Prayer and we are two weeks away from our Church Ministry class.

Please especially be in prayer for us this next week as we are spending hours in prayer. We are expecting some big things from God and we welcome you to partner with us in this!

Thanks for reading!

Derek