CANADA's

Summer/Fall 2015
BC Edition
Issue 3

HOPE
GODS MISSION. OUR ADVENTURE.

Celebrate!
In the same way, there is joy
in the presence of Gods angels
when even one sinner repents.

LU K E 1 5:1 0 N LT

A PUBLICATION OF

CANADA's

HOPE
Summer/Fall 2015
BC Edition
Issue Three
GODS MISSION.
OUR ADVENTURE.
Canadas Hope is the biannual
publication of One Hope Canada.
Letters, articles and photos
are welcome. Names of many
of the people mentioned in
articles have been changed.
EDITOR
Melanie Mushaluk
CIRCULATION &
ADDRESS CORRECTION
Melanie Mushaluk

Inside
CANADA

BC

Chairmans Message

Field Director Editorial

Finding Mother

Hope Bay Bible Camp

Celebrating Growth

Celebrating a Return

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Message of Gratitude

10

Echo Lake Bible Camp

17

Summer Ministry
by the Numbers

13

Maple Springs Bible Camp

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Partnering for the Kingdom

14

Lake Of The Trees Bible Camp

23

Radio Ministry

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Camp Photos

26

Remembering a Ministry

22

Ness Lake Bible Camp

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Cooking with Kathy

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Adventure Day Camp

31

Supporters

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Camp Amasa

SPONSORSHIPS
Bill McCaskell
DESIGN
Kelli Stewart
COPY EDITOR
David Nadeau
Gloria Pederson
Jacquie Bolen
Menno Hamm

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

BY FERDI VAN DONGEN

Do we have a reason to celebrate?

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IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, GOD SPOKE CLEARLY

TO THE ISRAELITES BY INSTRUCTING THEM TO
CELEBRATE. WHY? So they would not simply carry
on with daily life, but would purposely pause, ref lect
on Gods hand in their lives, rejoice, and be merry!
Jesus also used the act of celebrating in His parable
of the prodigal son.

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Do we have reason to celebrate? Is it right for us to

celebrate? Would God approve of our celebration?
Yes, yes, and yes!

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As a mission, we pause to celebrate the completion of this summers camp

season. We have prayed, we have given, we have organized and planned, we
have wondered, doubted, worried, and then prayed again and again. Looking
back on the 2015 summer camp season, we rejoice how God used One Hope
Canadas camps and ministries to present the Gospel to thousands of children.
Hundreds committed their lives to Jesus.
Do we have a reason to celebrate? I say, Yes!
ABOUT THE CHAIRMAN
Ferdi has been serving on the National Board since 1995 and became the Chair in 2000.
As a young adult, he volunteered at a children's camp, and that is where he heard the
message of salvation for the first time. He believes that ministry to children is possibly
the most important Christian ministry: children need to hear about God.
Canadas Hope

BC FIELD DIRECTOR EDITORIAL

BY JERRY AND RENEE RITSKES, FIELD DIRECTOR TEAM

Taking time
to Celbrate
CELEBRATING AS AN INTENTIONAL ACT

DO WE MAKE THE EFFORT TO CELEBRATE GODS WORK?

We sold our house, stored our belongings and
joined the Mission this summer. We spent
time travelling to each of our mission points
to meet our missionaries and see all they are
involved in. It was humbling to meet so many
excellent people with servant hearts. We saw
God work in the hearts of leaders, as well as
campers. Camp ministry is such a great place
to grow. We personally are excited about all the
possibilities ahead of us.
Often I dont take the time to give thanks or
to celebrate. One of the great sins mentioned

in Romans 1:21 was that the people werent

thankful. Celebrating is an intentional act,
which means we must make time for it. Its part
of our faith. Jesus said in Luke 15:10 that all
heaven rejoices when just one sinner repents.
Do we make the effort to celebrate Gods work?
How are you going to celebrate what you saw
and experienced this summer?
We thought we would be getting a home this
fall, but instead we will continue to spend time
at each camp. I guess we will get to do some
serious celebrating with yall!

Celebrating is an intentional act, which means

we must make time for it. It s part of our faith."
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by Faye Rempel

MY

hen I was nine, my mother, Gretta, died and everything was different without her. Our house seemed so
empty at times. I was the only kid I knew who wore a key
around her neckeveryone else had a mom to welcome
them home after school. I let myself into the empty house and waited
for more than an hour before Dad came home from work.

Some days, I tried to make supper

and in the middle of stirring the
creamed corn, would get distracted.
Dad sometimes got burned corn and
potatoes, but he never complained.
He just appreciated my trying.
While losing Mom was hard, and
though I didnt have siblings, I was
blessed with an absolutely wonderful
father. He was so kind and I knew he
would always keep me safe. I knew
he needed a wife and I needed a
mother, so I simply asked God to
send us someone.
A year after Mom died, I was
invited by friends to Gimli Bible
Camp. It was my first time at camp;
I was so excited to travel by bus with
friends! As we tumbled out of the

bus, we were greeted by a lady with

a sweet smile. She reminded me of
my mother and I was immediately
attracted to her. I discovered this
pretty woman wasnt married, and
my ten-year-old heart was thrilled!
I followed her around all week, and
didnt leave camp before taking her
picture and getting her address.
At home, I waited for the right
moment. One night after supper I
showed Dad the picture and told
him, Dad, this is the lady I want for
my new mom. Here is her address.
Now you write to her. Being the
shy man he was (it took years to get
up the courage to ask Mom to marry
him), he responded with a decided,
No Faye, I cant do that. > page 12
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BY DUSTIN HEIGH
CAMP DIRECTOR

Celebrating from God's

Point of View

Oftentimes it's all too easy to stay focused on the obstacles

and hardships in the foreground and allow the glory of all that
God has done to blur into the background. Our perspectives get
warped and drawn inward and we wander. Celebrating all that
God has done, who he has proven himself to be pulls everything
into proper focus. And very quickly we realize that there is far
more glory around us then we realized.
This year we have seen God
continue to build community,
to establish relationships, and to
create opportunity. God's generous
heart continues to provide for us
through his people. So many have
donated thousands to sponsor
campers and so far this summer

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20 children who could not have

afforded camp have been given
the opportunity to hear the Gospel.
Thousands have been donated for
us to purchase a new camp truck,
thousands towards a new wash
house, new roof for our dining hall,
and a new shop. He has brought us

an amazing new Program Director,

filled our summer with incredible
staff and campers, and three
wonderful discipleship students
who've lived with us here since
June 2014. God has worked within
the Pender community to establish
unprecedented connection,
collaboration, and trust. Over
the past two years our Sunday
worship services have grown from
a core group of about 20 to now a
community of close to 60.
This summer a new connection
with a church in the downtown
eastside of Vancouver brought 16
campers to our Junior Camp just
before it started. It was a week
like no other. I was able to get to
know a few campers really well
and especially one in particular.
Somehow, God made a way for this
young man to open his heart to me,

He called out to Jesus asking him

to forgive and heal the pain he'd caused

himself and others. He gave all his anger

to God and asked him to be his Father.
to share his story and some of the
pain he's been through. He cried
as he shared his story to me on
the steps of the chapel. He said he
couldn't remember the last time he
cried. He carried so much anger and
so much pain and struggled with
how to cope with it. The last night
of the week he and I sat together in
the back of the chapel and he called
out to Jesus asking him to forgive

and heal the pain he'd caused

himself and others. He gave all his
anger to God and asked him to be
his Father.
It's a good thing we have an
eternity to celebrate God's glory.
We're going to need it.
HOPE BAY BIBLE CAMP

www.hopebaybiblecamp.com
250-629-3194

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BC FIELD DIRECTOR EDITORIAL

BY JERRY AND RENEE RITSKES, FIELD DIRECTOR TEAM

RETURNING TO ONE HOPE MINISTRY AFTER 35 YEARS

Celebrating a
What an amazing
opportunity to see
kids give their
heart to Christ!

Return!

WHO WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT we would be back with

One Hope Canada? In the late 70s, I came to BC to get my first

experiences with camp by serving at Hope Bay Bible Camp, Lake
Of The Trees Bible Camp and Maple Springs Bible Camp. I spent two
summers serving these camps and the experience launched me
into camp and pastoral ministry for the last 35 years.
As the new Field Director Team
travelling to all our ministry points
and visiting a lot of familiar places,
we found ourselves giving thanks
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us over the summer and over all

these years.
1 Corinthians 4:7 reminds us that
everything we have has been given
to us from God. This includes all the

It is such a great experience to see children, who already have

a hardened heart towards people and God, begin to soften
and realize that God loves them and truly wants their love.
experiences, blessings, gifts, abilities,
health to serve, faith, trials and
personal tragedies which all come
through the hand of the Lord. What
an amazing opportunity to see kids
give their heart to Christ and to see
them grow over the years - these
are all blessings the Lord gives us in
ministry. Not everyone gets to see
these things, but as part of Gods path
for our lives, we, in camp ministry,
often get to see them. It is such a
great experience to see children,

who already have a hardened heart

towards people and God, begin to
soften and realize that God loves
them and truly wants their love
in return. Sometimes its those
very difficult camps, which try our
patience, yet we see the Lord break
through in such dramatic ways. It is
similar to the seasons of life where
confusion, struggle and hurt seem so
abundant, yet the Lord uses them to
grow our own walk of faith. Maybe
this is why the scriptures remind us

so often to celebrate (rejoice in) our

trials. Not because we deny the depth
of our suffering, but, because in faith,
we see the end result of our trials.
As you look back at the summer,
may you consider the words Tom
McIntosh said to me this fall, Some
summers are more for planting and
some are for reaping. Irregardless of
what type of summer you may have
had, the Lord has given it to you and
we hope you can celebrate it and see
Gods hand in it.

CANADA'S HOPE PUBLICATION

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Celebrating

Growth!

WE ARE GROWING! We are so thankful that we now have the

opportunity to share what God is doing through the ministry of One Hope
Canada (formerly CSSM Ministries) with over 20,000 homes through each
edition of Canada's Hope.
This larger print quantity also means that we are able to improve the quality
of paper we use for the magazine you are now holding - making it easier for
you to read and enjoy for the same costs as our previous newsprint.

Thanks for your ongoing support and enjoy

celebrating with us what God is doing!
Canadas Hope

BY ALLISON SCHNECK
SUMMER PROGRAM INTERN

She let everyone know she didn't

want to be there. Within the first hour we

discovered she struggled with self harm.

Celebrating

God's Power

A few weeks ago I saw Jesus work in a young camper's life

like I had never seen before. This camper was reluctant to come
to camp to say the least. She stood scowling at registration. She let
everyone know she didn't want to be there.
Within the first hour of camp we
discovered she struggled with self
harm. She had already visited the
nurse twice for cuts on her arm that
she apparently didn't know where
they came from. At this point, we

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didn't even know if we had the

staff to keep her safe. We called
social workers with questions. If we
couldn't keep her safe, we'd have to
send her home. No questions asked.
But then before dinner I noticed

something different about her that

I hadn't noticed before. She was
smiling. She was laughing. She
had already sensed Jesus by dinner
time. Jesus had started working in
her heart through the laughter and
the silliness of camp. After dinner
there were no more trips to the
nurse for the rest of the week. No
more band aids. She was safe. And
she was loved.
The whole week there were
glimpses of hope. The light in her
eyes shone brighter. The whole
week there were also shadows of
reluctance. Fear would creep up
behind the light in her eyes and
she would take a few steps back to
where she had been before.
On the last day she gave me a
note. She wrote, "The first day that
I came to this camp I thought it
would be boring, but I regret saying

I noticed something different

about her. She was smiling. She

was laughing. Jesus had started

working in her heart through the

laughter and the silliness of camp.

that. The first day it changed my
life. And just thinking that I might
not be able to come again makes
me so sad. I just want to stay here
forever and ever. Thank you for the
best week of my life."
Her social worker e-mailed camp
the following Monday to say that
this camper loved camp, and to ask
if we had any more spots available

during any other weeks. The

transformation is visible beyond
the boundaries of camp.
All this because of Jesus, and a
celebration of the power of His love.

ECHO LAKE BIBLE CAMP

www.elbc.ca
250-996-0227

NO MATTER WHERE A KID IS COMING FROM, WHEN THEY COME TO CAMP WE GET
THE PRIVILEGE OF COMMUNICATING GODS LOVE TO THEM IN A VERY HANDS ON WAY.
TO ME, THERE IS NOTHING MORE REWARDING THAN SEEING A KID RECOGNIZE THEIR
NEED FOR THAT INCREDIBLE LOVE, AND SAY

I want to live for Jesus!

- CHANDRA, CAMP VOLUNTEER

I BELIEVE THAT CAMP MINISTRY IS VERY IMPORTANT. SOME KIDS DO NOT HEAR ABOUT
THE GOSPEL AT HOME OR ANYWHERE ELSE AND, THEREFORE, IT CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR
THEM TO SEEK THE LORD. THIS SUMMER I FELL IN LOVE WITH CAMP BECAUSE GODS
PRESENCE IS SO WELCOMED THERE AND KIDS ARE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO ASK
QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR FAITH.

Camp is effective in spreading the Gospel

TO CHILDREN, STAFF AND IN SOME CASES EVEN THE FAMILIES OF CAMPERS AS THEY
GO HOME TO TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE.

- DANICA, CAMP VOLUNTEER

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FINDING MY Mot her

Continued from page 5

I hounded him for days.

Sometimes, I would walk
past his bedroom and see
him on his knees by his
bedside. I hoped he was
praying for the courage to
write that letter.

Finally, he agreed to write,

but he cautioned me, Faye, this
doesnt mean she will want to
have anything to do with us. I
understood that, but couldnt wait to
see if shed respond. Every day I ran
home from school and checked the
mailbox, and every dayno letter.
Weeks passed, but I didnt give up
hope. One afternoon I opened the
mailbox and my heart leapt. There
it was, a pink envelope. The longest
hour and a half of my life was spent
waiting for Dad to get home!
The pretty woman from Gimli
Bible Camp, Irene Adams, agreed
to meet Dad. She also agreed to be
his wife, an answer to my prayers.

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I did get my new mother and I got

to choose her! I distinctly remember
one incident where my new mom
and I were disagreeing about
something and when I complained
to Dad, he put down the newspaper,
looked me right in the eye and said,
Faye, you picked her, you work it
out! What could I say?
My prayers were answered in
such a beautiful way, yet recently I
realized there was more to this story
than even I had thought.
Several years ago I was looking
through some of my second moms
keepsakes and came across a real
treasure, a certificate given to her
many years before. It simply read,
This is to certify that Irene Adams
has attended Summer Bible School
conducted at Thunder Creek School.
It was dated July 26, 1934, when she
was eleven.
On the certificate I recognized
another name, the signature of the
Bible School teacher, Miss Gretta

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McIntyre. My second mom had told

me that the first time she heard the
Gospel was from Gretta, a twentynine-year-old CSSM missionary,
who spent her summers traveling
to different communities playing
her harpsichord, singing songs,
and telling children about Jesus. I
recognized Grettas name, because
twelve years after the certificate had
been issued, Gretta McIntyre married
my dad and, two years later, at age
forty-three, gave birth to me.
God, in His faithfulness, had
woven together the answer to my
prayer years before I was born! When
Dad wrote that first letter to Irene,
he didnt know his first wife, Gretta,
had introduced Irene to Jesus and,
although Irene had never met Dad
personally, she knew that Gretta
would have married a good man, so
she felt led to respond to his letter.
And, as Paul Harvey always said,
Now you know the rest of the story.

We are called

to witness to these
kids and share the

life-giving message

of the Gospel. What

better way than to
meet them where

they are and play?

BY ROB HASENBANK
CAMP DIRECTOR

Let's Play!
Can we all be kids? There is something about playing that is
hardwired into each of us. For some, it is buried a little deeper than
in others, but its there. Most kids have no problem being told to
play. We see it every day at camp. In fact, its pretty difficult to get
kids to stop playing! They naturally gravitate to fun and enter in.
I think we could all learn
something from the kids attending
our camps!
Each week a number of
volunteers join us to help with the
many tasks that make camp run.

Most of those helpers are teens,

although a few adults join us each
year. There is nothing like watching
their faces as they witness the raw,
nearly unmeasurable amounts of
fun the campers have each day.

Its like something deep within

these leaders awakens and they
remember being a kid, remember
playing, and remember fun!
We celebrate fun in many ways at
camp. Playing and fun are pathways
to building relationships with
kids. Really, they are a pathway to
building relationships with most
people. We are called to witness to
these kids and share the life-giving
message of the Gospel. What better
way than to meet them where they
are and play with them?
Each year my program director
and I watch our staff discover that
playing and building relationships
with kids is one of the most
rewarding things in their summer.
We see if these leaders choose to let
go of the cool swagger that growing
up seems to require of them, and be
silly, laugh out loud, and go crazy!
Jesus tells us in the Gospel of Mark
to come to Him with faith like a
child. I think He is saying that kids
are onto something, pay attention!

MAPLE SPRINGS BIBLE CAMP

www.maplesprings.ca
250-767-2354

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BY TOM MCINTOSH
CAMP DIRECTOR

Celebrating

I mostly celebrate our weakness

and Jesus Christs strength.

Gods Power
& Provision
My reasons to celebrate ...
GETTING HERE I celebrate
the trail of relationships which
brought campers to Bible Camp-grandparents, moms, friends, other
campers, churches, camp-friendly
media, neighbours.

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GETTING SAVED I also celebrate

campers stories shared during
camp. Some, who were cold toward
God, warmed up to His love and
truth. Around one-in-four campers
received Jesus Christ by faith.
Another one-in-four campers

recommitted to better know and

represent Him. Thats my story too,
because I recommitted my life to
Christ 30 years ago--here at
Bible
Camp.
DONATIONS I celebrate each
dollar God provides, and how He
blesses donors generosity. To keep
camp registration fees at $200 per
week, it takes miracles through
the generosity of many--giving
without recognition, giving
sacrificially, and giving willingly
when prompted by God.
One young preteen camper put
aside money from her little business
to sponsor other campers in need.
Another working single lady set
aside a large gift which definitely
could have been needed elsewhere.
A couple raising a young family
regularly hand in envelopes with
large amounts of cash. Another

set of staff parents dropped a large

cheque in the donation boxno
plea from camp, no idea of our
incredible needs, no clue how
blessed they would be.
CHRIST'S STRENGTH I mostly
celebrate my weakness and Jesus
Christs strength. The apostle Paul
could have bragged about many
impressive credentials, but instead
celebrated Christs strength in his
weakness (2 Corinthians 9).
EVIDENCE OF GOD
530 school students and retreat
guests, of whom 410 are children
and youth
521 campers, of whom 472 are
children and youth, mostly from
the BC Cariboo Interior

320 either do not attend church

regularly or never do
108 campers were counseled
for a recommitment to better
know and represent Jesus Christ
92 professed a faith in Jesus Christ
55 Work Crew youth enrolled
in discipleship
121 volunteers ran camp
and served in projects
6 year-round staff
Many who pray regularly
for this work of God
Many who give generously,
sacrificially, not wanting
recognition other than God's
blessing

LAKE OF THE TREES BIBLE CAMP

One Lord and Savior

who made it all happen!

www.lakeofthetrees.com
250-791-5502

You can generously help cover the travel costs of our

mission team by simply donating your Air Miles to One
Hope Canada. Email or call us and well tell you more
about this great opportunity to partner with us in sharing
the Gospel to thousands of children and youth from
across Canada each year.
If you would like to start collecting Air Miles for us, just
let us know and we will send you a One Hope Canada
Air Miles card.
Thank you so much for making a difference in this way!

Toll Free 1- 888 - 960 -2580

info@onehopecanada.ca

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MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE
BY JUANITA NEUFELD
HR/RESOURCE TEAM LEADER

7000+
Manga
Books

The Manga books are awesome!

from the
Bible League
of Canada!
This summer One Hope Canada
received over 7,000 Manga books
from the Bible League of Canada to
distribute to thousands of campers
at 23 camp locations, stretching
from Pender Island, BC, to Hampton,
NB. What a gift!
Over half the children and youth
who attend our camps come from
homes with no Christian inf luence.
These Manga books are an effective
way of telling them who Gods Son
is, and what Jesus did for them.
We are deeply grateful for the
ministry of the Bible League of
Canada, as we could not have
covered the cost.
Response from the frontlines
has been encouraging:
The Manga books are awesome!
We used them during cabin
devotions. It was exciting to see the
campers, and especially the boys
who have a hard time sitting still,
make the connection between the
story we read in their Manga book
and the same story in the Bible.
Thanks so much, Bible League of
Canada! (Mark Wilson, Program
Director, Maple Springs Bible Camp,
Peachland, BC)

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Transforming lives
from the inside out.
Last year, more than 688,000 people
chose to follow Jesus Christ and
over 9,808 churches were planted.
Bible League Canada partners with local Christians around
the world and Canada to provide Scriptures and training
through:
Childrens Ministry
Church Planter Training
Adult Bible-based Literacy
Support of the Persecuted Church
Were passionate about sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Will you join us?

Visit www.bibleleague.ca to learn how.
www.bibleleague.ca
@BibleLeagueCan
Bible League Canada

1.800.363.9673
Box 368, Grimsby, ON
L3M 4H8, Canada

This past summer,

in Canada
thanks to

3,753

staff and volunteers

cooks
cabin leaders
lifeguards
maintenance
nurses and more . . .

20,530
children and youth
heard the

GOSPEL.

Here in British Columbia

thanks to

322

staff and volunteers

3,508
children and youth
heard the

GOSPEL.

We present the Gospel especially to those

who have the least opportunity to hear the Gospel,
particularly to children and youth and we disciple
believers for living and serving in the Church.
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Maple Springs BIBLE CAMP

Hope Bay BIBLE CAMP

Lake Of The Trees BIBLE CAMP

Celebrating

SUMMER

2015
Lake Of The Trees BIBLE CAMP
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Echo Lake BIBLE CAMP

CAMP

Amasa

Ness Lake BIBLE CAMP

Maple Springs BIBLE CAMP

Ness Lake BIBLE CAMP

Echo Lake BIBLE CAMP

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You are a new face to many of our readers

outside of Alberta. Tell us a bit about your
connection with One Hope Canada.

Souls Saved,
Lives Changed,

Christ
Glorified

E INVITE YOU TO EAVESDROP

IN A CONVERSATION BETWEEN
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BILL
McCASKELL AND ALBERTA FIELD
DIRECTOR CLIFF PEDERSEN AS
THEY DISCUSS THE NEW VISION
FOR CHURCH AND COMMUNITY MINISTRY
WITHIN ONE HOPE CANADA.

Left: Bill McCaskell

Right: Cliff Pedersen

From age 10 to the present, One Hope Canada has

significantly impacted my life. The first prayer I saw
answered was prayed by my school bus driver, a
One Hope Canada (formerly CSSM) pastor. The first
church I attended as a new believer in my teens
was a One Hope Canada church. After Bible college,
the first church I pastored was with the Mission.
My wife, Gloria, grew up in a One Hope Canada
church, attended Camp Silversides many summers,
and taught VBS with the Mission two summers.
Fourteen years ago, the Lord called us to rejoin
the Mission as Alberta Field Director.
Tell us about the Missions history of sending
community missionaries and how that led to many
churches being planted across the country.

Over 140 churches grew out of the faithful ministry

of community missionaries who had a passion to take
the Gospel into Canadas remotest corners. Some rode
horses, others bicycled, and some had vehicles. They
taught the Bible in schools and promised children a
free week at camp for memorizing 500 Bible verses.
Many met the challenge, camps were started, and
out of these ministries grew Sunday schools, which
frequently developed into churches.
What has happened to those churches?

Many churches joined denominations, went

independent, or closed their doors when community
demographics changed.

The National Board wanted

to determine rural church
ministry needs and discern
what and how to effectively
and sustainably meet them.

There have been some encouraging developments

in One Hope Canada regarding our church and
community ministries. Bring us up to speed.

God used Canada Revenue Agency to trigger an initial

review. The National Board wanted to determine rural
church ministry needs and discern what and how to

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AGC would appreciate our assistance in helping small

town pastors raise support, so they wouldnt need a
second job. The more we researched, the more evident
it became that we could help each other be more
effective at building Gods kingdom.
What does the partnership mean for One Hope
Canadas existing church ministries?

Then we discovered that

CRA does not allow us to have
bi-vocational missionaries.
That creates a significant
problem for many pastors,
who need to supplement
their income.

effectively and sustainably meet them.

We even asked: are we doing something another
group is doing? Is church ministry needed?
Then we discovered that CRA does not allow us to have
bi-vocational missionaries, because we are what they
call a religious order. That creates a significant problem
for many pastors who need to supplement their income
or work in their communities to develop relationships
for sharing the Gospel.
At the heart of the new vision is a partnership
with the Associated Gospel Churches.Explain the
partnership and why it is so important.

Over the past year, much research was done to

determine if there was another non-denominational,
Gospel-centered ministry seeking to plant and sustain
churches in small towns or rural settings.
AGC is thoroughly evangelical, has more than 150
churches, congregations, and ministries across
Canada, is non-denominational, and has no missions
programs or camps. Because CRA does not see them
as a religious order, their pastors are free to be bivocational. AGC works in out-of-the-way communities
and has developed resources to assist churches and
small town pastors to be effective. We learned that

Over the next year or two, One Hope Canada churches

can determine which umbrella they best fit under.
Our more established churches will slide under the
AGC banner if they can fully support their pastor.
When a pastor needs or chooses to be bi-vocational,
he can be accredited with AGC. This will see our
churches and missionaries evaluating what works
best in their community. We, of course, will continue
to fellowship together at annual conferences and will
add AGC pastors to our conference registrations when
they need to come under our banner to raise support.
What is your hope and prayer for the future?

Once we work through the next year or two of

transition, I sincerely long to see the Gospel going
into rural/small town settings all across Canada
through community missionaries. I sincerely long to
see churches birthed. We have the tools through the
AGC and the means through One Hope Canada. Christ
stated He would build His Church and it shouldnt
matter how He chooses to do it, as long as souls are
saved, lives are changed, and Christ is glorified.

it became evident that

we could help each other
be more effective at
building Gods kingdom.
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DAVE HORTON
PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Celebrating

Leaders

God continues to show that He is the one who goes

before us. We had another great summer with 1,590 campers
taking part in hearing the Good News of Jesus Christ. I was
reminded of what we are really about through this summer.
One week we were short of male cabin leaders, and that week
my wife and kids happened to be out of town. It was my
opportunity to get back into a cabin for a bit to see what the life
of a cabin leader is like, what situations make their life hard.
I was excited and equally
nervous to be a cabin leader again;
I have four kids of my own, but ten
eight-year-olds is a lot different! It
had been six years since I was a
cabin leader and ten years since I

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did it for a whole summer. As my

campers rolled in I was surprised
to find out that one camper spoke
little or no English. This was a
bit of a curve ball, as I had great
plans to teach Bible studies, ask

good questions, and win these

kids to Jesus. I suddenly realized
that I couldn't even tell him how
to get to our waterfront let alone
explain the Gospel in great detail. I
learned some Manderin to help get
through the week, but counting to
ten and saying hamburger only
gets you so far.
I was reminded throughout
that week what the real job of a
cabin leader is. It's not saying the
right words, leading the perfect
Bible study, or even asking the
right questions. Their first job is
being available; not being too busy
creating fun, but being available in
the fun. Camp is a hoot and my job
as a Program Director is to make
sure that there are great activities
to draw campers to our site. As
we went through the week I saw
more and more that the program
I had created was good, but more
importantly I saw that camp is

The real job of a cabin leader is not

saying the right words, leading the perfect

Bible study, or even asking the right

questions. Their first job is being available.

all about kids hanging out with
loving cabin leaders who exemplify
the love of God--through play,
discipline, teaching and living with
Godly character. Kids may forget
what we say, but the memories
we make with them while living
in such a close environment will
never be forgotten.
This has encouraged me more
and more to keep looking and
asking for ways to empower our
cabin leaders to spend time with

their kids. That includes providing

assistance when they have tough
situations, materials for teaching,
and toys to play on. Thanks again
for your support this summer, and
please be assured that your prayers
are powerful, and that the God we
serve continues to move in the lives
of those who come onto our site.
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RADIO MINISTRY

USING RADIO TO SPREAD THE WORD OF WHAT GOD IS DOING IN CANADA

One Hope Canada

Uses Radio

EVERY SUMMER, ONE HOPE CANADAS 46 MINISTRY POINTS

WELCOME MORE THAN 3,600 VOLUNTEERS. With camp ministry
being so people intensive, appealing for volunteers is vital.
That is where One Hope Canadas radio ministry comes in.
Since 2001, One Hope Canada has
partnered with Heart of the South,
enabling us to secure paid advertising
for all camp ministries. Its a great
way to spread the Word.
Heart of the South is a two-hour
weekly Southern Gospel radio
program airing on 36 stations from
British Columbia to Ontarioand

around the world on the Internet.

Long-time host Harold Giesbrecht
explains how it works.
In 1999, I joined CSSM after
working for Golden West Radio. My
program director said theyd like to
use me now and then as a production
voice for commercials. Because CSSM
was a religious order, my receiving

outside income was not an option

with CRA, so we arranged for Golden
West to give CSSM commercials in
exchange for my recording time.
From small beginnings fifteen years
ago, the concept grew beyond Golden
West to Heart of the South, airing on
three dozen stations in five provinces.
In exchange, One Hope Canada
receives 4,000 commercials and
thousands of Minute of Hope audio
stories annually, a retail value in the
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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BY ROLAND MCQUADE
ADVENTURE DAY CAMPS DIRECTOR

I am confident that our Great

Shepherd cares well for His little lambs,

even if the parents dont attend church.

Celebrating

God's Care
I am confident that our Great Shepherd cares well for
His little lambs, even if the parents dont attend church. How
do I know? Because of Josh.
Josh returned to camp again
this year, eagerly taking every
opportunity to discuss his
relationship with God. This year,
he brought his little sister, Jenna.
I had the privilege of leading

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Josh to the Lord in 2010. This year,

every time we gave the invitation
for counselling, he came and we
talked through different parts of his
relationship with God; confessing
sin, reading his Bible, spiritual

battles, his prayer times with God,

sharing his faithall topics he
brought up, wanting wisdom and
encouragement.
On one occasion he shared, I
really like to pray. When I pray I
feel so good and peaceful. I shared
the promise from Philippians 4
about this peace coming from God.
Another time he said that, even
though he doesnt always keep
his promises, he told God he was
dedicating his life completely to
Him and would never break that
promise. We always ran out of time
before he ran out of spiritual issues
to talk about! Yes, God does keep
caring for His little lambs!
On the last day, Josh brought his
little sister, Jenna, to me at our final
invitation time, saying she wanted
Jesus in her life, too. She seemed
genuine in her desire. So I led her
to Christ, with her promise to pray

Pray that these

two siblings will

continue to grow
and encourage
each other.

that evening. I encouraged Josh to

be an encouragement to his sister,
now that she has put her faith in
Christ, as well. Pray that these two
siblings will continue to grow and
encourage each other, two children
from a home where no one attends
church.
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OF YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN AND NOW YOU WANT TO

bless future generations.

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please call

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Tell us about your salvation experiences.

REMEMBERING

THE

ROSIE: I responded to the Gospel when an

evangelist came to my rural church near
Woodstock and the Spirit of God prompted me
to trust in Jesus as my Saviour. William Jones from
Hamilton later baptized me; he was used by God to
help direct my life of service for Him.

Fruitful
Years of
Ministry
Children

SHIRLEY: When I was a teen, I attended an

Inter-School Christian Fellowship event in
Bessie Plunketts Thunder Bay home. While
helping with the dishes, the conversation changed to
my spiritual condition, and she helped me trust the
Lord for salvation.

WITH

Our first ministry was to

teach religious education in schools.
that grew to twenty-five schools,
three Sunday Schools and Bible clubs.
Where did your paths first cross?

INTERVIEW BY HOWARD McLEOD,

FORMER GALILEAN BIBLE CAMP DIRECTOR
AND ONTARIO FIELD DIRECTOR,
ASSISTED BY AGNES FRIESEN,
FORMER CSSM MISSIONARY
AND NATIONAL BOARD MEMBER

HIRLEY WHITEHEAD AND ROSELLA

deMONTMORENCY WITH ONE HOPE
CANADA (THEN CANADIAN SUNDAY
SCHOOL MISSION) FROM 1953 TO 1992.
AFTER CONCLUDING A SUCCESSFUL
MINISTRY FOR THE LORD, THEY RETIRED
IN WINNIPEG. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE MOST
MEMORABLE PART OF THEIR WORK, THEY BOTH
SAID, HELPING GUIDE INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN
TO ACCEPT JESUS AS SAVIOUR. ROSIE WAS
HAPPIEST DOING CHALK ART FOR GROUPS
WHILE SHIRLEY TOLD THE BIBLE LESSON.

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SHIRLEY: We attended Toronto Bible College [now

Tyndale University], where we met and later sensed
Gods call to full-time work with Canadian Sunday
School Mission.
What was your first assignment with the mission?

ROSIE: We were sent to Amaranth, a wide spot on the

road in southern Manitoba, in October 1953. Our first
ministry was to teach religious education in schools.
That grew to twenty-five schools, three Sunday
schools, and Bible clubs. It was a joy to work there,
even though our early mode of transportation was by
foot or bicycle. During the prairie winters, traveling
from school to school could be very cold. God later
supplied us with Willy, our little Willys car.
We also had the joy of helping to start Ochre River
Bible Camp, which later moved to near Dauphin and
is now Dauphin Bible Camp, one of the chain of camps
with One Hope Canada.
After a few years in Amaranth, Shirleys mom had
a stroke, and Shirley went home to Sault Ste Marie to
help. She took a teaching job in an elementary school
so she could care for her mom. I stayed in Amaranth
for a couple of years but, by then, it was felt the work

Our interest in working with childrens ministry grew stronger

and stronger, and the Lord seemed to be leading us into childrens
crusades with the mission reaching into other provinces.

was developing into a church planting ministry.

Don and Donna Lee moved to Amaranth and, in
God's wonderful way, helped start and build a church.
I moved to the Sault where I served with CSSM as
an assistant to Mary Neal, teaching Bible in public
schools and working at Galilean Bible Camp.
What was your next ministry?

SHIRLEY: Our interest in working with childrens

ministry grew stronger and stronger, and the Lord
seemed to be leading us into childrens crusades
with the Mission. After consultation with CSSMs
national office, it was decided we should begin a
ministry with Childrens Crusades out of Winnipeg,
but reaching into other provinces. In 1966, we visited
the Maritimes to observe a similar CSSM work under
the Whites. That was an eventful trip with our
little travel trailer, but such a valuable one. When
we returned to Manitoba, we were asked to go to
Amaranth for a childrens crusade.
One encouragement was the provision of a unique,
self-supporting chalkboard, with its overhead lighting
and black light for Rosies backgrounds to support my
Bible lesson. A man from my church in Sault Ste Marie
created this teaching unit for us. Besides travelling
to summer camps, our time was filled with Bible
presentations to AWANA clubs, Sunday schools, church
childrens clubs, and retirement homes.
ROSIE: One of the greatest challenges in ministry
was the stress of unloading our packed car, filled
with equipment and visuals, to set up for a meeting.
An even greater stress came after the meeting as we
attempted to fit everything back into the car.

the black light revealed the hidden climax to the

Bible presentation Rosie so cleverly created. At the
camp, we were always thrilled when your letter of
acceptance to our invitation arrived. We wanted you
to join us more often, but realized others wanted a
share of your God-centred ministry. Your valuable
chapel ministry was a huge encouragement to me as
a beginner in camp administration. Even yet, as I talk
with former campers, some still say it was through
your ministry that they began a personal relationship
with the Lord.
What about retirement?

SHIRLEY: Shortly after we retired in 1992, we had the

privilege of going to Venezuela for a short visit. Frieda
Johnson, who served there with TEAM, invited us to
teach missionary children during their missionary
conference. It was a joy when some of them grew in
the Lord.
Now, after over twenty years, we praise the Lord for
His protective care. People gave so much of themselves
so we could serve this way. We are thankful for the
many children who responded to the call of the Gospel
during those exciting and full years.
These two dedicated ladies still reach out to the
needs of people, praying that the Lord will enable
others to present the Gospel to the spiritually needy
across Canada. There will be many in heaven who
found the way and the truth and the life through
Rosie and Shirleys ministry.

When you drove into Galilean Bible Camp for

July chapel sessions every third year for a couple
of decades, your station wagon just bulged with
interesting teaching aids. Your puppets took on real
life for campers as they saw ventriloquism done so
effectively. The remarkable hush from the children as
Shirley presented the Gospel through Bible stories
was a gift from God. There was often an audible,
but gentle, expression of awe from campers as

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BY JACQUIE BOLEN
CAMP DIRECTOR

Celebrating

Whispers

I read recently of a Bible camp where 31 campers made

first-time commitments to Jesus in the first week! What
a remarkable celebration and victory! But at Camp Amasa, the
reality is quite different and our celebrations and victories tend
to look quite different from the mainstream.
One of our long-term campers,
Patty,* asked where her friend,
Martin,* was. I explained that
Martin had to go home because he
was not feeling well. The next thing
we knew, Patty had packed up all
of her belongings and was waiting
at the curb to go home, because she,
too, was not feeling well with a

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stomachache! She was happy when

we explained that she did not need
to go home and we celebrated the
fact that we could spend a few more
days together at camp!
At camp this summer, one of our
new campers, Lisa,* told me that
her dad belonged to a provincial
camp board. She would tell her

dad everything and if I were nice

to her, I would be in business!
I chuckled inside and did not
tell her that this was my eighth
summer in business!
One celebration we implemented
a few years ago was giving out
five- year attendance ribbons at the
beginning of each week of camp. To
date, we have given out 50 five-year
ribbons! It was not something I
had planned to continue, just a
one-time idea for the camps in
2012, until other campers began
telling me, Next year, Ill get my
five-year ribbon! Needless, to say,
the tradition and celebration has
continued, with another 12 slated
to get ten-year attendance ribbons
in 2017!
Our stats sheet at the end of the
summer may not be as impressive
as other camps, but I have no

I have no

doubt we are

reaching disabled
campers with the
love of Jesus.

doubt we are reaching disabled

campers with the love of Jesus.
Sometimes celebrations are quiet
and unimpressive, but victories
nonetheless. As God showed to
Elijah, He was not in the wind, the
fire, or the earthquake, but in the
gentle whisper.
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COOKING WITH KATHY

BY KATHY WEIR

JUST AS IT TAKES THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS FOR A TASTY MEAL , SO TOO DO

WE NEED GOD AND ONE ANOTHER TO GET THE CORRECT SPIRITUAL RESULTS.

Cooking with Fire

CONFESSION HONESTY WAITING. IM LEARNING THAT BEING
DIRECTIONALLY CHALLENGED AND COOKING IMPAIRED ARE NOT
THE ONLY THINGS I STRUGGLE WITH.
I am grateful that God led us to the
theme, Powered by Prayer, at Turtle
Mountain Bible Camp (in Manitoba)
this summer. Little did I realize the
importance of endeavouring to
implement more prayer into my life
and the lives of staff and campers.
It is easy to apply when miracles
happen (we evidenced many) and
when God works and answers in
ways beyond anything we can ask
or imagine.
We rejoice in His faithful
provision through donations to the
camp, volunteers who come with
servant hearts, and the blessing
of a God-focused and praying
staff team. It is easy to forget we
are in a spiritual battle and need
Gods armour. Ive discovered, like
Elijah who experienced incredible
victory, how quickly one can

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begin listening to Satan's subtle

lies, drowning out Gods still
small voice of truth. This results
in our focusing on circumstances
and becoming frustrated,
overwhelmed, and defeated.
How does this relate to cooking?
Just as it takes the right ingredients
for a tasty meal, so too do we need
God and one another to get the
correct spiritual results. I am a
do-it-myself person. Instead, God
calls us to community. For example,
this summer God used His people to
bless our camp through donations
of meat. Working alone, I could
have made four hundred pounds
of ground beef into 7,000 meatballs
in May. Yes, what could have been
long and tiring days took only two
hours while visiting and laughing
with volunteers. As we learned in

the culinary class at Skills camp,

there is much to learn from one
another as we taste and see that the
Lord is good and share the results
with others.
It is important to follow
instructions when cooking, so too
is a successful life recipe all about
choices! Will we listen to Gods Holy
Spirit, His Word and truth, or the
deceitful lies of the enemy? Will we
accept the prayers, hugs, and support
of His people, or will we wallow in
self-pity and struggle, trying to do
things on our own?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Howard and Kathy

Weir have been
serving as camp
directors at Turtle
Mountain Bible Camp (Manitoba)
since 2002, but previously served
at Galilean Bible Camp (Ontario)
for many years before that.

AS EACH HAS RECEIVED A GIFT, USE IT TO SERVE ONE ANOTHER,

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Our team rocked @ verses!

Camp has changed my life
Canoeing

yesterday was amazing! The challenge of it all was super!!

I went to camp hoping to make friends, but I ended up with family.

Thank you for God. Thank you for this camp.
I feel safe here
I hope you stay awesome!
Im coming back next year!
still learning a lot in chapel God bless the cooks!

I liked being stuck on shore waiting for the wind to slow down

I love the songs

Best time ever!! Thank you for making everything awesome

Camp is when I get my spiritual high

I love chapel

the mountains are awesome GOD is awefull. (i.e. full of awe)

Please make us read the Bible more

I never wanna leave cause I wanna learn more about God

the food is always yum
I am glad that there is heaven

Thank you for getting deoderizor for the bathroom.

Thankyou for being so caring

Please make swimming longer. I love camp because it is in nature

I am very thankful for the kindness

I LOVE CAMP!! I love God

I am thankful for God.

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My favorite verse is 1 Peter 1:5-7

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