Summer Memories

Hello everyone,

Three months have passed since summer officially ended. Many of you have shared wonderful stories of your time at Green Bay Bible Camp, and how your lives were changed. I received this in an e-mail from a Family Camper recently:

" This summer one of my long time friends, who has been living in Asia came back for three weeks to Kelowna with her two sons and a daughter. Fifteen years ago our families had gone to Green Bay together for the first time. Once again we had the opportunity to join together with other friends and much older kids for family camp.I was aware during our time together that none of my friend’s children were walking with the Lord or even interested in the Christian life. They had had terrible experiences overseas with Sunday school or no children’s church sitting through adult services and as a result had lost interest. How sad because it hadn’t been that way when they left Canada.I’m very aware that my gifting in Christ is not evangelism and as I stumbled along trying to reach them with the message of salvation we were now down to only 2 ½ days before they flew back home. As I stood on the beach our 1st Sunday afternoon at camp, I used my gifting which is prayer to once again petition God on their behalf that He would use a Green Bay staffer to reach them.My friend’s daughter soon became attached to Elise, “Peep” one of the GB counselors and spent as much time with her as possible. I was so impressed with Peep who always made time for her whether it was on the dock, during meals, kids fireside or even during her precious free time. Time has a way of disappearing on us and two and half days just flew by.As we all stood on the beach in tears saying goodbye our son Russell “Rice” called my friend’s daughter over to give her a friendship bracelet he had made; she also received 2 letters, one from Peep and one from a counselor from her morning bible classes. I then drove them to the airport.A day later Peep received an email telling her “I needed to tell you this, so that you would realize what you did …. You helped me turn to Jesus”! To say the least I didn’t know whether to shout, laugh or cry - - I opted for the latter of course and praised God that he answered a simple prayer.I continue to pray for my friend’s children; for her daughter that her roots would go deep as in Luke 8:8. For her son’s, I petition God through prayer that he would touch their lives for Him as in Philippians 4:6.I will always be thankful that not just one Green Bay Staffer stepped up to God’s calling but three of them!! I’m always aware that God is in the business of salvation, healing broken lives, grace, joy, love and so much more. So what’s the purpose of Green Bay if not this? As for my family and I we could tell of many faith stories that have happened at Green Bay over the last 17 years of attending family camp. We are blessed because of this ministry. -Teresa Miller-Tse"

We would love having you share your stories with us and with all our Green Bay friends. Please send us your summer experiences so we can share some great memories together.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Harold