Houseboats 2016 was a huge success. This was the second Houseboat trip for Canyon Springs church and boy did word spread about this trip. We went from 75 high schoolers this year to 115. When planning this trip I set the goal for 100 kids. To see this many kids want to come to this camp was quite amazing. It [...]
As we mourn the fact that we're not getting to go to VBS again this week, let's take a few minutes and recap what an amazing week it was aboard the USS Submerged! Every day last week, we had almost 200 kids ("Bubbleheads") ages preschool through 5th grade flood our campus to learn about Jesus (oh - and have A [...]
Our mission aboard the USS Submerged is....COMPLETE!! What an amazing week! Our Bubbleheads were so great at staying focused on our key target for the week (which of course was to have fun) but also to....FIND THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD! We finished the week strong with some really fun activities in our rotations: CRAFT--The Bubbleheads created very special books. There was [...]
We are over the hump - and we could feel the energy today! Day 4 just might have been the best day so far! It was UNDERWATER DAY - and boy, did we have a host of sea creatures join us on the USS Submerged?! We had mermaids, sharks, a dolphin, squid, crabs, divers, an aquarium, a "school" of fish [...]
Hard to believe our mission aboard the USS Submerged is over half way complete! Boy, have we had fun!! One of our campers asked her mom last night, "Mommy, do you think I'll have as much fun at VBS tomorrow as I did today?" Well, I'm betting that she did! Today we reviewed our motto for the week: JESUS SEES. JESUS KNOWS. JESUS [...]
Well, we completed the second day of our USS Submerged mission. Our crew (made up of First Mates, Junior Officers and Bubbleheads) is amazing; they have stuck to the target and been able to FIND THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD every day! Not only that, but they were supremely decked out for Super Color Spirit Day; it was awesome! We [...]
The first day on the USS Submerged was awesome! Our crew of First Mates, Junior Officer and Bubbleheads are the best of the best; ask them what their submarine call sign is (i.e. how do they respond when Captain B asks them a question)??!! The crew made their way to four different ports this morning: Craft, Snack/Rec, Music/Missions and Story. All [...]
We had quite a night in our Winter Wonderland last night! I tried to tell the kids to be careful in the snow and limit the snowball fights to outside (they kept looking at me funny, for some reason?!). Regardless, we were all bundled up in our puffer jackets, ear muffs, gloves and boots! :) Game time was awesome as [...]
I start this "Year End" with a wholehearted thank you. Thank you for all you do to make our ministry function. Thank you for funding kids programs and youth programs. Thank you for all you give to help us reach people around the globe. Thanks for keeping our doors open so that we can share the good news of Jesus [...]
As usual, we started out another fantastic week at Club 45 with "Club time" where the kids could relax and enjoy their time together playing games, eating snacks, and playing outside as well! This week was all about Patience. Boy did we have some great conversation about this fruit of the spirit! Before we got started with the lesson, our [...]
