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Merry Christmas from Camp Widjiitiwin! Registration for summer 2015 is OPEN! Give the “Gift of Camp“ for Christmas and we’ll help you put something under the tree. Here is a certificate that you can print out and give to your child or grandchild at Christmas. After all, what better gift is there than the giftContinue reading “Give Camp for Christmas!”

December 2, 2014 Today is Giving Tuesday. This year we’ve been raising funds for our sponsorship camps (Fresh Air Camp – Toronto, Escape Camp – Hamilton & Royal City Camp – Guelph). We brought 200 kids to Widjiitiwin who couldn’t get there in their own. Why not be a part of our team with aContinue reading “Giving Tuesday 2014”

There are lots of reasons to work at Camp Widjiitiwin. Some of them are good and some are not so good. Bob Kobielush, retired camp director of 38 years puts it this way, “Here are two amazing verses of Scripture from the Gospel of John. Jesus said, “If you forgive anyone his sins, they areContinue reading “Why YOU should work at Widjiitiwin”

Our associate pastor, Terry Dorey, started a message series about following Christ. He said, “to be a Christian you need to see Jesus’ uniqueness and be active in following Him.” This made a lot of sense to me and he had a a number of good points to back it up. The part that reallyContinue reading “traveler vs tourist & disciple vs believer”

I get asked many times each year what I do in the off season. Most often I explain that I spend nine and a half months preparing for the blur of a summer at camp. I suppose people assume that what they see in the summer is all there is to camp ministry. Well, it’sContinue reading “What a Camp Director does…”

The Camp Widjiitiwin 2015 program themes are… Space Camp, Destination: Egypt, Cartoons & Comics and Pirates vs. Ninjas. Space Camp: Not too long from now, at a camp not so far, far away… you arrive at Widji Mission Control for a week of space training camp. Step out of the cold vacuum of space andContinue reading “2015 Widji Theme Descriptions”

Band of Brothers @ Camp Widjiitiwin                                                                                                       October 2nd to 5th The Band of Brothers Bootcamps are not an event about the seven things a man ought to do to be a nicer guy. It is aContinue reading “Band of Brothers”

It’s the end of another season of camp at Widjiitiwin. This past Saturday was the end of Sizzle and there were tears and hugs when the campers went home. The staff cleaned up and we did our banquet and staff awards. On Sunday we had chapel and shared what God has taught is this summer,Continue reading “The End of the Season”

It’s through sponsorship that so many children are able to attend camp when they wouldn’t otherwise be able to take part in such a life-changing experience. Camp Widjiitiwin is impacting the world by introducing campers to the gospel for perhaps the first time. The Malvern, Hamilton and Guelph communities will be changed this year asContinue reading “Changing the World; One Camper at a Time”

Spring Open House Come join us  at Camp Widjiitiwin on Saturday, June 7th from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. for our open house. Come for a tour of camp, to meet the director and some senior staff, refreshments including cinnamon buns and to get all your questions answered. RSVP to registrar@mycamp.ca so we can have enoughContinue reading “2014 Spring Open House”