My truck went over 240,000 kms this week. That seemed like a milestone as all the 9’s became 0’s. The sensation didn’t last very long as the next “1” quickly showed up and the moment was lost. I don’t want to lose the next moment. This summer marks 40 years as a Christian for me. Continue reading “40 Years with Jesus”
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Shag came to pray for Widji
Sometimes you learn things that are very cool. I always like it when someone comes up and says they have been praying for me. This story is like that. Shag (his camp name) has come every spring since he worked at Widji to pray for Camp Widjiitiwin. Usually he sneaks into camp and goes up toContinue reading “Shag came to pray for Widji”
Happy Father’s Day!!
This Sunday is Father’s Day here in Canada. Its a day we set aside to honour our dads by sending a card, making a call and reminding them that we do love them. Sometimes we even take them out for lunch and even pay. My dad is my example. He is patient and kind always thinking theContinue reading “Happy Father’s Day!!”
Who Influenced You?
The Widji summer leaders recently worked through an exercise to help them discover who they are as leaders. The first part was to remember the events in your life that helped shape the leader you are. The other part was to recall the people who influenced each person. As we understand the person we are weContinue reading “Who Influenced You?”
Crazy Bible Story
It was -39 one morning this past winter and our vehicles wouldn’t start so we stayed home and watched Right in the Eye with Andy Stanley online. It was a great start to a new series. You should watch it. click here to watch! Have you ever heard or said, “It’s my life, I can do what IContinue reading “Crazy Bible Story”
What is Your Binge Watching Addiction?
We recently finished 4 seasons of Last Man Standing. Before that it was Nashville (3 seasons) and 8 seasons Heartland only took us a couple months. By definition, binge watching is “the practice of watching multiple episodes of a television program in rapid succession, typically by means of DVDs or digital streaming”. Exactly! Oh Netflix… It’s SO easy toContinue reading “What is Your Binge Watching Addiction?”
Twitter vs Telegram
Twitter is like today’s version of the telegram. Both are short and to the point. Actually, at 140 characters Twitter gives us double the amount of characters to communicate as a telegram did, which averaged 10-12 words or about 80 spaces around 1900. As technology of the telephone and the creation of the internet telegramsContinue reading “Twitter vs Telegram”
Inner Strength
From A Slice of Fresh Bread by Dan Bolin, CCI/Worldwide, @CCIWorldwide Several years ago I visited some missionary friends in Africa. To support their ministry and to provide employment for people in the area, my friends established a brick-making company. One day, the workers loaded a trailer full of bricks, and the missionary and I headed for a home aboutContinue reading “Inner Strength”
Widji News in the MBC Compass Spring 2016
Camp Widjiitiwin is pleased to announce our newest partnership with Ephraim’s Place Community Centre in the Jane/Sheppard neighbourhood of Toronto. We’ll be working closely with Kevin and Bill to bring 30 campers plus volunteers to Widjiitiwin the last week of the summer (August 28th to September 3rd). Like our other partners, Ephraim’s Place has aContinue reading “Widji News in the MBC Compass Spring 2016”
If you could spend a day with anyone, who would it be?
If you could spend a day with anyone, alive or dead, who would it be? Here are a few suggestions I thought of: Jesus, a prime minister or president, a famous actor or musician/composer or author, the guys who walked the Emmaus road with Jesus (Luke 24:13-35), Moses or Joseph or Joshua or David orContinue reading “If you could spend a day with anyone, who would it be?”
Meandering Moose 