What a great weekend at Briercrest College in Saskatchewan! Their “Youth Quake” event we attended was a BIG success. Not only was the school packed but the schedule was packed too! Late night concerts, great workshops, awesome opening night drama, giant remote racecar track, deep worship and Sid Koop who often speaks at Qwanoes did a great job in the main sessions!

Over the weekend we ran a Rocky Mountain Bike and HO Sports wakeboard giveaway contest! That’s right – two people received some very nice prices! We had over 225 entries for the contest, and the winners were Ian Andvaag from Regina and Jo Bird from Manitoba! When we announced the winners we had past Kaleo students and summer staffers – Josh Whincup & Keerstin Giesbrecht come up on the stage and share all about their Qwanoes experience while showing an exciting video in the background – over two thousand people had the opportunity to hear about Qwanoes! Did I mention we took the Mountain Bike and Wakeboard down the screamer to promote the contest? What fun!

Our Qwanoes AGM (Annual General Meeting) was a big success as well. There was a great spirit of unity and excitement among all those who attended. A key decision was made that will make a big difference in the Qwanoes ministry. We will soon be launching a new capital campaign that involves a lot of important building projects. These building projects are going to be key in making sure we can accommodate even more campers who want to come to camp in the future! More details will be coming soon!

The Kaleo mission trip to the Olympics is going really well! There have been lots of opportunities for the Kaleo students to ministry to people. Here is a great believe it or not! One of our very own Kaleo students was manning the entry gate that the Vice President of the United States passed through! She even asked for his identification, but the Secret Service kindly informed her that he was cleared for entry!

More info coming soon! Spring Juniors Retreat is one month away – March 26-28 – we look forward to seeing our Junior Campers soon!