Camp Good News 2024 Information

Dates - July 29 - August 2

Time - 10am - 3pm 

Location - Northwoods Christian Camp  *  906-647-6101

Bus Pick up/Drop off locations and times - 

     Calvary Baptist Church - 9am - 4pm

     Soo Township School parking lot - 9:10 - 3:45

     9 Mile Road - Moved to Soo Township School parking lot

     Mid-Point Marathon (17 Mile Road) - 9:30 - 3:30

     Pickford Methodist Church - 9:40 - 3:20

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The Bible Lesson and Missionary Story information below is given so you will know what is happening each day.  It will help you when talking with your child about their day at camp. 

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Camp Theme -

The Olympics - with lessons from the Wordless Book.  

Monday-Heaven (Gold page)

Tuesday-Adam & Eve - Sin (Dark page)

Wednesday-Christ's life & death (Red page)

Thursday-Empty Tomb - Forgiveness (Clean page)

Friday-Timothy - Growth (Green page).

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Missionary Story - Eric Liddell - Olympic runner who ran in the 1924 Olympics and had many decisions to make.  The movie Chariots of Fire was about him.  

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Missionary Offering - Each day we will take an offering to help a CEF worker who will be printing devotional books to be handed out in their area.  The offering will be weighed at the end of the day as part of our team contest.  Pennies, and other change is great to bring. It all adds up!  I will mention to the children that it would be good for them to try to earn some money for the offering by doing extra chores or projects at home so that they don't just ask parents for money to bring, but bring something that they can give.  Last year $872.75 was given for mattresses for Camp Good News in Greece and the year before $725.66 was given to help with printing tracts in the Philippines. 

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Food - We begin each day with a snack - fruit, muffins, etc., and also end each day with a snack - homemade cookies, bars, etc.  Lunch may be hotdogs, pizza, grilled cheese and tomato soup, chicken nuggets and mac and cheese, breakfast, etc.  There will probably be applesauce, peaches, vegetable, with each meal.  A Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich is available at each lunch for those that would like it.

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If your child has a gluten or dairy restriction, it would be good for you to send something that they can eat that will go along with the fruits and veggies, or other items they can have that are already on the menu already.

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Swimming - We are planning to swim on Friday.  It only depends on securing a qualified Lifeguard who can be on duty.  If we swim, we usually have one half of the campers swim and the other half play water games on the lawn for 1/2 the time, and then they switch.  

If we do not swim on Friday, we will have water games for everyone.  If we do swim, please have your child's name on everything in case they forget something at camp.  Either way, they will not need their swim stuff/water game clothes until Friday.  Please send your child with a modest swimsuit (no two piece suits for girls) or an extra swim shirt.  We will have water toys.  We will have water games as well.

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I am planning on sending a letter home on Wednesday to let you know if we will swim at all, and if so, if it will be on Friday or Thursday, due to bad weather on Friday.  

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Contact info during camp - 

Northwoods Christian Camp, Jonathon & Mary Oliphant - 906-647-6101- landline

Child Evangelism Fellowship, Daniel Hamel -906-440-6480 - cell (Service is spotty at camp.  You can also send me a text if needed.  Feel free to contact me in the evenings as I will be back in the Soo.)