THE PASSION PLAYThis summer we are learning about theAWESOME LOVE of our God. There is nobetter example of this love than in thesacrifice of God’s only Son. The PassionPlay is a live and interactive way toexperience up close God’s passion forus. Portraying scenes from the LastSupper, Judas’ betrayal of Jesus, Jesus’suffering, crucifixion and gloriousresurrection, the Passion Play is apowerful reminder of how loved eachof us are by our AWESOME GOD.

KINASAO SEASON FINALEBANQUET

Join us August 22 for a delicious 4course meal followed by the PassionPlay and Worship.

Tickets are $25/person and available bycalling 306-982-3327 or by registeringonline. The evening will include raffleand door prizes.

A Promise – God promises new life toa troubled world by instructing Noah tobuild an ark. Noah, his family and ALLthe animals are saved from the flood bythe grace of God. God’s promise ofsalvation extends to us today,regardless of our actions. Thank God forthe beautiful rainbows we see as areminder of this promise!

A Trip – God’s love leads us andprovides for us, even when we are toocaught up in our own lives to see it.God used Moses to lead the Israelitesout of slavery in Egypt and provided forthem every step of the way – evenwhen they were complaining!

Kinasao NewsletterKinasao NewsletterSpring 2014

AWESOME GODAWESOME LOVE

“For by grace you have been saved through faith, andthis is not your own doing;it is the gift of God”

Ephesians 2:8

Join us this summer as we look at the lives of five men who did incredible things – not on their own – but only through the

AWESOME LOVE of our AWESOME GOD!

A place set apart in

God’s creationinviting all to experience God’s love.

A Test – God keeps the promise of life,even when the situation seemshopeless. No one thought Danielwould come out of the Lion’s Den alive,but because of his trust in God, hewalked out unharmed!

A Savior – Through Jesus’ death onthe cross and resurrection, God’s loveovercomes even our greatest fears andmistakes. It’s God’s love and not ourown actions that gives us new lifethrough the sacrifice of Jesus.

A Witness – Through the gift of faith,God calls us all to be messengers ofGod’s awesome story. God transformeda man named Saul into the apostle Pauland He can transform our lives today!

Katee Pederson,Counsellor ~ This is myfourth summer at Kinasaoand I am beyond excited tosee what God has in store. I’m

currently studying photography atAlgonquin College in Ottawa and can’t waitto be home for the summer! I love swimming,writing, bonfires, late night chats, boating,taking photographs, sharing Christ’s love, andworshipping our Lord. I especially love that Ican do all of my favourite things at Kinasao!

Lauren Greve, ProgramCoordinator ~ God has ledme back to Camp Kinasaothis summer, and I couldn’tbe more excited! I love to see

how the faith of each and every person whocomes here is touched by God. Some otherthings I love are summer, peanut butter,dancing, and praising God! Get ready for thebest summer yet!!!

Lila Gaertner, Counsellor ~I am so excited to be acounselor this summer!! I’mready to enjoy the sceneryand the company of friends at

Kinasao. I can’t wait to serve God this summerand see what God does in and through eachand every one of us. I hope to see you there!

Kjerstie Seymour, Counsellor ~ I am so excitedto come back this summer! Ican’t wait to hang out withthe campers, playing games,

teaching them different things and sharingChrist’s love with them. This past year I havebeen in England going to Bible schoollearning about mission work, evangelism andstudying the Bible. This coming summer isgoing to be really fun, and I am lookingforward to seeing everyone at camp in a fewmonths!

Cory Dyck, Counsellor ~ Iam returning for anothersummer and am lookingforward to meeting newpeople and spreading the word of God this summer.

Lois Pedersen Deault,Head Cook ~ Lookingforward to another summerof cooking at Kinasao! Ourmorning devotions are such a good way to start your day.

John Neudorf, Counsellor~ I am very much lookingforward to this summer! I’mvery at home in the outdoors,and my all time favourite

hobby is archery, hands down. I enjoy workingwith kids, and believe myself to be a good rolemodel for them. I can’t wait for summer to gethere, and this time not just because school’s out.

Ashley Bell, KitchenAssistant ~ I’ve always lovedgoing to camp every summerand it’s exciting that now I getto work here. Next year I’m

going to the University of Saskatchewan intothe college of Arts & Sciences. I love listeningto music and reading.

Bryanne Barlow, Counsellor ~ My favouritethings are band and trackand field! I especially lovepole vault! I’m graduating

this year in Calgary and planning to go touniversity next year. I look forward to growingin my faith with others and having tons of funwith the campers this summer!

Jesse Lentz, Counsellor ~ Iam excited to be back onstaff once again and cannotwait for summer to begin! Iam excited to learn more

about God and His Son that He gave for us:Jesus Christ.

Nicole Sthamann, ProgramActivity Assistant ~ I’m superexcited to be coming back fora third summer on staff atKinasao! Get ready for

another summer filled with God, fun,adventure and so much more, I can’t wait tosee everyone there!

Jenna Bratvold, ProgramActivity Assistant ~ This willbe my first year on staff atKinasao and I can’t wait! Ihave so many amazing

memories as both a camper and a SIT atKinasao, and I’m excited to make many morethis summer while growing closer to God.

Natasha Carter, PAA, FirstAid & Housekeeping ~ I amoverly excited to bereturning to Camp for mysecond year on staff, after

taking last summer off to go on a missiontrip to Ecuador! I may have one of thelongest job descriptions ever, but thatdoesn’t stop me from doing my best whileserving the Lord. I am looking forward toseeing you all this summer.

Nathalie Klinger,Program Activity Assistant~ I am excited to be back atcamp for another summer. Iam looking forward to

getting to know all the awesome kidscoming to camp this summer, and to shareGod’s grace and love with them! This yearI’ve been travelling Australia and NewZealand, which has been such an amazingexperience. Next year I will be starting mystudies at the University of Alberta, majoringin biology. Prepare for an awesome summerat Kinasao!

Carter Hill, MaintenanceAssistant ~ I worked herelast summer and I amexcited to be back! Aftersummer I plan to go back to

university for my second year of computerscience.

Summer introducingKinasao’s 20

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Nathan Hind, Kitchen Assistant ~ I am reallyexcited to be on staff for the first time! I have grownup at this camp spending every single summerhere since I was born. Working here is a dreamcome true. This Easter I am going with my class on

a mission trip to Santa Cruz, Bolivia. I’m preparing crafts and VBSlessons for the children we’ll be working with. Some of my hobbiesinclude wood carving, swimming, cooking and piano. I am excitedto see what this summer brings!

Kristina Sawatzky, Counsellor ~ I am so excitedto be returning to Kinasao for my third summer!Kinasao has impacted my life and my faithtremendously and I am so grateful to have theopportunity to give back to the ministry that has

given me so much. I cannot wait to get to know all of you!

Drew Nevland, Kitchen Assistant ~ Withuniversity on its way this fall what’s a better way tospend the summer than by serving God at Kinasao!I am so excited for my second summer in thekitchen. I am looking forward to bettering my faith

and helping others build theirs as well. I can’t wait to be with all thewonderful staff, campers and make memories that never fade!!

Makenzie Ferguson, Program Coordinator ~ I’mcurrently a Theatre Production Student at GrantMacEwan University in Edmonton. The past yearhas been spent working alongside classmates toproduce fantastic musicals and plays. Living at

school from 8-10, 6 days a week, has kept me busy. Last year wasmy first summer on staff, and I could not be more happy to be backthis year as one half of the PC team!

Bryce MacEwen, Counsellor ~ After spendingthe past 5 months in Australia, it will feel awesometo be home up at the lake. I'm excited for what Godhas in store this summer. I can't wait to see all ofyou again!

Matthew Neudorf, Maintenance Assistant ~ Igrew up on a farm just west of Prince Albert, am atwin to a certain John Neudorf. I have aconstruction and grounds-keeping background.I'm currently at L.C.B.I., and I grew up attending

Kinasao, so am glad to finally be able to give back to thismagnificent place!

Servant-in-Training P R O G R A M

Do you want to.....� Hang out with kids?

�Make new friends?

� Learn leadership skills?

� Serve God at camp?

� Spend extra weeks at Kinasao?

Then the SIT programis for you!

If you are between the ages of 15 and 18 we welcome you toapply to be a SIT this summer. You will experience what it islike to work at camp in a variety of settings: housekeeping,maintenance, kitchen, and program, while staying in a cabinwith campers and a counsellor.

Application forms available at www.kinasao.ca under Staff &Volunteers. Application deadline is May 15th, 2014.

To learn more about leading, loving, and serving, considerattending Youth Leadership Training at Kinasao from July 6-July 11, 2014.

Staff !

Volunteers Needed

We are looking for help with upcoming projects at Kinasao.Come for a few hours, days or weeks! Contact kari@kinasao.caif you are interested in volunteering this summer. Free mealsand accommodations are provided for volunteers.

May - June Improve accessibility at Kinasao by laying sidewalk blocks to the cabins.

July Help build a kitchen shelter in the campground.

Sept 13-14 Cut, Split and Stack wood for the winter months.

For details and to sign up to volunteer visit

www.kinasao.ca

Check out Week in the Wildthis summer!

July 27 – Aug 1. Live in tipis, cook over the fire,

practice canoeing and learn how to survive in the wild!

Already done Week in the Wild? Join Barrett and the Kinasao staffon the Week in the Wild Advanced

Canoe Trip to Stanley Mission!

Where do you work and what do you do? I work at FortWhyte Alive, a private,non-profit environmental education organization located in southwest Winnipeg.My title is Special Projects Interpreter; I run field trips, eco-tours, and youthprograms; facilitate volunteer interpreter training; and work with teachers atschools across Manitoba. Over the past few years, I’ve taught outdoor living skillsto families, worked on developing national standards for heritage interpreters, anddeveloped my favourite program ever: combining wild edible foraging witharchery instruction.

I love working in an outdoor-focussed, dynamic environment, where no two daysare like another and no day goes exactly as planned. I really enjoy connectingpeople with the natural world around them!

How did you find out about Kinasao? In addition to camp, I’ve done a lot ofyouth work in the ELCIC. I was a Home Team Leader at Hands On, the CLAYgathering in 2010. I shared a meal with a member of Kinasao’s board, who told meabout Week in the Wild, and indicated the camp might be looking for volunteerleadership for WiTW. I saw a fit between my gifts and what was needed, so Ivolunteered to help in 2011. I’ve been serving as a volunteer instructor for WiTWsince!

What’s one of your favorite memories from the time you’ve spent atKinasao? It’s exceptionally hard to choose just one! If I have to pick: in 2012,the aurora opened up right overhead, and was reflected in glass-calm water as wedid a night-time canoe around the island...I’ll still be talking about that night whenI’m 90!

What are you most looking forward to about the trips this summer? I grewup on the Winnipeg River in eastern Manitoba, in country very similar to northernSaskatchewan. I’m looking forward to combining new waters and new people withthe rocks, trees, and sky that nurtured me as a kid. Canoe trips have and continueto be transformational times for me. Having found a way to share my passion fornature, outdoor living skills, and faith while making such important experiencespossible for others has me completely fired up!

Thanks for all your work at Kinasao, Barrett!!

Meet Barrett Miller week in the

wild Extraordinaire!

Adult & Family Canoe TripJuly 24-27

Explore Northern Saskatchewanlike never before! Barrett will beleading this trip to Pinehouseand Sandfly Lakes. Experience

God’s creation first hand – layingout under the stars, visiting

around the campfire, fishing anddiscovering nature.

j join us at Kinasao!Visit www.kinasao.ca for moreinformation on upcoming events.

May DaysMay 18-20 - Cost: Free!Help get the camp ready for the summerand join in our first Sunday Worshipservice!

Tour-de-KinasaoJune 6-8 Cost: Minimum $50 raisedRun, Walk or Bike to raise money forKinasao!

Celebration WeekendJune 20-22 Cost: Free!

Call ahead to book accommodations if needed.

Prime TimeJune 22-25 Cost: $150/person

A camp just for older adults and seniors!

Kinasao Staff Alumni RetreatAug 1-4 Cost: Donation

Come back and enjoy the place you love!

Season Finale BanquetAugust 22 Cost: $25/person

A delicious 4 course meal followed by a raffle draw and the Kinasao Passion Play.

Youth & Teen RetreatOct 31- Nov 2 Cost: $85/person

Check out the camp in the fall and reconnect with summer friends!

In ConcertJune 20 - 7pm

In ConcertFROZEN COD

June 21 - 7pm

New BoardMembers!Service to Kinasao through membership on our Board ofDirectors is an important and appreciated role in this ministry!Directors provide time and expertise, ideas and energy, asthey take on the responsibility of guiding, visioning, policyand decision making, and encouraging and supporting theKinasao staff. A huge welcome goes out to our newest Boardmembers who have joined us in 2014: Pastor Randy Fiege ofNipawin, Karen Linsley of Saskatoon, Dan LeBlanc ofSaskatoon, Pastor Dan Haugen of Prince Albert. Cheryl BauerHyde, John Ondrusek, Gordon Cochrane, Tyler Calow, JasonJohnson and Dale White will continue their service with theBoard. And much thanks for their time of service goes to theDirectors who are leaving the board this year: James Booth,Alice Olson, Leah Zepick, Pastor Dawn Myrfield and PastorDoug Schmirler. You have been a blessing!

Sojourner’s WayCampground AT KINASAO

There are 3 Seasonal Sites left!Fully serviced sites available May 15-Sept 15.

Daily Campsites also available.

Reserve your campsite at www.kinasao.ca/reservation

Join us for daily morning devotions, Friday night football andSaturday night community campfires in the campground.Play on the playground and relax in the hot tub! Laundryfacilities are also available.

Book a stall in our RV & Boat Parking Lot for year roundstorage.

TRAILERFOR SALE!

2003 27 ft.Dutchmen

Classic Trailerwith 2

slideouts.Sleeps 6. Back

Bedroomwith Queen

Bed. Front Kitchen. Lightly used, very good condition. Located at Camp Kinasao. Please contact

306-382-0016 for more information.

prime timeprime timeCamp for ALL Ages!

For all of you in the “prime of your life”, we have a camp just foryou!! June 22-25, 2014 is our Prime Time Camp designed foradults and seniors. This is a wonderful week of worship, study,fellowship, relaxation and fun! Enjoy mornings with devotions,Bible Study and small group discussions led by Rev. HaroldRust, President of CLBI. Afternoons are open for relaxing,playing ladder golf, bocci ball, participating in a prayer walk,having coffee and enjoying the beautiful surroundings ofKinasao. Evenings are filled with concerts, a Hymn Sing, a talentshow (come prepared to share whatever talent you mighthave!) and a live presentation of the life, death and resurrectionof Christ presented by the Kinasao summer staff. It is sure tobe the highlight of your summer!

You can choose to stay in a cabin, in a room in the retreatcentre or to bring along your RV and stay in our campground.Please register early to book the accommodation of yourchoice. You may register on our website at www.kinasao.ca orby calling the camp office at 306-982-3327.

Welcome

Eileen SalteGordon & Illa KnudsenArdis MelsnessNeil & Corinne ShantzAllan GrundahlDale & Diane HughesAdela LenzInga GraupeTerry & Dawn FriggstadGladys KlonteigRobert Taylor

Maxine OlsenAdolph & Ione PetersHarvey & Jennie GjesdalGordon & Holly Cochrane

Rueben AkreVerna Deason

Ivan DalseideKen & Betty Haugen

Peter FarmerHugh Farmer

Albert FreiermuthSonja Freiermuth

Gary KorsrudKaye SenumSheila McKay

Kathy GrantLorna Pederson

Ole & Hilda HaavePearl Berg

Signe JohnsonVictor JohnsonDale & Kim Kaldor

Early & Josie DallmanWayne & Lois Manchur

Norman WeissErna Weiss

Zachary & Joshua MartinBertha Johnson

Lester DeasonVerna Deason

Isabel KaldorDale & Kim Kaldor

Axel & Betty GoplenHarvey & Jennie Gjesdal

Brent & Albert MartensDon & Elaine Greve

Ray Dahlen SrAlice Olson

Janice GrundahlAlice Olson

Les StaffordAnn Stafford

Landon DerbowkaAnn Stafford

Levi GrantGene & Esther Grant

Charles BrewerSheldon & Deanne Dowling

Phyllis GuebertPhil Guebert

Harry & Hilda NjaaDaryl & Patricia NjaaVaughn & MarleneBergstresser

Rev Fred & Irene TillmannsRalph & Patricia Tillmanns

Felix & Phyllis McCarthyRalph & Patricia Tillmanns

Michele GilchristLyle Poley

Margaret DempseyDorothy Dempsey

Kolbjorn Friggstad Gordon & Illa Knudsen

Rheiny KrikauAnne Krikau

Members of theSwenson FamilyJohn & Lorraine Diesen

Wendy HovdestadLarry Hovdestad

In Honor OfAaron & Edith Froese

60th AnniversaryJim & Karen HopkinsKaye Senum

Ed & Kresti Schatoski60th AnniversaryDennis & Elaine Serfas

Albert & Mary Serfas60th AnniversaryDennis & Elaine Serfas

Viola Born & Gertrude Kinzel 90th BirthdaysWayne & Cheryl Bauer Hyde

Gladys Gjesdal & Karen JordanGreg & Loretta Flath

Memorial gifts Those being remembers are listed in bold, followed by the donor(s)who made the gift. (Gifts received from Oct 2013-Feb 2014)

We are very excited to be better able tomeet the needs of more people by makingour camp property and buildings moreaccessible. Over the past year we have beenmaking significant changes around thecamp including adding a new entrance intothe Retreat centre with a ramp, power doorand fully accessible washroom. A ramp andnew entrance have been added to thebasement level as well. Sidewalks are beinginstalled to all of the cabins and new rampsadded or replaced on cabins and bathhouses. Through an Enabling AccessibilityGrant received through the Government ofCanada, donations of materials and labourand financial gifts, 75% of this upgrade hasbeen paid for!! And for that we give thanks!

An additional $35,000 is required tocomplete this work and our goal is to havethe work done and the funds in place by theend of this summer! Please considersponsoring this project as we bring it tocompletion!

Buy a sidewalk block! We are seekingindividuals who will donate $100/sidewalkblock to support this important upgrade.Only 350 sidewalk blocks are needed tomake this happen! Donations can be madethrough our website at www.kinasao.ca, ormailed to the camp designated AccessibilityUpgrade, indicating how many sidewalkblocks you wish to “provide”. Thank you foryour generosity!!

BUY A SIDEWALK

BLOCK!Let’s finish this up!

Upcoming EventsWomen’s Retreat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2 - 4 May Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 16 - 18 First Sunday Worship Service . . . . . . May 18Tour – de – Kinasao. . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 6 - 8Celebration Weekend . . . . . . . . . June 20 - 22Prime Time Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 22 - 25 Jr Youth 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 29 – July 4Youth Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 6 - 11Youth Leadership Training. . . . . . . July 6 - 11Teen 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 13 - July 18Jr Youth 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 20 - July 25Canoe Trip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 24 - 27 Mini Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 27 - 30Skills Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 27 - August 1Staff Alumni Retreat. . . . . . . . . . . August 1 - 4Day Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 5 - 8 Teen 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Augus 10 - 15 Family Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 17 - 22Kinasao Banquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 22Youth & Teen Retreat . . . . . . . Oct 31 – Nov 2

Sunday WorshipLeadersMay 18 Rev. Chris BishoppMay 25 Rev. Pat MartinJune 1 Augustana Lutheran

ChurchJune 8 Rev. Dan HaugenJune 15 Eldon DanielsonJune 22 Rev. Iris KristjansdottirJune 29 Rev. Melissa HoehnJuly 6 Ryan Dittmann July 13 Kinasao StaffJuly 20 Erik SorensonJuly 27 Rev. George HindAug 3 Kinasao Staff AlumniAug 10 Rev. Doug SchmirlerAug 17 Rev. Ali ToteAug 24 Rev. Rick JohnsonAug 31 Rev. Randy Fiege

Summer ResourcePastorsPrime Time Rev. Harold Rust

Jr Youth 1 Rev. Melissa Hoehn

Youth Ryan Dittmann

Teen 1 Rev. Iris Kristjansdottir

Jr Youth 2 Erik & Michelle Sorenson

Skill/Mini Darin Felstrom

Day Rev. Amber Hoffman

Teen 2 Rev. Lori James

Family Rev. Ali Tote

Canoe Trip Kari Alford

Contact UsKari Alford, Executive Director (kari@kinasao.ca)Kristi Stolee, Assistant Director (kristi@kinasao.ca)Richard Monseler, Site Manager (richard@kinasao.ca)Hali Monseler, Assistant Site Manager (hali@kinasao.ca)

Kinasao Lutheran Bible CampBox 327, Christopher Lake, SK S0J 0N0Office: 306-982-3327 Fax: 306-982-2095Email: info@kinasao.ca Website: www.kinasao.ca

The challenge is on!!Fill those Loonie Boxes! We will once again be collecting all of theLoonie Boxes to be given as a Praise Offering at our CelebrationWeekend church service for the ministry of Kinasao.

Immanuel Lutheran in Parkside issues a challenge!They have made a great effort by selling Valentine’s Chocolates andhand lotions, selling St. Patrick’s Day goodies and holding a SilentAuction with all of the proceeds going into their congregation’s Kinasao Loonie Box.They have already returned it with more than $1100 inside! If you or your church has a box, make a plan to fill it up beforethe collection date this May. Thank you Immanuel Lutheran Church and all Loonie Box participants!