Black Lake Bible Camp

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Join our facebook page! This is a way you can stay apprised of what is happening here at Black Lake Bible Camp. From events to camps to building progress and everything in between you can keep up with our update posts.

See you on Facebook!

Gym Progress

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Work is continuing on our gym building. The insulation has been installed in a majority of the large gym area. Next up is the installation of the fire suppression system.

If you would like to donate toward this project you may go to http://www.blacklakebiblecamp.com/blbcolympia_043.htm and donate online!

Registration is open for Summer 2011

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Log onto www.blacklakebiblecamp.com and click on Event Registration near the top of the home page.

We look forward to seeing you this next summer!

Summer Staff 2011

2010-11-09T08:51:00.000-08:00

It's time to begin the process for finding summer staff for summer 2011.

Go to www.blacklakebiblecamp.com and click on employment.

For staffing questions contact Greg Shaffer at 360-357-8425

Day Camp Field Trip Schedule - Summer 2010

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June 14-18--Bowling

June 21-25--Black Hills Gymnastics

June 28-July 2--Wild Waves

July 5-9--Charlie Safari

July 12-16--Mad Science

July 19-23--Pt. Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

July 26-30--Inflatable City

August 2-6 --NW trek

August 9-13--Rock Climbing/ Warehouse Rock Gym

August 16-20--Skateland

August 23-27--Great Wolf Lodge

Register for The Lake Day Camp today at www.blacklakebiblecamp.com
Field trips are subject to change.

ELEV8- A Conference for Men - Schedule

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New Day Camp Building Progress

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The New Day Camp Building is coming along at a good clip. We have just finished up the outside of the building and the fire suppression system is just about finished up too. Sheetrock should be going up in the next week. Please continue to pray for safety for our awesome volunteers!

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Check out our Summer Promo Video!

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Don't miss out on the best Day Camp around! The Lake Day Camp happens every Monday through Friday - beginning June 14th and ending August 27th.

Weekly Field Trips

Music

Archery

Boating

Tubing

Swimming

Field Games

Crafts

Chapel Time

and More!!

New Programs:

Explorers - 1st through 3rd Grade

Summit - 4th -6th Grade

S.A.L.T - (Servant and Leader Training) 7th-8th Grade

NEW!!!

Try-Me-Day's

Never been here before? Now is your chance to give us a try for one day. If you aren’t satisfied there is no obligation to pay any fee! Sign up for the rest of the week and pay for only 4 days! We believe you won’t find another day camp that offers more for the money.

Limited to one free “try-me-day” per camper during our 2010 summer program. Camper must not have attended any other overnight or day camp programs in the past here at Black Lake Bible Camp. Try-Me-Days are not valid for siblings of current or previous campers.

Go to www.blacklakebiblecamp.com for more Day Camp information!

ELEV8- A Conference for Men- April 30-May 1st, 2010

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Our Men's Conference is coming up at the end of April and registration is open! If you are apart of a men's ministry at your church have your leader contact us about setting aside some lodging for you. Registrations are coming in quickly so get on board soon.

Our guest speaker is Jerry Huson! Jerry is the Men's Pastor and directs all of Asia for global ministry at Mariner's Church in Irvine, CA. A former pastor and college president, Jerry uses humor and stories to communicate God's message. He is a long-time friend of Black Lake Bible Camp who shares our passion to urge others into a deeper walk with Jesus.

Don't forget your fishing gear (and license) and extra clothes for paintball. It will be an action packed 1 night and 2 days for all men. And DADS, don't forget to bring your high-school boys.

Day Camp Building Progress

2010-02-10T14:11:00.000-08:00

Progress is continuing on our new Day Camp Building! We are preparing to be finished and ready to occupy by the first week in June. Please pray for our team's safety as they continue the building process.

Gym Fundraising Update

2010-01-29T10:48:00.000-08:00

With economy the way it has been the past year or so, donations have come in quite a bit slower and that has hampered our progress on the gym and new meeting rooms. Some have asked "What's needed?" , "What's left to do?" and "How much more will it take to finish?"

Here is a list of projects and costs that have yet to be completed:

Sheetrock gym ceiling $4,000

Fire sprinkler system $38,786

Fire alarm $5,500

Lightweight concrete $5,000

Insulate Building $11,500

Sheetrock building $30,000

Plumbing $3,500

Electrical $7,500

Audio/Visual $8,366

Heating system $104,000

Paint $27,000

Tile $4,000

Carpet $4,000

Septic system $20,000

Gym floor $35,000

Cabinets $3,000

Which totals to approximately $263,000

$490,277 has already been raised and spent to bring us to the present condition.

If you would like to contribute to this project you can:

Mail in your contribution to:

Black Lake Bible Camp

Attn:Bryan Bailon

6521 Fairview Rd SW

Olympia, WA 98512

If you have questions about this project and would like to speak to our Executive Director please contact him Monday through Friday from 8-5pm at 360-357-8425 (Steve Ewert, Executive Director)

Thank you for your continued prayer and financial support. Completion of this project will mean tremendous growth in our ability to proclaim Jesus to even more people!

Summer Camp Registration is OPEN!

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Please look in your mailbox in the next few days for your summer brochure! If you are not on our mailing list please let us know and we will get you a copy right away.

You can download a paper registration on our website at www.blacklakebiblecamp.com or you can register online at the same site!

We are looking forward to another summer of fun and we hope you are apart of it, it just might change your life!

360-357-8425

800-731-2267

info@blacklakebiblecamp.com

Winter Camps right around the corner

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Our Junior High Winter Camp is coming up in just a few weeks and Senior High a month later! WOW!! The smell of campers in the air is what gets us excited as we look forward to another year of ministry. Here is a schedule of events for the Jr and Sr High Camps:

Friday:
5p -Registration
6:30p -Dinner
7:15p -Session
8:15p -Cabin Time
9:00p -Night Game
10:00p -Late Night Snack
10:30p -Leave Camp for Night Fun
2:00a -Return to Camp

Saturday:
11:00a -Brunch
12:00p -Session
1:00p -Free Time
5:30p -Dinner
7:00p -Dogdeball Tourney
9:00p -Experiencial Worship
11:00p -Lights Out

Sunday:
7:00a -Polar Bear Swim
8:30a -Breakfast
9:30a -Group Activity
10:30a - Session
12:00p -Lunch
12:45p -Closing
1:00 -See Ya!

We hope to see you here!

New Day Camp Building is underway!

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The work on our new Day Camp building is underway even in the very cold temperatures. The Truss work began today and we are looking forward to the day it is complete. Please pray with us that the Lord keeps our workers safe and that the end result of this building project is that lives are changed and Jesus is proclaimed!

Thanks for praying!

Thanksgiving is here!

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Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on what God has done for us. Just look around, your family, food, clothes, a place to live and probably much more. I know that there are a few out there who are experiencing tough times too. A friend of mine just lost her husband to cancer, and he was only in his mid 20's. Another is losing the battle with cancer and his time could be very short.

I learned something from the second gentlemen a few weeks ago. He told me that I need to believe God when he says "ALL" things work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purposes. Even when cancer is going to take you at anytime? Yes! Even then he said.

God, in Psalm 139 , was the one who formed you and knows you, from day one (your birth) to your last day (your death), HE KNOWS. Be comforted to know that your days are divinely appointed and that we need to be thankful as we are on the path from point A to point B, no matter how much we don't want to arrive at that last point sometimes.

Let's live our lives in thankfulness and let us see how that attitude spreads around to others! We can change the world in which we live if we can just be different.

Blessings to you this Thanksgiving and beyond!

Bryan Bailon

Winter Camps

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Join us for "Caliente"!!

Jr High Camp - January 28-31, 2010

Sr High Camp - February 26-28, 2010

Cost: $120 per person

EFC Students : $80.00 (with $40 scholarship, limited scholarships available)

Youth group staff are free when you bring your students and counsel them!

Speakers, Worship and TONS of Fun!!

Call for more details at 360-357-8425 or 800-731-2267 (camp)

Family Fun Festival

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Join us October 31st from 12-2pm for our Family Fun Festival. We will have food, games, lots of fun and more. Call for more information - 360-357-8425.

Outdoor Education for Homeschoolers

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Homeschool Outdoor Education is almost here!

September 22-24, 2009

Day 1:
Class: Our ECOSYSTEMS class will be focusing on the concept that all things created by God must work together for all to survive. Students will use their senses to develop an awareness of the ecosystem’s components, and the resources they provide.

Game: Mission, Possible Your mission is to smuggle Bibles into mainland China by covert operations. You must locate the lone distributor in hostile territory, then transport the Bibles one by one to local churches. Points are earned by the number of Bibles smuggled and translated into two or three of the local dialects.

Activity: Archery

Craft: Rope Making

Day 2:
Class: The ANIMALS class focuses on the relationship between animals and their habitats. The connections in the food web, as well as population variations, are examined. Simulations, observations, and graphing and interpreting data illustrate carrying capacities and resource dependency within an ecosystem.

Game: Shipwreck is a high energy activity that allows students to work together while developing their listening skills. The ship’s captain will give various commands, and the students need to follow them quickly and correctly.

Activity: Canoeing

Craft: Leather Stamping

Day 3:
Class: PLANTS are an essential part of God’s creation and play a major role in the web of life. By exploring the indigenous plants and utilizing games, students will learn what plants require for growth, and their importance to our survival. They will learn about limiting factors and able to explain how it affect plant growth.

Game: Bullwinkle A fun, busy game of a moose murder whodunit, focusing on collecting clues and using observation skills to correctly determine the perpetrator. Campers search for answers in their groups by questioning the staff as to their whereabouts and other various clue finding techniques.

Activity: Riflery

Craft: Candle Making

10am – 2pm

class 10:00-11:30 90mins
lunch 11:30-12:00 30mins
game 12:00-12:45 45mins
devos 12:45-1:15 30mins
activity 1:15-2:00 45mins

$20 a day or $50 for 3 days
bring your own sack lunch
manuals and pencils provided

God is certain in uncertain times

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Just as God provided for the Israelites to cross over the Jordan River in Joshua chapter 3, we know that God - the same God - will provide for the completion of the Gym project here at Black Lake.

As the Priests entered the water, it must have taken a bit of time for them to see the results of the water being held up 16-18 miles away. They had to believe and have faith that God was going to complete what he had promised to do.

We are in the same position, our feet are in the water and we are understanding that God has not forgotten us but instead he is ahead, sometimes where we cannot see, 16 miles down the road working toward the goal.

The projects that God is apart of don't just magically appear but instead God uses His people to provide and work toward those goals.

The Gym project is one that when complete a whole new set of ministry opportunities will open up. Our fall and winter programs will grow and the point of setting the gospel before our campers will be greatly enhanced...even if just for greater numbers hearing the Word. The after-school program will take flight and unchurched kids in the community will have a place to come, a safe place where they will have opportunity to find Jesus.

None of those things can be done without the help of God's people.

We need about $300,000 to be able to bring the building to completion. If you are in a position to be able to help through financial donations, material donations or volunteer labor or maybe even all of the above please contact Steve Ewert, Executive Director. 800-731-2267 or 360-357-8425. You can also email him at Steve@blacklakebiblecamp.com.

We long to see the hand of God work through His people and to finally see the evidence of that which is unseen now. Remember that God is still certain even in times which are uncertain. He doesn't begin something to abandon it later for something different.

Bryan Bailon

Scholarship Fund

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Black Lake Bible Camp serves just about 6,000 campers from mid-June through Labor Day and we love it!

There is however something we need your help in accomplishing. In order for us to minister to even more kids this summer we need to increase the dollar amount in our Scholarship Fund.

A good example of a need is found with the State of Washington Foster Care Program. In 2007 they sent about 80 kids but they did not have enough money to send all the kids they wanted. You stepped in and provided scholarships for many to join. This year we are in need of $6,000 in our scholarship funds.

If you are in a position to give please write a note along with your check that you would like to help send kids to camp who otherwise could not afford it.

Thank you for your unwaivering support of this awesome ministry God has put together here at Black Lake. We anticipate an awesome time of kids coming to faith in Christ for the first time! This is why we do what we do.

Imagine the future...

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We are in the midst of prayer and hard work for getting our new gym and meeting rooms completed. To date we have the framing, rough in plumbing and electrical in but much more needs to be done before it is completed.

The vision for that building is not only the obvious multi-purpose room and new meeting rooms for our current groups but we have a great need for an after-school program with a Christ-centered focus in our area. The state will need to come in and inspect before we are granted a license to begin and the building needs to be 100% completed before that can happen.

Another BIG need is for meeting space for guest groups and summer camps. BLBC is growing and more guest groups than ever are trying to book their retreats and camps with us. One big issue though is space. There often times is lodging available but no meeting rooms for the groups to use. This means empty beds that could have otherwise been sold.

Simply put this building will meet many needs and will aid in the continued growth of the camp and in the end bring much glory to God.

Our financial goal to finish the building is approximately $400k.

If you feel the call of God to give in the way of materials, man-power or the much needed finances please contact our Executive Director, Steve Ewert at 360-357-8425 or 800-731-2267. He would love to chat with you about our needs.

Please pray with us and contribute however the Lord leads you.

Blessings and Thanks from all of our staff!

New Website

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Our new website is up and running. Please leave any comments below this post and tell us what you think. We certainly hope you enjoy it.

One last thing...we are still in the process of building some last minute features such as the availability calendar , weather, etc...

We will do our best to have those up and running soon.

Alumni Staff?

2008-04-22T13:31:00.000-07:00

We are looking for anyone and everyone who has ever worked here at Black Lake Bible Camp. We would love to begin an alumni association where we can keep you informed about the exciting new programs, building, changed lives, etc...

We have already heard from many of you. We have close to 250 Alumni on our list. If you know of someone that worked here please pass along the news.

Please email us here at alumni@blacklakebiblecamp.com and let us know where we can find you. Name, address, contact #, email and whatever else you would like to include would be much appreciated.

Black Lake Bible Camp would not be where it is today without you!

2008 Promo Video

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Scroll down until you see the video player.

Enjoy!

Day Camp 2008

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Our third year of Day Camp is expected to be even BETTER than before! We have had great success and more fun than we could have imagined and the kids can testify to that.

We are increasing our maximum number of kids in each weeks camp to 75 this year, 25 more than last.

If you have questions about Day Camp please call Greg Shaffer-Program Director, and he will be happy to anwer any questions you may have.

See you at Day Camp!