Each summer, a team from Erin Village Alliance Church heads to God’s River, Manitoba (1000 km north of Winnipeg), to run a kids camp and serve the community for one week. Our purpose is to share the love of God through the message of Jesus with the children in the community each year, seeing as many as 60 kids on any given day. The team spends a significant amount of time with these kids, teaching and listening and doing fun activities. A deep connection has formed between the team members that have gone over the years and the kids in the community, deepening each year. Beyond the kids camp program, the team interacts with the community in other ways too. We spend time connecting with young moms and with those who have experienced loss. Every year we look forward to building friendships on the lake, fishing and participating in a fish fry with community members.
We are thankful for the strong bonds we have been able to build with these wonderful people and it is a joy to see how God is at work in Northern Manitoba.