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CANCELED Connect20 Project: Fisher Bay Bible Camp


Te smell of campfire smoke. Te joy of singing silly songs. Te freedom of God’s forgiveness. What is your memory of summer camp? For many of us, camp was a special time of learning God’s word, making friends, playing awesome games together, and, hopefully, making a decision to follow Jesus.


Te Potential Each summer about 275 First Nation kids from nearby


Fisher River Cree Nation and Peguis First Nation Reserves in eastern Manitoba make their way to nearby Fisher Bay Bible Camp (FBBC) to enjoy a Christian camping program and to learn about God’s love and grace. God has used Fish- er Bay Bible Camp to reach many of these kids for Christ. Most campers come from the local area, but some come from neighbouring areas and more distant churches.


Te center focus of the camp is to explain the Gospel


of Jesus Christ to all the kids that come there so that they can come to know Jesus as their personal Savior. For a lot of the kids, FBBC is the only place where they can feel safe and know what it is to be truly loved and cared for, to have fun, play games and make friends.


It’s always hard to say how many of the kids who have


come there have been saved, but many of the kids have been campers for a number of years; the camp has had a huge impact in their lives. Some return to work at the camp.


In an effort to keep encouraging and discipling the


kids who come to camp in the summer, FBBC holds a youth night once a month for about 25 teens. Other than summer camp, this is the only time when they have opportunity to be discipled. Youth nights run Saturday evening through Sunday noon. Tis gives teens time to enjoy each other’s company and to have fun playing games, but it also draws Continued on page 13


We know that the current crisis has created needs in CANCELED


all of our communities. Rather than receiving a Project Offering for Connect20, we encourage all of our church members to consider how they might help meet these needs. May Jesus be exalted as we love others.


12 Fellowship Focus, May/June 2020 by Kevin Stone, President


In our last edition, we introduced Connect20, our annual gathering scheduled to be held in Grunthal, Man., July 9–11. We are excited about connecting you with people, re- sources and information to help you do ministry better. We are excited about hearing from Jon Noyes. We are excited about opportunities to connect via fellowship, encourage- ment and mutual edification.


But the reality is, we don’t know if Connect20 will


happen. At the time of this writing, the FEBC leaders are processing all new information about the pandemic as it comes in. We are considering the direction of our local, regional and federal governments. We are watching the decisions of other organizations regarding their summer events. By the time this magazine is in your hands, we will probably have made a final decision regarding whether Connect20 can proceed as planned.


If Connect20 is canceled, all of the specifics (location,


speaker, etc.) will be postponed until next year, and we will host Connect21 in Grunthal with the same speakers and events. However, there is still critical business that must be handled each year. In case we are not able to meet in person, we are looking into whether we can hold our Annual Gen- eral Meeting electronically in 2020.


Whether we meet live, online, or via written commu-


nication, here are some items we will be considering: As always, we must approve the new budget and elect


Directors and Commission members. We hope to approve Iglesia De Cristo Mahanaim


(Omaha, Neb.) as our newest member church. To comply with Canadian law, we must adjust the


fiscal year of our Fellowship so that it ends within six months of our Annual General Meeting. Te Directors would like to adjust the fiscal year so that it ends on March 31, rather than the current October 31.


To accomplish this change, the Constitution and both


sets of national bylaws would require slight modification. More information and specific proposed changes will be forwarded to your church leaders by the time you read this article.


So, regardless of how we meet, there is much to con-


sider regarding the future of our Fellowship. We ask that church leaders stay tuned for further information. Tank you for your support and grace as we navigate these difficult times together. God bless our Fellowship!


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