DEC 2018

PRAISE!

4 weeks this past summer we

had to open up a staff room to

host 6 campers as a ‘tenth

cabin’! The camp is growing and

we’re so thankful we had the

‘space’ to enable more campers

to come.

Every week God provided all the

volunteers needed to take all the

campers!

A great need (and a requirement

to run camp) is to have a certified

health officer on-site each week

– There were MANY weeks we

were not sure how this role would

be filled, but it always was!

Significant work completed over

the summer on the new facility.

(see building update for more

info)

An RV donated to the camp for

the summer to be used when

needed provided extra space to

host volunteers.

Despite the receding water level

at the beach – all activities

continued as normal and lots of

fun was had on the brand new

paddle board!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TMBC NEWSLETTER

What an exciting year 2018 has been for TMBC and

everyone involved. We were so excited to see many

new faces, and a new record number of 685

campers come through the camp! Not only did we

have many new campers, but also so many new

volunteers willing to step out of their comfort zone

and serve at camp. Despite the hot summer season,

campers and volunteers made each week extra

special with various ways to stay ‘cool’… a huge

blessing this past summer was the

donation of over 400 crocheted water

balloons!

Our leadership team worked hard to make camp the

best place ever for each camper and volunteer. One

thing you have to know about camp… everyday is

new and there are no guarantees of what could

happen. Having a team of volunteers ready to serve

in so many ways makes it possible to have all the

campers at camp each week. One week we had a

maintenance volunteer step into a cabin leader role,

a wrangler become a cook, and many others switch

roles throughout the day based on where the need

was at!

We cannot begin to express how much we love each

and every one of the campers and families who are

part of TMBC. From our supporting churches,

families, and communities, to our campers each

week; YOU are the reason we do camp ministry –

and it is because of God’s great LOVE that we can

keep serving through camp year after year. When

you bring your friends to camp, it’s like bringing a

new member into the family.

Thank you for letting us be part of your family, and

for being part of the TMBC family!

There has been almost $1.7 mil-lion already raised for the new facility. At this time the 'ballpark' number we need to enable us to occupy the building is between $5-600,000. We would need more than half of that amount in the next 75 days if we are going to be able to consid-er occupying the building legally (all permits in place) for the 2019 camping season. We have hosted a few fundraisers over the last few months, but it is through you as individuals, and as a community, that we will be able to complete this project for summer 2019. If you would like to stay up-to-date on where the project is at please email Chelsie Zylstra at tmbc.chelsie@gmail.com and she will add you to the email list. This is an exciting time to be part of TMBC – and we are so thankful for everyone who have contributed (either financially, prayerfully, physically, and more!). We can’t wait for the first opening day in the new facility – will you help us com-plete the building for our upcoming camp season?

RISE UP & BUILD

Over the course of the summer, TMBC was blessed to have Art Thiessen be the project manag-er. He worked tirelessly for 3 months and accomplished SO MUCH! Here is just a brief outline of what was accomplished through the summer: Insulation installed in attic and main level walls, 5.5 weeks of dry walling to complete the main level walls, tape, mud, and paint on all main level walls/ceilings, basement wall frames in place, cooler and freezer installed in new kitchen, interior framing around windows, and more! Upcoming work being done on the facility: Mechanical to be in-stalled and worked on over the winter months. Decisions regard-ing water treatment system to be determined and ready for instal-lation, electrical is complete, and plumbing is in the finishing stag-es, and all other areas to prepare the building for 2019 occupancy are being worked on by our gen-eral project manager. $300,000 BY DEC 31st This is our goal that we are aiming for to help us be financially able to continue the construction of the new facility.

NEW YEAR! We have an exciting year lined up ahead. We’ve hired a part-time office administrator, Kailyn, who is going to oversee all camper registrations. She has served at TMBC as a cabin leader for several years, and is passionate about getting to know people by name and hearing their stories. Camper registrations will be available end of January! So stay tuned for that release on our website, check your local schools/churches for brochures as well. From TMBC to you – we hope that you have an amazing holiday season celebrating with family and friends! It is hard to believe that 2018 is coming to an end, but we are so glad to have been part of your year.

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM YOUR TMBC FAMILY!

Howard & Kathy, Chelsie (Daniel), and Menno (Brenda)

UPCOMING FUNDRAISER

February 10th—7pm

An evening event hosted at Richmond Park Church in

Brandon, MB. With delicious appetizers catered by

Larry DeVries.

The event will be filled with community, worship, and a special

message from guest speaker Bill McCaskell.

More info coming soon!

Contact Us:

Ph. 204-747-2587

info@tmbc.ca | website: tmbc.ca

Box 1198 Boissevain, MB, R0K 0E0