Brightwood Ranch Summer Camps

Opportunities:

Support Staff

May 1, 2009-August 30, 2009)

Support staff are responsible for the planning and facilitating of the various summer camp programs. They get the opportunity to shape what the summer ministry will look like, and support the program staff as they carry out the various programs. These positions include: Main Site Program Director, Tipi Village Program Director, Secretary, Leadership Development Program Leader, GO Team Leader, Head Cook, Wranglers, Junior Wrangler Training Program Leader, Assistant Maintenance.

Program Staff

(June 25, 2009-August 30, 2009)

Program staff will spend the most time with the campers. They are the front lines of the camp ministry at Brightwood. They get the opportunity to spend the week(s) with the campers, building relationships, and helping to create memories that will last long into the future. These positions include: Counsellors, Assistant Cooks, Wranglers, First aid attendant/Nurse, Male and Female unit leaders, Youth Development Program Assistants.

Note: If you wish to work in a 4 month position but are not interested in the support staff roles, you may be eligible to work as an intake worker at the Hope Mission (nights) for 2 months ($12.00/HR), then choose from the above 2 month positions at Brightwood Ranch

APPLICATIONS / RESUMES TO BE FORWARDED TO:
Brent Ankrom
Brightwood Ranch Director
Phone: (780) 727-3840
Fax:  (780) 727-2585
E-mail:  Bright.wood@hopemission.com
www.brightwoodranchcamps.com

Please forward a resume to us and address all correspondence to:
Brightwood Ranch
Box 277 Evansburg, AB  Canada  T0E 0T0
Phone (780) 727-3840       Toll Free in Canada 1-866-797-2624
E-mail: Bright.wood@hopemission.com
Website: www.brightwoodranchcamps.com

For further information about a specific posting please contact Brent.

Brightwood Ranch is an evangelical Christian camp. We are owned by Hope Mission-an inner city rescue mission in Edmonton. We run camps for inner city and underprivileged youth from Edmonton and the surrounding areas.

For More Information About Brightwood Ranch…

Staff Application…

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A message from Brightwood Ranch…

Dear Prospective Staff,

Thank you for considering Hope Mission’s Brightwood Ranch as a possible ministry option this summer. We hope that you will prayerfully consider what God will have you do this summer. Life at summer camp is not a picnic though. It demands that you be willing to sacrifice personal interests for the betterment of the campers and other staff. It demands that you be committed to what God will call you to this summer and to what He wants to accomplish in your life and in the lives of others through you. There are great rewards though, in serving at a camp this summer. With them often though comes great heartaches:

-Dealing with lice until 2:30 am one camp, and then all the next day.

-Crying with 4 sisters who had to go home because of a lice situation that was to big to deal with.

-Dealing with 3 campers who ran away during Teens Camp (up until 2:30 am with one who had been punching, swearing,    screaming, etc.)

-The many heart breaking home lives that the campers come from.

-A boy who lives in a foster home and went to see his mom every two weekends, and one weekend he goes and finds that she has moved. He has not seen nor heard from her since.

-Another boy who has not seen his mom in 11 years.

-44% of the 700 campers come from single parent family homes, another 22% from foster homes or guardians.

There are many exciting times though too.

-Campers coming to Christ (70 last summer)

-Having 10-15 campers stay behind at a chapel to pray with a counselor because of things going on at home.

-A Camper who ran away on Monday, we bring her back and give her a second chance, then on Thursday night after campfire she gives her heart to the Lord.

-A girl whose mom is a prostitute becomes a Christian.

-Seeing kids laugh as they experience activities for the first time in their life.

For your summer experience, choose not that which will bring you the most money. Choose that will will bring you the most fulfillment and provide you with an experience that you will never forget. You can always work but you cannot always be involved in a summer of ministry that could change your life forever.

God Bless you as you consider what He would have you do this summer. Ps. If you have any questions, call us Toll Free at 1-866-797-2624 (Canada)

Brent Ankrom

Camp Director