Thompson's Advent Lutheran Church is also running a one-week vacation Bible school this year, through the Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots (LAMP). Midway is run by Thompson-based Continental Missions, and places special emphasis on reaching children from Nelson House, Split Lake, and even more remote fly-in communities such as Oxford House and Gods Lake Narrows. Midway, which is located on Moak Lake, has been offering camps since 1954. Campers are able to take part in a wide variety of activities, including archery, boating, mini golf and swimming. Midway offers weekly programs for children aged six to 12 during July, in addition to an August camp for teenagers. Activities offered include, in part, rock climbing, canoeing, boating, archery, swimming, sports, and kayaking.Ĭloser to Thompson, Midway Bible Camp is also gearing up for a busy summer. During the spring and fall, retreats are also available for kids aged 11-18. Simonhouse offers summer programs for kids ranging in age from six to 18, split into age groups of 6-8, 8-10, 11-13, and 14-18. This will allow for Simonhouse staff to undergo their yearly training at the normal time, therefore keeping camps open on the originally scheduled dates. Though the fire could always change direction and once again threaten Simonhouse, it is believed that the camp will escape the blaze unscathed. On June 29, the evacuation order was lifted camp staff returned to work on July 1. Displaced staff were housed in Cranberry Portage, itself under a voluntary evacuation order, and The Pas. In fact, Simonhouse was evacuated on June 22 under orders from the provincial government, due to fears that the Kisseynew Lake forest fire could spread through the camp facilities by the next morning.
Simonhouse, which is located in Grass River Provincial Park, is a Christian summer camp designed to give kids the freedom and excitement of outdoor activities while reinforcing traditional Christian spiritual values through the atmosphere created by its staff.
"All programs are still on as scheduled," Janzen said. Although unpredictable forest fires could change direction and threaten Simonhouse Bible Camp once again, camp executive director Darrell Janzen is hoping that the only flames he sees for the rest of the summer will be flames of enthusiasm burning in his campers.
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