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On Sunday I received a donation cheque for Camp Widjiitiwin. That’s not very out of the ordinary. The cheque was for $150. That’s not too out of the ordinary. It was to help sponsor kids come to Widji. That’s normal too. What you need to hear is the rest of the...

My truck went over 240,000 kms this week. That seemed like a milestone as all the 9’s became 0’s. The sensation didn’t last very long as the next “1” quickly showed up and the moment was lost. I don’t want to lose the next moment.  This summer...

Sometimes you learn things that are very cool. I always like it when someone comes up and says they have been praying for me. This story is like that. Shag (his camp name) has come every spring since he worked at Widji to pray for Camp Widjiitiwin. Usually he sneaks into camp and...

I’ve gone to camp every summer for as long as I can remember. I’ve been blessed to be able to see every side and hidden corner that embodies the wonder of camp life. Growing up a son of a preacher, I was introduced to camp when my family would drive up to Muskoka, Ontario to live...

The Widji summer leaders recently worked through an exercise to help them discover who they are as leaders. The first part was to remember the events in your life that helped shape the leader you are. The other part was to recall the people who influenced each person. As we...

Twitter is like today’s version of the telegram. Both are short and to the point. Actually, at 140 characters Twitter gives us double the amount of characters to communicate as a telegram did, which averaged 10-12 words or about 80 spaces around 1900.  As technology of the...

Camp Widjiitiwin is pleased to announce our newest partnership with Ephraim’s Place Community Centre in the Jane/Sheppard neighbourhood of Toronto. We’ll be working closely with Kevin and Bill to bring 30 campers plus volunteers to Widjiitiwin the last week of the summer (August...

New for summer 2016 we are updating our medication procedures to include camper meds in a blister packs. This summer this procedure will be strongly encouraged and by next summer we plan to have all camper medications packaged this way. This simplifies the process for our...

Muskoka Bible Foundation presents… The “Run of Exploding Colour“, a ridiculously fun 5k in Muskoka! Join the MBC and Camp Widjiitiwin communities for an afternoon of fun and camaraderie. We are launching our first ever ‘Run of Exploding Colour!’ This event...

If you take faith out of the Bible, nothing FUN happens!! Hebrews 11 is often called the “Faith Hall of Fame.” Theses are stories of remarkable men and women whose stories stand out to encourage and challenge our faith. Moses never would have talked to Pharaoh or...