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Knowing Widji is a Christian Camp, what does that mean to you? Here are some answers to that questions from some staff interviews. Some things that people expect that are true: Staff have a common purpose to see the Gospel demonstrated to campers and each other Camp will have...

My mission is to develop students to become the next generation of Christian leaders. While I have been living out this statement for years, it has never been SO clear to me as it came together a few weeks ago.Having this statement in great clarity is very helpful and liberating....

This weekend we have Thanksgiving. It’s the one day or weekend we pause long enough to remember all the things we are thankful for. It seems obvious that we should be thankful more than just one day a year. And we are. We give thank for meals, we thank people for holding a...

I’ve been looking for a new and creative way to convey to the campers how to get along well at camp. Then I discovered this story native about seven grandfathers who teach a great lesson. Here it is: The Ojibway story of the seven grandfathers’ teachings was passed down...

Imagine your heart is pounding, palms are sweating, you’re cheering so loud it hurts, you’re staring down your competition and the sound of fierce excitement stings your ears. You can’t sit still, you’re anxious to win, you fight to win, you must win. THIS, is the Battle of the...

Guest Blog by Mozi I often get asked, why did I every start coming to a small camp like Widjiitiwin, and what is it that keeps bringing me back?    For those of you who don’t already know me, I’m Mozi, (not to be mistaken with Aussie, Mossy or any other interpretation) I’m from a...

Named Meals – Sub Sunday, Taco Tuesday, Waffle Wednesday and French Toast Fridays, I tried to change some of these my first summer to great resistance. I did manage to add diced chicken to the Taco Tuesday meal, but the rest are well intact. Morning Monkeys – each morning before...