CYC Waihola 2021 Annual Report

more and more creating programs and resources for directors to help ease some of the time
burden for them. While this can create more work at the office end, it is one that I mostly
enjoy as it allows me to be creative.
Finding leadership also continues to be an issue for many camp directors. With increasing
time pressures on people it is hard to get people to commit to roles more than a few
weeks out from camp. This is turn means that camper numbers need to be limited and that
sometimes campers miss out because we do not have the leadership to increase numbers
to our full capacity.
It has been exciting to see accommodation groups back through our gates again and to have
opportunities to work alongside these groups in activities. There is often a great chance to
have open discussions with children and adults alike about what we do at CYC Waihola and
this has resulted in a few new faces at our Ministry Camps over both Summer and Winter
Camps.
6 girls who came along for the week. Our new Reflective Journal had some very positive
feedback from the girls and coupled well with the LIT program we run that has been
developed by Christian Camping NZ. We are always on the look out for new LIT leaders and
it is such a special blessing to be part of their ministry journey in Christian Camping.
Lastly I would like to take the time to thank everyone who has been involved in CYC Waihola
over 2020, whether you have come in on a fellowship day, or helped to weed a garden, or
have taken on the role of leader or director, or have prayed for us or have helped by making
a donation. You have all helped to make CYC Waihola the ministry that it is and a blessing to
those who come along. It is humbling to be a part of this journey and to see God’s hand at
work on a daily basis. I pray that 2021 will see many new faces through our gates and that we
are an effective tool in ministry and sharing the love, hope and grace that Jesus has bought
us.
Sarah Leslie Ministry Camps Coordinator
2020 also saw us running a Girls Leaders In Training (LIT) program for the first time in a while.
Eileen Wilson took on the facilitating of this program and did a great job of mentoring the
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