Beaver Lake Camp Research Paper

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Beaver Lake Counselling exists to provide biblical counseling and discipleship to First Nations families in the region. Over the years, Beaver Lake Camp has become known as a safe haven for youth and families and a place of emotional and spiritual healing. Our goal is to strengthen and encourage families in their journey toward God.
Cindy, a former client, wrote how she met God in a life-changing way during her time at Beaver Lake Camp:
I received this Bible from one of the staff ladies. It was a good week at Beaver Lake Camp. That was the toughest time in my relationship with my at-the-time boyfriend, now husband Tom. I was on the verge of wanting to separate with him but I kept feeling this tug at my heart to keep pushing forward, to hang in there and everything
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Iā€™m not expecting you to give your life to God the way I want to, but I want a better life for the kids and I.ā€ To my surprise Tom looked at me and responded with, ā€œI was thinking the same thing.ā€
We have had the toughest times but giving our relationship to God was the greatest choice we have ever made for our family. We have stumbled and fell but still pray our hardest with each other and for each other to become stronger as a family. We are truly blessed to have such amazing godly friends who did not make us feel bad for our mistakes of turning to alcohol and drugs. We had their prayers to help us find our way!
Thank you all so much! Staff at Beaver Lake Camp, you all have impacted our lives in such a way that we will not forget! Love you guys! This Bible goes everywhere with me when I leave the community.
Cindy1
Last year the family counselling program went through an evaluation phase which included consulting with a number of First Nations Christian leaders and workers about what is needed in the region. This led to enhancements to the