TOP FIFTY PICS ROUND 6

 

 

 

 

The first picture is at the Pines, it was one of the first campouts at the Pines.(we haven't done that for a few years)
The second picture doesn't take much explaining, double grandpa! The dripping grease is awesome!
The third picture was from the first time that we went to Creation. Apparently we were overwhelmed, we only took five pictures.
The last picture is Jason wearing his sleeping bag in the truck on the way to Creation. The sleeping bag fell out of the back of the truck so we made him wear it.(the first year it was his back pack that fell out of the back of the truck)

Enjoy the pics! Meet the Btln Nation with Brad Pauls coming soon!

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Hakka all blacks death chant

well i was over at lances one night and tried to show him how to put videos on the blog cause he wanted to put this vid up! so either he forgot how or never really knew ha ha! either way Lance wanted to show 3739 this chant pretty much one of the most frightening things to witness if you were on the other team! ha ha does 3739 need a chant? lets just get Dan and Thompson to throw murder balls at the opponents face and.........





i suppose Lance would be the dude yelling and leading the chant!? ha ha ha enjoy boys

-bent ;)

P-DUB

 

 

I bought myself a new tent, and don't ask me how, but it got me thinking about the temple of God. When the Israelites were living in the wilderness, the temple had to be a tent because they were always moving around. It was a tent but don't think for a moment that God was camping like we do at the Maylong, the temple (tabernacle) was amazing. The Israelites used 1 ton of gold and 3.5 tons of silver on the temple!(Exodus 38:21-31) Once the Israelites had been living in the land that God had promised them (after almost 500 years) God gave King Solomon plans for a permanent building.(1 Kings 6:1-37) This temple was even more amazing than the tent had been. So where am I going with this? After the cross God decided that he would dwell in the hearts of those who would believe in him.

Ephesians 2:19-22 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.

2 Corinthians 6:16b For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people."

1 Corinthians 3:16,17 Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him; for God's temple is sacred, and you are that temple.

1 Corinthians 6:19,20 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.

Isn't it amazing that the Creator of the Universe wants to live in our hearts? We can say with Solomon "But will God really dwell on the earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built.(1 Kings 8:27) God who lives in heaven and made his dwelling in those beautiful temples has chosen to live in our hearts! Lets live our lives in such a way that our bodies are a place fit for the King!

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TOP FIFTY PICS ROUND 5

 

 

 

 

Here are some more firsts. First Maylong at Treadmill? First football trip. First Sergeant. First Herald of Christ.(Christian Service Brigades highest honour)

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MEET THE NATION - DEVAN ENGLAND

 

Well it's time again to take a look at another Battalion Legend in Meet The Btln Nation. Devan has been a big part of Battalion in the past. Devan was on the first ever Memory Work Trip(Monster Trucks)and the first B.C. Lions trip. Devan married Asuka in Japan, they now live in Vancouver.

RANDOM QUESTIONS
(1)What is your favourite kind of music?
(A)Techno
(2)Do you shave with an electric razor or a blade?
(A)Electric razor
(3)What is more important before you go to bed? Brushing your teeth or watching the sports highlights?
(A)Brushing my teeth
(4)What is your favourite G.F. summer activity? Bridge jumping or tubing down the river?
(A)Tubing down the river
(5)What was your favourite class in school?
(A)Cisco
(6)What would you rather watch live? Your favourite band or your favourite sports team?
(A)My favourite band
(7)If you could be a superhero for a day who would you want to be?
(A)Batman
(8)What is your dream job?
(A)Game Designer
(9)If I had a million dollars....
(A)I would invest it.

BATTALION QUESTIONS
(10)What is your M.M.M. from Battalion?
(A)All of the Memory Work Trips.
(11)What is your favourite Battalion event?
(A)Snow football
(12)What is your favourite Battalion shirt?
(A)Superman/Vanessa
(13)What do you miss most about Battalion?
(A)The close friendships.
(14)What did you like better? The Memory Work Trips or the May Long Campouts?
(A)The Memory Work Trips.
(15)You get to the boat launch on your way out to the May Long when you realize the boat doesn't have enough room for both your tarp and your food. What do you leave behind your tarp or your food?
(A)My tarp.
(16)How long have you been a part of the Btln Nation?
(A)11 years
(17)How do you spend most of your time at the May Long? Fishing or playing Cribbage?
(A)Fishing
(18)How many times did you complete the Memory Work?(the Bible verses)
(A)4 times(Monster Trucks in Spokane, Wakeboarding in Abbotsford and the two Calgary trips to watch the B.C. Lions play the Stamps)

FOOD QUESTIONS
(19)What is your favourite restaurant?
(A)Sushi House
(20)What is your favourite menu item?
(A)Salmon
(21)How do you like your steak?
(A)Well done
(22)What is your favourite vegetable? Beans or potatoes?
(A)Potatoes
(23)What do you like better? Burgers or Pizza?
(A)Pizza
(24)What is your favourite flavour of chips?
(A)Salt and Vinegar
(25)What do you like better? Coke or Pepsi?
(A)Coke

G.S.F. QUESTIONS
(26)When you were in high school what would you have chosen? Phone the girl you liked or climb in a cage with a hungry bear?
(A)I would have phoned the girl that I liked.
(27)What would you have chosen for a first date? Dinner and a movie or 4x4ing up moto?
(A)4x4ing up moto

SERIOUS QUESTIONS
(28)What is your favourite book of the Bible?
(A)Titus and Proverbs.
(29)Who is your favourite Bible character?
(A)Titus
(30)Where do you work?
(A)EA SPORTS
(31)What are your plans for the future?
(A)Hopefully move back to G.F. some day.(Amen)

Thanks to Devan for taking the time to answer all of these questions! Meet The Nation with Brad Pauls coming soon!

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TOP FIFTY PICS ROUND 4

 

 

 

 

Four more from the top fifty, first year of the hot tub, first Director's Cup Championship, first flag bearer at grad and first Battalion tattoo.

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P.O.W.

 

Sunday was Fathers day and it got me thinking about God the Father. So I thought that I would share a few passages about our Father.

2 Corinthians 1:3,4 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

Does this sound like your father? Not likely, most Dads are not very good at compassion and comfort. Thankfully we have a heavenly Father that will be able to comfort us when life isn't going so good. God our Father will always be there to listen to our problems and he will always be interested.

2 Thessalonians 2:16,17 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.

Lets take stock of everything that God our Father has given us. He has given us compassion, comfort, love, encouragement and hope. In Galatians 4:1-7 we are told that God has also made us heirs, there is an inheritance waiting for us in Heaven! What else could we ask for?

1 John 3:1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!

Think about it, we are children of God, that is awesome!

Psalm 68:4,5 Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds - his name is the Lord - and rejoice before him. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.

Isn't that the kind of father that you want? He protects those that are vulnerable. He is the Father to the fatherless and a defender of widows! Lets be thankful for our Father and everything that he has done for us!

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TOP FIFTY ROUND 3

 

 

 

 

Love these pictures, Ryley with the sweet golf outfit, Drew giving Winston a big kiss, Nathan with the ping pong trophy and Devin eating the beans. (I still can't believe Devin beat Ben in an eating contest!)

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TOP FIFTY PICS

 

 

 

 

Here are four more out of the top fifty.
Coming soon, Meet the Btln Nation with Devan England and Brad Pauls!

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TOP FIFTY BTLN PICTURES

 

 

 

 

We have completed thirty years at Battalion 3739 so I thought that I would pick my thirty favourite pictures from Battalion. Problem was I couldn't narrow it down to thirty so I decided to pick fifty. Most of the pictures are from the last ten years because we didn't take that many pictures the first twenty years.(digital cameras fixed that)Anyways they are not in any order I just thought that I would post them four at a time. Enjoy!

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COUNTDOWN TO CREATION

Let the countdown begin!

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PASSAGE O THE WEEK

 

Grad and this picture from Devin's grad party had me thinking of all of the guys that have gone through Battalion and where they are now. It is exciting to see how everybody has grown! With this in mind I found this passage.

Philippians 1:3-6 I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

I can say with Paul that every time I think of the guys and all the memories that I am thankful. We should be thankful for our brothers in Christ! The next two verses talk about prayer, Paul quite often talks about how he was praying for different people. We should continue to pray for each other and when we do this prayer will bring us joy.
Getting a chance to watch guys grow up and become partners in the gospel is awesome. This is why we have Battalion.
Finally we need to remember who started the good work in us. God started the work and he will finish it. Isn't it good to know that God is the one that is at work in your life? You know that the Creator of the Universe is going to do a good job. God is just getting started in our lives, there is so much more that he wants to do!
Just one final passage to help us through the week, enjoy!

Philippians 1:9-11 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ-to the glory and praise of God.

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DEVIN REPRESENTS!

 

 

Devin built on the tradition that Jason started last year! It would take alot of courage to carry a flag at your grad, especially one that had "Bright and keen for Christ" written on it! Way to go Devin, I was very proud! I geuss there is a lot of pressure on next years sergeant to do the same. Anyways these pictures are going straight into the ark. Good job Devin,(and as Bent would say)we here at the blog salute you!

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PINES BIBLE CAMP

 

Not sure what you want to do this summer? Why not spend a week at the Pines? A week at the Pines can be a life changing experience, I totally recommend it! I spent many summers at the Pines and have so many good memories. There are so many fun things to do and so many things to learn. Battalion is well represented up at the Pines, alot of the staff at the Pines are Btln Alumni. Blake Chursinoff, Ryley Heppner, Kenny Johnson, Ben Jepsen, Tyler Francis and Dalton Erixon will all be spending the summer at the camp.(hope I didn't miss anyone) I'm not sure how full any of these camps are but you probably shouldn't wait too long. If money is a problem there are funds for families that can't afford to send their kids.
For more information go to the Pines website. www.pinesbiblecamp.com
You can also come to O.K. Tire to pick up a brochure.

CAMP
4 Kids Camp ages 10-12 August 11-16
5 Kids Camp ages 11-13 July 21-26
6 Teen Camp ages 13-17 August 18-23

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07/08 YEAR IN REVIEW, SECOND HALF

 

There were so many good things that happened last year that it is hard to remember them all. These are just some of the memories from the second half, and we still have to go to Creation Fest! Enjoy the pictures!

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