BTLN BIRTHDAYS - JULY

 

I am really behind this month! Better late than never! Anyways Happy Birthday and may God bless you again this year!

1 Timothy 1:2b - Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

 (Is there a greater gift than grace, mercy and peace from the Creator of the Universe?)

Dan Neufeld - July 7
Blake Chursinoff - July 14
Aaron Friesen - July 24
Jordan Hammett - July 27
Jake Hachey - July 29

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MORE PICS FROM CREATION 2012

 

I finally loaded the pics from the other camera, more good memories! Can't wait until next year! Only 358 days away!

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SATURDAY - CREATION 2012

 

On Saturday it was Relient K, Newsboys and the pig. It was a fabulous end to a great week!

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FRIDAY - CREATION 2012

 

Friday it was Tenth Avenue North, Switchfoot and Ryley and the Supertones! Ryley was invited onto the Fringe stage to play a song with the Supertones! Definately one of my all time highlights at Creation!

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THURSDAY - CREATION 2012

Thursday was amazing! We watched The Wedding, The Rend Collective, Shonlock, Family Force Five and Thousand Foot Krutch! What a party!

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WEDNESDAY - CREATION 2012

 

We are back home from Creation 2012! What an amazing trip! So many good memories! These are some of the pictures from Wednesday. We watched Red and Kutless, it was a great start to the week!

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CREATION 2012 SATURDAY

 

 

Creation ends on Saturday with the Newsboys and Relient K! We haven't seen Relient K since 2009!

We leave tomorrow!

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CREATION 2012 FRIDAY

 

 

 

Friday we will get to see Switchfoot, Tenth Avenue North and for the first time the O.C. Supertones!

We leave for Creation in two days!

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CREATION 2012 THURSDAY

 

 

 

 

On Thursday at Creation Thousand Foot Krutch, Family Force Five, Disciple and Shonlock are all on the schedule! We leave for Creation in four days!

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CREATION 2012 WEDNESDAY

 

 

Creation 2012 starts Wednesday!  Red and Kutless will start the week off with a bang! Super excited, we leave for Creation in five days!

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CREATION 2012 BTLN 3739 LINE-UP!

 

The tickets have been ordered and it is only 16 days until Creation 2012! These are the ten guys from Btln 3739 that will be going to Creation! Super excited about all of the guys that will be making the trip!

BTLN 3739 LINE-UP

Ben Nicholson - 1st Creation Trip
Jonathan Fojt - 2nd Creation Trip
Maxwell Nicholson - 4th Creation Trip
GeRRald Nicholson - 3rd Creation Trip
Nathan Klassen - 1st Creation Trip
Drew Brown - 5th Creation Trip
Jason Hayashi - 4th Creation Trip
Ben Jepsen - 9th Creation Trip (10th Memory Work Trip!)
Ryley Heppner - 3rd Creation Trip
Lance Martens - 9th Creation Trip

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BTLN BIRTHDAYS - JUNE

 

Yes it is Birthday time again on the blog.(Seems like I am always late for the Btln Birthdays! Sorry guys!) I know I have said this over and over but I feel like it needs to be repeated. I am so proud to be able to call these guys friends! Happy Birthday Guys and may God bless you again this year!

Philippians 2:1,2  If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,  then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.

Joe Kraftchick - June 5
Parker Steadman - June 16
GeRRald Nicholson - June 20
Nathan Klassen - June 21
Jordon Walsh - June 27

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BEN JEPSEN

 

 

Today (June 9, 2012) Ben and Shayna are getting married! It is impossible to measure the impact Ben has had on Btln 3739. I thought I would make a timeline of Ben's Top Ten moments in Btln 3739. The Top Ten does not include anything that Ben has done since he has graduated. Picking a Top Ten was not easy and could have included so many other moments but these were the first things that came to mind.(Many other moments are coming to mind as I type.)

Check out Ben's "Meet the Btln Nation" it was posted March 17 2008.

Anyways, May God bless Ben and Shayna's marriage!

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2012 BTLN 3739 MEMORY WORK LEGENDS

 

In 2012 we had six guys from Btln 3739 that completed the Memory Work!  Six guys in one year is a new Btln 3739 record! The previous record was five guys and it was set back in 2003 and tied in 2009. (The picture in the center of the collage is from 2009.) Congrats to Zach, Nathan, GeRRald, Max, Jonathan and Ben!

MEMORY WORK LEGENDS (And years that Memory Work was completed.)

Zach Gobbett - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Nathan Klassen - 2012

GeRRald Nicholson - 2010, 2011, 2012

Maxwell Nicholson - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Jonathan Fojt - 2011, 2012

Ben Nicholson - 2012

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BTLN BIRTHDAYS - MAY



Birthday time again! So many guys having birthdays this month! Btln 3739 is very blessed! We are thankful for all the guys having birthdays!

 Ephesians 3:14b-16  I kneel before the Father,  from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,

Happy Birthday and may God bless you again this year!

Tyler Hanson - May 7
Derek Taylor - May 7
Brad Pauls - May 9
Ben Nicholson - May 14
Dalton Shore - May 19
Joel Feenstra - May 21
Rik Brown - May 23
John Van - May 28
Cody Harp - May 29
Sam Schiesser - May 31

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THE 2012 MAYLONG!

 

 

 

Another Maylong is in the books! First off, congrats to Devin Chursinoff and Eli Podovinikoff (Back to back years for Eli!) for their Maylong Cribbage Tourney win!
This year we held the first ever Treadmill Creek Regatta! The guys spent time building boats Friday night and then on Saturday we all walked up the path and put the boats in the creek. The guys were allowed to use a Regatta Stick to push their boats if they were to get stuck in a log jam but were not allowed to touch anyone elses boat. The boats went into the creek and the race was on! The guys ran beside the creek and through the creek with their Regatta sticks to help their boats along. Devin had the best looking boat but his boat could not compete with Noah and Ben's! Congrats to Noah and Ben, First Annual Treadmill Creek Regatta Champions!
We played Apple Toss, Risk, Cribbage and Poker. Some hiked to the falls, went swimming and fishing. The weekend was busy but also very relaxing!
So many good memories! Can't wait until Maylong 2013!

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Maylong Paintball!

Hey everyone! Just thought I'd let ya know that there will be some paint ball action at the Maylong this year! So if you have a gun then please bring it with some air and paint! Looking forward to it!

-bent ;)

MAYLONG WEATHER

	Wednesday May 16	Thursday May 17	Friday May 18	Saturday May 19	Sunday May 20	Monday May 21
Conditions 6am - 6pm
	Variable cloudiness	Variable cloudiness	Variable cloudiness	Mainly sunny	Sunny	Isolated showers
P.O.P.	20%	30%	20%	10%	0%	40%
Conditions 6pm - 6am
	Cloudy periods	Variable cloudiness	Mainly clear	Clear	Mainly clear	Isolated showers
P.O.P.	10%	30%	20%	0%	20%	80%
High	22°C	18°C	13°C	17°C	19°C	27°C
Low	11°C	11°C	6°C	3°C	3°C	8°C
Wind	W 5 km/h	W 20 km/h	N 10 km/h	N 10 km/h	E 10 km/h	S 10 km/h
24-Hr Rain	-	-	-	-	-	close to 1 mm

The weather is looking amazing for the Maylong!(And better every time I check!) The question is, do you bring your tarp?

The Maylong is only four days away! Can't wait!

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