BATTALION 2011/2012 BEGINS!

The 2011/2012 Battalion 3739 Season begins Wednesday Night(September 7th)at 7:00 p.m.! See you at the gym!

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BTLN BIRTHDAYS - SEPTEMBER

 

It's September again and that means that it is the beginning of a new Battalion 3739 season! (Wednesday, September 7 at 7:00 p.m. is First Night!) So many guys having birthdays this month! It is amazing to look at the names of the guys having birthdays this month, so many good memories!

1 Peter 3:8 - Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble.

NATHAN KLASSEN - September 1
ZACH GOBBETT - September 3
JONATHAN FOJT - September 9
LANCE MARTENS - September 13
RYLEY HEPPNER - September 16
SAM JEPSEN - September 17
NOAH MAKORTOFF - September 17
CHARLIE LANGIS - September 20
BRUCE JEPSEN - September 24
CAM TYSSEN - September 25
CAM THOMPSON - September 25
DAVID PODOVINIKOFF - September 26

Happy Birthday and may God bless you again this year!

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KENNY AND CRYSTAL

Apparently I can't keep up with all of the good news! (Not that I am complaining!) Congrats to Kenny and Crystal on your wedding engagement! God continues to bless the Btln 3739 Nation! For those of you that don't know Kenny, he graduated in 2004 and has been a part of the Btln 3739 Nation for 13 years.
As I was thinking about marriage again I thought back to the story of Jacob and his love for Rachel.

Genesis 29:18-20 Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, "I'll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel." Laban said, "It's better that I give her to you than some other man. Stay here with me." So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.

May we love our wives as much as Jacob did! We pray that God will bless your marriage!

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BEN AND SHAYNA

 

I realize that this is old news but I thought that I needed to write something anyways. Congratulations to Ben and Shayna on your wedding engagement! For those of you that don't know Ben, he was the Sergeant of Battalion 3739 in 2005-06 and is the new Youth Pastor at the Gospel Chapel!(He is starting in September.)

Genesis 2:18 - The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."

We are so happy that God has brought you together! May God bless your marriage and your ministry!

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BTLN BIRTHDAYS - AUGUST

 

Birthday greetings to all of the Btln 3739 birthdays in August! (Ya I'm late again!) Anyways Happy Birthday and may God bless you again this year!

2 Timothy 2:22b - Pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Owen Knopp - August 1
Steven Feenstra - August 13
Ryan Floesser - August 22
Mike Hughes - August 25
Alan Martens - August 25

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BTLN UPDATE

 

I figured it was time to mention some of the good work that some of the Btln 3739 Alumni have been a part of this summer. Both Ryley and Joe have taken turns preaching at the Gospel Chapel.(Joe was also baptized this Sunday!) Ryley and Jason have both been working up at the Pines and Blake was speaking at the Pines this last week. Ben has been working at Camp Imadene and in the fall Ben will be the Youth Pastor at the Gospel Chapel!

Keep up the good work! You are great examples to us all!

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CREATION 2011, THE WRAP

I am never sure how any road trip is going to turn out, ya even Creation. This year wasn't any different especially with our numbers slipping from 12 guys last year to six this year.(Ryley, d-Pod, Zac and the Kelowna boys couldn't make it this year.) This year we had Bent, Drew, GeRRald, Max and we added Jonathan Fojt to the fold.
After the guys all got their travel insurance we packed the trailer and headed for Colville. We are never in a big rush at Wal-Mart, but some how this year it seemed like we were in the store for a very long time. This year we added a few things to the menu like Cross Trax, Pizza Bread and Breakfast Sandwiches. (GeRRald, Max and Jon didn't know what Cross Trax were, we had them convinced that Cross Trax was a Band that was playing on the Fringe stage!)
Our next stop was in Spokane at Red Robin. Apparently it was Johnny's first time in a Red Robin because everything seemed to confuse him. (The waitress brought him a refill for his bottomless root beer float and he looked at us with this funny look and all he could say was "I'm confused, what is going on?") I am not sure if I have ever laughed as much as I did that first day in Red Robin.(We weren't even tired yet!)
After Red Robin we were back on the road and on our way to Seattle. We arrived in Seattle early enough that we could set up camp before dark.(So much better that trying to set up in the dark like last year.)
Wednesday morning is relaxing cause things don't start until 5:00 p.m. so we slept in and played a lot of crib and horseshoes(A Creation first for 3739! GeRRald and I slayed at horseshoes, right Drew?) Wednesday was also the day that Johnny realized that we didn't buy any vegetables prompting him to ask "Where's my vegetables?" Johnny later explained to me that he couldn't think clearly without his vegetables.(We did bring Potatoes-fries, chips and hash browns and beans in the chili.)
Shonlock started Creation it was a good way to kick it off, the rotating drummers and the back flip off of the bass drum were the highlights. Next up was speaker Nick Vujicic, his story was very moving.(He was born without limbs.)
The Newsboys added the rotating drum set and the mini stage(This stage rises 30 feet above the crowd.)in the middle of the crowd for Michael Tate to the set that they had last year. The Newsboys always bring it, it is always a lot of fun.
Thursday was Hawk Nelson, Red, Tenth Avenue North and TobyMac. What can I say about Toby that hasn't already been said? He doesn't need all kinds of gear like the Newsboys or Skillet, he has a presence on the stage that most wish they had. "He is a marketing genius!"
Friday was the best day it had KJ-52,(See the sweet picture we have with KJ in the Friday collage.)The Almost, Thousand Foot Krutch, Switchfoot and Aaron Gillespie.(Aaron did a worship set at the Late Night Stage. Definitely a highlight.) Switchfoot is always amazing, probably my favourite right now! (Saturday night was also candlelight, pretty cool although not like it was at the Gorge.)
Saturday was slow getting going so we had Johnny and Max playing bigger or better so that we could get rid of excess food and get us some sweets. I had a change of heart about "Fun Size" chocolate bars after the boys returned with a bag of them. Earlier in the week I had said "Fun Size?! What's so fun about them? Ben wouldn't even taste them!"
Saturday had Brian"Head"Welch, Emery, David Crowder(Never really liked Crowder before, but loved his concert this year.)and Skillet. After watching Skillet I am sure that they will be closing Creation for the at least the next few years. They add something to their show every year, it was unreal! After the Skillet show Creation ended with fireworks, it was a great way to end an amazing week!

Random Thoughts about Creation 2011
1)We missed a set list for the first time in six years when we couldn't get one at the Switchfoot concert. We didn't get one at Newsboys either but they only had one and it was laminated so they weren't going to let us have it.
2)We got the only set list from the Skillet concert. It was off of Jen's drum stage!(It was a spinning drum stage!)Johnny(Our buddy the security guard.) finally helped us out!
3)The security guards at Creation in 2011 were overworked, or so it seems! (They must have been tired because they were grumpy. Except Johnny of course!)We had a couple of run-ins with them this year. The one told us "I will win!" when we took a picture of Aaron Gillespie after he had told us not to.
4)Aaron Gillespie(The Almost), Jason Dunn(Hawk Nelson) and Michael Barnes(Red) all became honorary members of Btln 3739 after we gave them all a Btln Medallion.
5)The Btln 3739 formula at Red Robin is almost unattainable, I am not sure if we have ever completed it since the first time we tried it.
6)I bought Mamba on the way home. Mambaaaaaaa!!!!!!
7)Creation signed a ten year lease with Enumclaw.
8)Creation 2012 is July 18-21! It is going to miss my anniversary again!
9)Creation 2012 will be year 9 for Bent and The Captain!
10)Ryley, Jason and Drew might be back for 2012?
11)Max rolled 100 yards for 2 dollars!
12)Johnny(Our Johnny)told me he can't wait until next year!
13)We will have to buy vegetables next year!
14)GeRRald is spelled with two R's!
15)Only 349 days until Creation 2012!
16)How was Creation 2011? Amazing!

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CREATION 2011, SATURDAY & SUNDAY

 

 

Saturday was the last day of Creation and it was headlined by Skillet, David Crowder Band and Emery.(The Skillet show gets better every year!) Enjoy the pics!

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CREATION 2011, FRIDAY

 

 

Friday was probably the best day, the bands included Switchfoot, Thousand Foot Krutch, The Almost, KJ-52 and Aaron Gillespie. Enjoy the pics!

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CREATION 2011, THURSDAY

 

 

More pictures, this time Thursday. Tobymac, Red, Tenth Avenue North and Hawk Nelson all performed. Enjoy!

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CREATION 2011, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY

 

 

We have been back from Creation 2011 for a day now, so it is time to start posting some pictures!(What an amazing trip!) These pictures are from the first two days. Enjoy!

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CREATION 2011

 

 

Creation is only four days away! Here is a list of some of the bands that will be at Creation this year!

Main Stage

Tobymac
Skillet
Switchfoot
Newsboys
Thousand Foot Krutch
David Crowder Band
Red
KJ-52
Tenth Avenue North
Shonlock

Fringe Stage

The Almost
Emery
Disciple
Hawk Nelson

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BTLN BIRTHDAYS - JULY

 

Battalion Birthday time! I feel so blessed to know so many good men! Anyways, Happy Birthday guys and may God bless you again this year!

1 Thessalonians 3:12,13 - May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.

Dan Neufeld - July 7
Blake Chursinoff - July 14
Aaron Friesen - July 24

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PINES BIBLE CAMP

 

 

Forgot to post this earlier, but better late than never! Just wanted to remind everyone that Battalion 3739 totally supports the Pines Bible Camp and we would like to encourage all the guys from 3739 to spend at least one week up at the Pines this summer. Remember if you cannot afford to pay the registration fees then we would like to pay for you! Please take us up on this offer.

Teen Camp starts next week! So don't delay! (July 18-23)

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NEW BTLN TRAILER

 

We now have a new trailer that we can take to Creation! Packing for Creation is going to be so much easier. So much room in this trailer.

Just 10 days until Creation 2011!

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CAM AND RAYLENE

 

Congratulations to Cam and Raylene! It is so good to see Btln 3739 Alumni making good choices! We pray that both of you would grow closer to God as you grow closer to each other. May God bless your marriage!

Ephesians 5:25 - Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.

Only with God's help can we love are wives as Christ loved the church!

Once again, congratulations to Cam and Raylene and may God bless your marriage!

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DEVIN AND BRITTANI

 

 

 

Just wanted to say congratulations to Devin and Brittani! It is so exciting to see the men of Battalion 3739 making good choices!
We pray that your marriage will be full of the fruits of the Spirit! They are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.(Galatians 5:22,23)(Just one more passage. Devin has this one memorized!)

1 Corinthians 13:4-8a Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

Congratulations to Devin and Brittani and God bless your marriage!

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BTLN BIRTHDAYS - JUNE

 

I never get tired of making the collages for the Btln Birthdays, so many good memories! I saw Joe tonight and forgot that it was his birthday until I got home.(Sorry Joe!) We can be thankful that God never forgets about us! He is always looking out for us!

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.

Happy Birthday and may God bless you again this year!

Joe Kraftchick - June 5
A.J. Mahonin - June 9
Parker Steadman - June 16
Gerrald Nicholson - June 20
Nathan Klassen - June 21
Jordon Walsh - June 27

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BTLN 3739 MEMORY WORK LEGENDS

 

 

 

This is a complete list of all of the Btln 3739 Memory Work Legends. We are so proud of all of the guys that have completed the Memory Work! I would also like to mention that it is never to late to start memorizing! (This is why I have also posted the list.) (I just love Battalion history!)

Enjoy!

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BATTALION LEGENDS

 

When Jonathan Fojt finished the Memory Work at the Maylong he joined Zach Gobbett, Gerrald Nicholson and Maxwell Nicholson on the list of Btln Legends! All four have completed the Memory Work for the 2010/11 Btln 3739 season and will be making the trip to Creation 2011! Congratulations to Zach, Gerrald, Max and Jonathan! We here at the blog salute you!

2010/11 BTLN 3739 MEMORY WORK LEGENDS

ZACH GOBBETT
GERRALD NICHOLSON
MAXWELL NICHOLSON
JONATHAN FOJT

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