2021 Backcountry Tramping Camp

Posted on March 25, 2021April 1, 2021 by Tim Wiel

About this tramping camp

Our backcountry tramping camp is for older teenagers that have a bit more stamina. This year we head into the glorious Greenstone and Caples Valleys near Fiordland.

As an older teenage tramping camp you will need to have reasonable level of fitness (so start training now) and will need to carry all your own food and gear with you as you tramp.

Location

We are tramping up the Caples Valley and back down the Greenstone valleys with a side trip into Steele Creek.

We will be casually tramping on average 20km each day to private huts along a very good condition track down. We pass over the stunning Mckellor Pass and will explore side valley of Steele Creek. Along the way we will see breath-taking views of Mt Tutoko (Fiordland’s highest mountain), the Caples Gorge (with beautiful hidden swimming hole) and Lake McKellor (a back-country lake only accessible by foot).

Itinerary

Coming soon…

Our Tramping Camps Feature...

Testimonials from previous tramping camps...

The tramping camp down the Hollyford [in 2019] was one of the best CYC camps I've ever been on.

Anon

2019 Junior Tramping Camp Camper

It was my first tramp and I had no idea what I was doing but that tramping trip down the South Coast was one of my best memories as a teenager. Now I'm in my twenties I'm still doing lots of tramping

Anon

2013 Tramping Camp Camper

I just wanted to thank you very much for the tramp in the Hollyford. [My daughter] loved it and she has been talking about it a lot since ... [she] came back further encouraged spiritually

Anon

2019 Junior Tramping Camp Parent

Essentials to know before you enroll...

These are essentials to know before you enrol in this tramping camp:

You will need good fitness and be able to walk at least 20km each day on the flat. You can start building fitness now by going for increasingly long walks each week.
You will need to carry all your own gear and food in a tramping pack. We will not carry your food, clothes or even your hairbrush for you. As an group tramping camp we will also be carrying shared equipment which you will need to carry your share of.
There are some essential gear requirements for tramping. These include the following non-negotiable items to keep you warm and safe in the wilderness:
- Good boots with ankle support
- Warm Sleeping Bag (not a “cheap warehouse one”) – ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL IT IS RATED TO -10oC or greater
- Waterproof rain jacket (not a “nylon parka”)
- Good thermal layers (base, mid and top)
- Waterproof dry bags or pack liner
Our leadership consists of leaders with a combined total of over 100 years tramping experience in the wilderness.

2021 Junior Jungle Safari Camp

Posted on March 24, 2021April 1, 2021 by Ministry Coordinator

JUNGLE JUNIOR SAFARI CAMP

Come along to our Junior Jungle Safari Camp for school years 2 to 4.

Get a taste of camping and DISCOVER the fun that is CYC Waihola

Limited spaces so get in quick…

About this camp

3 days of ACTION PACKED Jungle fun

Aimed at helping younger children to experience CYC Waihola.

This camp will have a higher ratio of leaders to campers, allowing us to give more time to support each individual camper get the most out of their camping experience.

Campers will get to try out some of the awesome activities we have here at CYC, All with a JUNGLE twist.

Journey into the jungle and discover the Adventure that awaits you…..

Camp Features

Fly like Tarzan

Agility training

Amazon Warrior training

Jungle Crafts

Learn to fly like Tarzan along our famous Zipline

Explore our jungle and make your way across obsticles to rescue the jungle animals

Learn to shoot arrows like the Amazons

Craft creatures from deep within the jungle

2021 Junior Tramping Camp

Posted on March 24, 2021April 1, 2021 by Tim Wiel

About this tramping camp

Our junior tramping camp is returning to the stunning Hollyford Valley where we ran our first Junior Tramping camp. It’s for anyone that is keen on giving real tramping a try in the New Zealand backcountry.

As beginner tramping you will need to have reasonable level of fitness (so start training now) and will need to carry all your own food and gear with you as you tramp.

Location

We are tramping the first part of the Hollyford Track in Northern Fiordland.

We will be casually tramping on average 9km each day to DOC huts along a reasonably good condition track down the Lower Hollyford river valley. This brief-taking track takes in views of Mt Tutoko (Fiordland’s highest mountain), Hidden Falls (a stunning hidden waterfall) and Lake Alabaster (a back-country gem of a lake only accessible by foot).

Itinerary

Coming soon…

Our Tramping Camps Feature...

Testimonials from previous tramping camps...

The tramping camp down the Hollyford [in 2019] was one of the best CYC camps I've ever been on.

Anon

2019 Junior Tramping Camp Camper

It was my first tramp and I had no idea what I was doing but that tramping trip down the South Coast was one of my best memories as a teenager. Now I'm in my twenties I'm still doing lots of tramping

Anon

2013 Tramping Camp Camper

I just wanted to thank you very much for the tramp in the Hollyford. [My daughter] loved it and she has been talking about it a lot since ... [she] came back further encouraged spiritually

Anon

2019 Junior Tramping Camp Parent

Essentials to know before you enroll...

These are essentials to know before you enrol in this tramping camp:

You will need good fitness and be able to walk at least 10km each day on the flat. You can start building fitness now by going for increasingly long walks each week.
You will need to carry all your own gear and food in a tramping pack. We will not carry your food, clothes or even your hairbrush for you. As an group tramping camp we will also be carrying shared equipment which you will need to carry your share of.
There are some essential gear requirements for tramping. These include the following non-negotiable items to keep you warm and safe in the wilderness:
- Good boots with ankle support
- Warm Sleeping Bag (not a “cheap warehouse one”) – ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL IT IS RATED TO -10oC or greater
- Waterproof rain jacket (not a “nylon parka”)
- Good thermal layers (base, mid and top)
- Waterproof dry bags or pack liner
Our leadership consists of leaders with a combined total of over 100 years tramping experience in the wilderness.

2021 Techno Camp

Posted on March 24, 2021April 1, 2021 by Ministry Coordinator

About this Camp

Love computers – so do we and we thought lets get 20 of them and run a sweet camp for all those hard core gamers out there.

Counter Strike, Team Fortress, Crysis and other games have been played in the past at this sweet camp.

But don’t think its just computers we do at camp …. not at all … in the past we have also:

Played the epic game that is Archery Tag
used GPS’s with a twist
Raced Drones
Played paintball
Made epic lego projects
Used VR sets

There are only 20 spaces at this extremely popular camp – so get in early and Enrol online now.

Fellowship day – 10th April 2021

Posted on March 18, 2021April 8, 2021 by Ministry Coordinator

Come join us for our Autumn fellowship day for 2021.

This is a day to get involved investing in camp.

Whether you’re new to camp or a familiar face we would love you to join us on Saturday 10th April for a day of fellowship. Get to know some of our staff and long serving volunteers as we work around the camp together, getting some of the odd jobs done to better the camp.

Plan for the day.

Meet at the Homestead at 9:30am.

Lunch at 12:30pm. Either bring your own lunch or something to share – we’ll provide something simple and hot drinks.

Unless you have to head off, stay for a round of Frisbee Golf and have a chance to have some fun together before the day finishes.

PLEASE RSVP TO TIM IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO COME
(either email manager@cycwaihola.org.nz or txt: 021 294 5051)

Pruning & wood-chipping

Gardening & weeding

Cleaning

Specific Jobs & Maintenance

What to bring…

If you are able to please bring the following items:

Personal safety Equipment: Safety glasses, Gardening gloves, Earmuffs, Etc.
Gardening tools: Spades, Shovels, Etc.
Power Tools such as circular saw or drop saw
Any Pruning gear you have.

Life of Abraham Bible Weekend (November 2021)

Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 by Tim Wiel

About this Camp:

Our Bible Weekend Camps are for young people who have a desire to delve into God’s Word deeply and richly exploring his will and desire for us as we study together. These camps explore God Holy Word and Christianity in a deeper way than CYC Waihola’s regular camps.

Inductive Bible Study:

DESCRIPTION ABOUT INDUCTIVE BIBLE STUDY HERE

Camp Features:

Camp Games

Give ArcheryTag a go or try out the famous Zipline during the weekend

Good Food

We'll be eating some awesome food over the weekend

Meet the Camp Director:

MEET JEFF

Jeff grew up in Salina, Kansas, USA, and trusted in Jesus at a youth camp as a boy. After university, he met and married Averil, a Kiwi, in 2008. He and Averil now have five children. Jeff served as a lawyer with the U.S. Air Force from 2007-2014, and then studied theology at Dallas Theological Seminary, from which he graduated in 2016. He and Averil moved to Timaru in 2017 to found Firm Foundation New Zealand. In 2019, the family moved further south to Dunedin with the support of Cornerstone International Bible Church. Jeff is passionate about disciple making, the Bible, evangelism, and developing young Christian leaders. Jeff now serves as an elder at Caversham Community Church and continues to serve as a reservist in the U.S. Air Force.

DIVE: The word of God (June 2021)

Posted on March 10, 2021March 16, 2021 by Tim Wiel

About this Camp:

At our DIVE weekend we will explore:

The doctrine of the word
What the bible is
How to read the Bible
How to establish a quiet time with God

Meet the Camp Director:

MEET GEOFF LLOYD

Geoff and his wife Sara moved to Southland from Wales in 2014. Geoff is pastor of Wyndham Evangelical Church and Sara works as a writer. They have two young children

Truth for Youth Camp (August 2021)

Posted on March 1, 2021March 10, 2021 by Tim Wiel

About this Camp:

Our Worldview Camps are for young people who have a desire to know more about God and to strengthen their Christian faith. These camps explore the Christianity in a deeper way than CYC Waihola’s regular camps.

Campers will learn reasons to be confident in what they believe as Christians. They will be equipped to explain the Christian faith to non-Christians. They will see that God is the most reasonable explanation as the origin of everything we see and experience in the world.

Join us as we explore tough questions, develop a more confident faith, and get equipped to be ambassadors for Jesus in our world today.

Our internationally recognised speakers, Dr. Steve Kumar and Todd Funk, along with our camp director, Jeff Coleman, will dive into worldview topics like atheism, Darwinian evolution, and the reliability of the Bible over 12 sessions.

There will also be time for food, fellowship, and fun over the weekend!

Camp Speakers:

Dr Steve Kumar

Dr Steve Kumar is an author, teacher, speaker, and apologist committed to answering the tough questions of the skeptics and equipping believers with the tools to think more clearly about their faith.

For almost thirty years Dr Kumar has been actively involved in speaking and writing about apologetics, philosophy and faith. As a prominent New Zealand Christian apologist, he is a sought-after speaker in academic and church settings around the world. He is a frequent guest on television, radio, and news media programs and is an influential voice on issues that relate to the credibility of the Christian truth claims.

As well as acting as the apologetics lecturer at the Excel School of Performing Arts for over 13 years, Dr Kumar has been a regular guest speaker at more than twelve colleges and campuses around New Zealand and throughout the world. He has debated several notable skeptics and atheists.

He co-founded and was president of the New Zealand Evangelical Apologetics Society and since then has been involved in working alongside christian thinkers, activists, church-planters, and pastors. With a passion for communicating ideas in a way that is accessible and lively.

He has authored a number of books including Think Why You Believe, Answering the Counterfeit, and Christianity for the Skeptics, which particularly has been recognised as an approachable and even-handed defense of the Christian faith and recently won the ‘Angel Award’ for excellence in media.

Todd Funk

Unique, inspiring, helpful…awesome, have been words used by many in describing Todd’s presentations. Because Todd has somewhat of an eclectic mix of gifts, interests and experience, his delivery is quite unique…especially in the “apologetics world”. He has a science background (BS. Biological Science University of California Irvine) and a love for knowledge and truth. Ten years as a public high school science teacher coupled with his years of experience doing youth camps, preaching and even weekly Bible-in-School programs has forged Todd into sought after communicator who knows how to engage diverse audiences.

In 2004, Todd, along with his wife Donna of 26 years and their two children, Alixx and Nikki, lay down the safety and security of their teaching careers and immigrated to New Zealand from the United States. In response to his obedience to fulfil God’s ministry call on his life, God has opened doors of opportunity for teaching, preaching and training throughout the USA, New Zealand, Ukraine, Australia, the Pacific Islands and beyond.

Todd‘s messages, teaching and ministry have powerfully impacted people of all ages on several continents. He has spoken for Thinking Matters at our Confident Christianity conferences and Unshaken Youth & Young Adult Conference and has been involved in men’s ministries and accountability groups for over 15 years.

Jeff Coleman

Jeff grew up in Salina, Kansas, USA, and trusted in Jesus at a youth camp as a boy. After university, he met and married Averil, a Kiwi, in 2008. He and Averil now have five children.

Jeff served as a lawyer with the U.S. Air Force from 2007-2014, and then studied theology at Dallas Theological Seminary, from which he graduated in 2016.

He and Averil moved to Timaru in 2017 to found Firm Foundation New Zealand. In 2019, the family moved further south to Dunedin with the support of Cornerstone International Bible Church.

Jeff is passionate about disciple making, the Bible, evangelism, and developing young Christian leaders.

Jeff now serves as an elder at Caversham Community Church and continues to serve as a reservist in the U.S. Air Force.

Camp Schedule:

Thursday August 19 – Free Opening Session at Grace House, Dunedin (26 St David Street, Dunedin)
7pm – Steve Kumar: The Battle for the Mind
8pm – Todd Funk: Worldviews

Friday, August 20 – CYC Waihola
7pm – Steve Kumar: The Illusions of Our Culture
8pm – Todd Funk: U R W I S E (Theism vs. Atheism)

Saturday, August 21 – CYC Waihola
9am – Steve Kumar: The Crisis of Secular Man
10am – Todd Funk: The Darwin Delusion, Part 1
11am – Breakouts:

Steve Kumar: Academia Practicum
Todd Funk: Public Speaking Practicum
Jeff Coleman: Evangelism Practicum

7pm – Steve Kumar: What About Other Religions?
8pm – Todd Funk: The Darwin Delusion, Part 2

Sunday, August 22 – CYC Waihola (local churches invited)
10am – Steve Kumar: Is the Bible the Word of God?
11am – Todd Funk: Loving God with All Your Mind
2pm – Steve Kumar: 20 Reasons Why Christianity Makes Sense
3pm – Todd Funk: 10 E’s of New Testament Reliability
3.45pm – Conference ends

Camp Features:

Camp Games

Give ArcheryTag a go or try out the famous Zipline during the weekend

Good Food

We'll be eating some awesome food over the weekend

Meet the Camp Director:

MEET JEFF

God’s Crime Scene Camp (May 2021)

Posted on March 1, 2021March 29, 2021 by Tim Wiel

About This Camp

Does God exist?

How can we know for sure?

Do science and ethics give us any clues?

Come along to our first ever Waihola Worldview Weekend and find out!

This weekend camp is boys and girls for School Years 6 – 9 in 2021 (ages 9 – 13) and explores one of humanity’s most fundamental questions, one for which there is tons of debate in our world today.

Over the weekend, campers will engage with eight great arguments from contemporary science and ethics that God does indeed exist.

Featuring content from the book “God’s Crime Scene for Kids” by J. Warner and Susie Wallace and our guest speaker, Dr. Ross Pettigrew, this camp is fun, engaging, and thought provoking. Your kids will have tons to share with you when they get home from what we hope will be a life-changing weekend.

Campers will learn about such things as:

The Cosmological argument for the existence of God
Our expanding universe
The “multiverse” theory
The Fine-Tuning argument for the existence of God
The “Goldilocks zone”
The irreducible complexity of DNA
Intelligent design
The Moral argument for the existence of God

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

- Romans 1:19-20

Discover eight great arguments from science and ethics that prove the existence of God.

Camp Features:

Guest Speaker

Ross Pettigrew who was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago School of Medicine and consultant surgeon at Dunedin Hospital.

Camp Games

Give ArcheryTag a go or try out the famous Zipline during the weekend

Good Food

We'll be eating some awesome food over the weekend

About our Worldview Weekend Camps:

Meet the Camp Director:

MEET JEFF

2021 Family Camp

Posted on February 24, 2021March 8, 2021 by CYC Waihola

Please note:

All attendees at our Family Camp must register online for catering and health/safety purposes.

About this Camp

CYC Waihola Family Camp is a camp of fellowship, teaching, discussion, great fun, good food and above all getting closer to God through His Holy Scriptures.

The camp is for all families, couples and individuals that desire to dig deeper into the historic faith of the Scriptures. CYC Waihola puts together this camp believing that the Bible is fully inspired by God and is the final authority on all matters of the Christian faith.

The Family Camp committee expects all those at camp to attend all meetings, fully support the camp programme and happily observe the posted camp rules. You will also be expected to assist with camp duties where possible.

Camp Speakers

Here are some of the speakers we have lined up to speak this year….

Logan Hagoort

Bio:
Originally from the dairy farm in the Waikato, Logan has been married to Josella for 16 years and has been blessed with 4 children: Chloe, Isaiah, Sjannette, and Mia. He is now residing in South Auckland where he is the Minister of Covenant Presbyterian Church Manurewa. He is passionate about keeping the Church centered upon the simple things Jesus Christ has called it to do. He also teaches the Biblical Greek language for Grace Theological College in Auckland.

Topic:
Centrality of worship for the Church, the individual, and the family: One of the central tasks for the Church and the Christian is to worship God, but what is worship? Why is it so important? Over these talks we will be looking through the Bible to try and understand the centrality of worship for the Church, the family, and the individual.

Trevor Webb

Bio:
Trevor Webb (and his wife Mary) both became Christians at Lincoln University and were married in 1974. They are blessed with four daughters and four grandchildren. Trevor has been a ruling elder for over forty years in the Christchurch GPC congregation and they are now members of Grace Bible Church, Dunedin. Trevor has a passion to unfold the relevance of the Old Testament Scriptures.

Topic:
How God kept the Jews through Captivity to Messiah. The 400-year period between the Testaments are often called ‘The Silent Years’. That is because there is no record of this period in Bible history. However, this does not mean that God was not at work! The talks will consider how God preserved his people in Babylon, Egypt and Judea. As in the Old Testament, there were times when God’s people flourished and times where they degenerated. There were heroes of the faith and corrupters of godliness. We will see how prophecy was being fulfilled and how the world was being prepared for the Gospel.

Mervyn Marshall

Bio:
Mervyn Marshall lives in Gore with his wife Marjorie. He is an elder in the Grace Presbyterian Church of Gore and long serving member of the CYC Waihola Council.

Topics:

Covenantors in Scotland
John G Paton ” missionary to the New Hebrides”

Other Features of Family Camp 2021

Here are the other features of Family Camp this year.

Good Food

Amazing food is a well known feature of our family camps each year.

Children's Program

This year Hamish Smith (from Dunedin) is running our children's programme.
It is for age 5 to School Year 6.

Teenage Program

This year Heidi Aarsen is running our teenager's programme.
It is for School Year 7-11 only.

Afternoon Activities

Flying Fox, ArcheryTag and a Treasure Hunt will all feature at this year's Family Camp

2 Awesome movies

This year we also be screening in the afternoon 2 incredible Christian films:

Online Registration

All those attending Family Camp (even as day visitors or just for meals) must register online here:

About this tramping camp

Location

Itinerary

Our Tramping Camps Feature...

Backcountry Huts

Fun and Games

Good Food

Testimonials from previous tramping camps...

Essentials to know before you enroll...

JUNGLE JUNIOR SAFARI CAMP

Come along to our Junior Jungle Safari Camp for school years 2 to 4.

About this camp

Camp Features

Fly like Tarzan

Agility training

Amazon Warrior training

Jungle Crafts

About this tramping camp

Location

Itinerary

Our Tramping Camps Feature...

Backcountry Huts and Tents

Fun and Games

Good Food

Testimonials from previous tramping camps...

Essentials to know before you enroll...

About this Camp

Come join us for our Autumn fellowship day for 2021.

Plan for the day.

Pruning & wood-chipping

Gardening & weeding

Cleaning

Specific Jobs & Maintenance

What to bring…

About this Camp:

Inductive Bible Study:

Camp Features:

Camp Games

Good Food

Meet the Camp Director:

About this Camp:

Meet the Camp Director:

About this Camp:

Camp Speakers:

Dr Steve Kumar

Todd Funk

Jeff Coleman

Camp Schedule:

Camp Features:

Camp Games

Good Food

Meet the Camp Director:

About This Camp

Camp Features:

Guest Speaker

Camp Games

Good Food

About our Worldview Weekend Camps:

Meet the Camp Director:

Please note:

About this Camp

Camp Speakers

Logan Hagoort

Trevor Webb

Mervyn Marshall

Other Features of Family Camp 2021

Good Food

Children's Program

Teenage Program

Afternoon Activities

2 Awesome movies

Online Registration