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Summer is just around the corner here at Arrowhead.  19 days left until our week of Staff Training which kicks off three months of ministry!

We've got some new and exciting things in store for this summer.  Can you guess what this one is?  Stay tuned for more close ups as summer 2014 approaches!

Dollar-For-Dollar

Arrowhead Parable Christian Store is giving away money!  

Hurry down to the store before time runs out.  When you invest in Arrowhead's Day Camp the bookstore will match your investment - Dollar-For-Dollar!

Help us give the gift of CAMP this summer to children and families in our local communities!

It's Still Winter

We have had a blast serving guest groups over the past two months.  But, we are not done yet.  We have a few more weekends until "Winter" is over.  Then it's on to spring projects, work groups and summer prep.

Check out some of our James Project groups from this season:

Play Ball !!!

I know that's not the right phrase, but I'm not sure if the referee shouts anything at the beginning of a hockey game.

Conditions are perfect and the recent snowfall has the ice rink looking professional!  Our next guest group arrives tomorrow.  We're looking forward to a great time inside and outside.

It Makes That Sound

Have you ever noticed that the word plow can be a noun, a verb and a non-human interjection?

Noun: "Ben uses the new 8' Western plow to push snow out of the way."

Verb: "There is a lot of snow on the ground.  Ben is going to plow it now."   

Comic Book Sound Effect: "PLOW!  Deep snow is no match for Ben and his new plow truck."

Thanks to a great friend with a keen eye, we purchased a new (to us) pick up truck with a plow.  It's a solid vehicle with a strong engine and it was well below our budget.  That means we are continuing to move farther down our list of projects and purchases as we enter the new year. What a blessing!

Going Green

That's right... we bought a Gator.  Our 25 year old golf cart, which we have owned for the past seven years, bit the dust this summer.  Actually, we could have gotten it running again.  The cost: a bunch of new parts, a lot of labor and more new parts.  We were certainly on the verge of buying a new golf cart in parts and sticking on an old frame.  Then of course, it would probably brake down again in a week.

For the past seven years it has served us well.  But, it was time to say goodbye to the golf cart before we ended up saying goodbye to our wallets.  Recently, we said, "Hello" to a brand new John Deere Gator.  It's a golf cart on steroids.  It's beefy enough to do everything we need it to... but not so Herculian that we will be tempted to overwork it.

Thanks to generous investors we have been able to purchase this brand new Gator and accomplish so much more on a very big list of projects and purchases that will propel us into 2014.

Pretty and White

Nope, it's not the snow falling outside (which has been coming down all day).  It's our new washer, dryer and freezer.  We have some great projects and purchases on the list for the end of 2013... and some even bigger ones for 2014. 

These new appliances are a great asset for serving our guests and campers... not to mention a lower energy bill.  Stay tuned for more pictures and updates from Arrowhead!