CYPRESS HILLS PROVINCIAL PARK (Qu’A) — From Aug. 11 to 18, Camp Harding welcomed 23 kids and teens from both the Diocese of Qu’Appelle and the Diocese of Calgary to Camp Harding in the Cypress Hills.
Rev. John Choul from St. Andrew in Calgary and Rev. Nathaniel Deng Mayen from St. Mary, Regina, led Anglican worship and Dinka language instruction during the camp, with Kate Berringer, camp director, leading some traditional wide games with the kids over several evenings.
Warren Sandham from St. Barnabas in Medicine Hat also offered a session on survival skills.
The weather was perfect. The kids were also able to participate in Canadian camp activities including swimming, horseback riding, wall climbing, hiking and camp fires, most of which they had never tried! The kids had a great time.
While Camp Harding and the Diocese of Qu’Appelle covered the majority of the costs for the camp, the Southdove Training Services Inc, which facilitates the Dinka language instruction lessons, received some grants from SaskCulture and Saskatchewan Association of International Languages (SAIL).
The grants covered the honoraria for the instructors and driver volunteers.
Two Sudanese Dinka language camps are planned in 2025. This camp and future programs are heavily subsidized so the diocese is always looking for donations to cover costs.
Please consider supporting this ministry with a donation. Visit www.quappelle.anglican.ca, click “donate” and designate “Camp Harding.” Your support makes these and other programs like them possible!
