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| JON
MACDONALD, CAMP DIRECTOR
Let me give you a little background about us. I'll start with Alicia. Alicia grew up in the hometown of the longest covered bridge in the world - Hartland. She had the wonderful privilege of growing up as a potato farmer’s daughter, and she loves potatoes! That's a good thing because I love them too! Alicia has worked at three different camps in New Brunswick: Shiktehawk Bible Camp, Edith Lank Memorial Christian Camp, and Green Hill Lake Camp. She has a passion for camping ministry and has been a huge support to me as I have taken on this position. Alicia is a prayer warrior, and is a vital part of the ministry of Camp Tulakadik. She is also an avid outdoor adventurer, with plenty of experience in canoe tripping, ice climbing, rock climbing, hiking and camping. Alicia also has an interest in oversees missions, and has been on mission trips to Mexico and the Philippines. Next up is Afton. I can’t say much about past experiences for her, but I do know that she has plenty of experience and interest in playing with toys, sleeping, eating and screaming. Afton is now a walking and talking machine. She too has an interest in the outdoors, but only because she has no other choice. She has climbed Mt. Katahdin, canoed around the Queen Charlotte Islands, paddled the raging whitewater of the Churchill River, sea kayaked the Passamaquody Bay, and hiked the beautiful mountains of West Virginia! Her next feat is to plumb the depths of the Marianas Trench ... maybe we’ll wait a few years! Little Jack is a giggly little kid with lots of joy. He is now beginning to crawl and loves to eat! Jack is quite an adventurer too with a number of outtrips under his belt including many river canoe trips and weeks of camping. He loves to hike too. As for myself, I also have a passion for camping ministry. I've worked at 4 different camps here in New Brunswick: Shiktehawk Bible Camp, Camp Wildwood, Edith Lank Memorial Christian Camp, and Green Hill Lake Camp. This summer will be my 12th summer in camp ministry, and it just keeps getting better! I too have interests and experience in outdoor adventure sports, more specifically whitewater kayaking, and ice climbing, and all of the others that Alicia loves and that we enjoy together. I also am a wood working nut, and love to make canoe paddles. Alicia will also tell you that I have an addiction to maps. Sounds strange, I know, but I spend hours just looking at topographical maps dreaming about some beautiful river, or tier of cliffs off in the deep wilderness, and planning how I am going to get there. Alicia and I met at Shiktehawk Bible Camp and we were married a few years later - in 2002. Our honeymoon was spent driving out to Briercrest Bible College in Saskatchewan. We spent 2 ½ years there and Alicia graduated with a BA in Christian Ministry, and I graduated with a BA in Outdoor Adventure and Administration. We returned to New Brunswick in December 2004 and had our first child in February. We spent the summer at Green Hill Lake Camp where Alicia and Afton worked in the camp office, and I served as the Associate Program Director. We had an amazing summer, and soon moved on to Cassidy Lake to begin our new lives here! We know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God has placed us here and we have felt so welcomed. Alicia and I want to see glory given to God through this place, and we want to serve Him simply because He is worthy.
Jon MacDonald |
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