Riverbend eReview
Riverbend Retreat Center, January 2009
 
 
In This Issue
Waterfront Project
Sr. Adult Retreat
Tony Evans to Speak at 2009 Fish Fry
Cabin 4 Renovation Underway!
Plan Now for Summer Camp!
Summer Ministry Opportunity
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Dear Friend, 
Hello and Happy New Year!Alton 
We are off to a great start at Riverbend and looking forward to what God has in store in 2009!
 
Thank you for taking a few minutes to see what God is doing at Riverbend.  We hope we can serve you and your church this year.
 
Blessings!
 
Alton Belew
Executive Director
Waterfront Project Shaping Up
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The work on the waterfront is progressing and will make a big difference in the summer camp recreation.  With the addition of a zip line, two trapeze swings and a water slide, more campers than ever will get involved at the lake.
 
We have $63,000 on hand and still need $12,000 to complete this project, which is due to be completed by this summer.  Will you help us complete this project in time for summer camp?
 
Click Here to make a donation online.

Sr. Adult Retreat

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 "Under The Big Top"
 
 
Senior Adult Retreat
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Come for just the day or plan to stay overnight Monday or
Tuesday.
Contact Joy at 888.269.2363 or sradult@riverbendretreat.org

Tony Evans to speak at the 2009 Men's Fish Fry
Tony Evans  
Tony Evans, pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship will speak at the Men's Fish Fry, October 6th, 2009.  Dr. Tony Evans is one of the country's most respected leaders in evangelical circles.
 
Co-founder and senior pastor of the over 8,000-member Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Church in Dallas, Dr. Evans is a strong advocate for rebuilding communities and racial reconciliation. Many prominent Republicans and Democrats in Texas and the United States support his initiatives.
Dr. Evans also serves as president of The Urban Alternative, a ministry that seeks to bring about spiritual renewal in America through the church.
 

His daily radio broadcast, The Alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, can be heard on more than 600 stations daily throughout the United States and in more than 40 countries. The broadcast can also be seen on several television networks. A dynamic speaker, Dr. Evans regularly appears at crusades and bible conferences in the United States and abroad.
Be sure to mark your calendars and be a part of this special event. 
Cabin 4 Renovation Underway!
cabin 4 Thanks to the Pallmeyer Estate gift and help from Texas Baptist Men Camp Builders and Volunteer Christian Builders, Cabin 4 is receiving an "Extreme Makeover!"  The cabin will have a new, enlarged meeting room and additional bathroom space as well as the usual items such as new roof, windows, siding, carpet, interior wall board and paint. 
 
This is also the first cabin to have the overlook deck built on the Brazos River Bluff.  Plans are to complete the project before summer '09.  If you have a group that can paint, build bunks or other carpentry projects, your help is needed.  Let us know if you would like to get involved. 
Plan Now for Summer Camp...Every Kid at Camp!
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Summer Camps continue to reach young people for Christ...will you take advantage of this great opportunity?   
 
As of the end of this past summer, the schedule for Summer Camps at Riverbend was full.  The good news is that there is still space for you to join in with another preteen or youth camp for a week of camp.  
 
 
Click here
to see the schedule, and email the leader or call Joy in the office for more information. 
Summer Ministry Opportunity for Students...
mud footballRiverbend is looking for students 15 years and older to serve as summer staff.  Serving at Riverbend can be a life changing experience as staff make it possible for hundreds of campers come to know Christ.
 
If you would truly want to make a difference, consider spending your summer at Riverbend!  We need lifeguards, maintenance, food service, concessions and program staff. 
 
Email James Marcum at staff@riverbendretreat.org for more information.