Riverbend eReview
Riverbend Retreat Center, February 2009
 
 
In This Issue
Sr. Adult Retreat
Waterfront Project
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, 
Thank you for taking a few minutes to catch up on all Altonthat God is doing here at the Bend!  There have been hundreds of volunteer hours this past month on various projects...all designed to better serve our retreat groups and campers.  Thank You to all the volunteers who have served here this month!
 
We covet your prayers as we prepare for summer camps.  There are still openings for summer interns and staff.  There are a number of projects to be completed. 
 
If you have some time to come spend with us, I would love to show you around and share the good things God is doing!  Please let us know if we can help you in any way.
 
Alton Belew
Executive Director

Sr. Adult Retreat

Sr. Adult Retreat 2007

 

Join Us

 "Under The Big Top"
 
 
 
Senior Adult Retreat
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Come for just the day or plan to stay overnight Monday or Tuesday.
Monday - Dinner, games and stargazing - $30.000
Tuesday - Main Event - Breakfast, Bible Study, Lunch, Seminars, Midway Games, and evening banquet featuring Christian Illusionist Jonathan Curtis
Wednesday - Breakfast, Bible Study and free time on your own.

Contact Debi at 888.269.2363 or email her at sradult@riverbendretreat.org and click here to see more information online.
 
Hope to see you "Under the Big Top!"
Waterfront Project Shaping Up
 
Waterfront Tower with StepsThe "FUN FACTOR" is going way up at the waterfront at Camp Riverbend this summer!
 
 
 
More campers will have more fun with a new tower for 2 blobs, 2 trapeze swings and zip line into the water.  You add the new 100' Wet Willie Water Slide and you have the formula for an outrageous time at the lake!
 
 
Many people have helped and have given a total of $63,000 to make this project happen.  We still need almost $12,000 to complete this project, which is due to be ready by this summer.  Will you help us complete this project in time for summer camp?
 
Click Here to make a donation online.
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, Volunteer Christian Builders and Campers on Mission, 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!
lifeguard staff
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 or email Joy in the office for more information. 
Summer Ministry Opportunity for Students...
Staff with CamperRiverbend 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.
 
Camp Riverbend served over 10,000 campers and leaders last summer and over 2,000 decisions were recorded!  Of these, there were 760 young people that came to know Christ as Savior.  Summer Staff makes this possible!
 
If you would truly want to make a difference in people's lives, consider spending your summer at Riverbend!  We need lifeguards, maintenance, food service, concessions and program staff. 
 
Email James Marcum at staff@riverbendretreat.org or Click Here for more information.