By His Design Ministries

Latest News - Parent Meeting Info

jasonloveless — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:45:15 +0000

Hi Parents,

I apologize if you WERE at the meeting and are getting this email, I didn’t have a good record of who was there and who was not.

Here is the information from the meeting in PDF, Please read over the information and get back to us if you have any questions. One of the documents is a rough map of Chase Oaks and a description of where you will drop off luggage, medications and camper check-in.

The Camp Letter Writing 101 sheet has the address of each camp so you can write letters. We also ask that you write a letter ahead of time and drop it off with your child’s Counselor the day of check in so they will have a letter that next day.

Medications need to be in a ziplock bag in their prescription bottles with the campers name and grade. We will provide all over the counter medications that we had listed on the medication form in your registration packet. All medications, even vitamins need to be checked into the Medic or camp Nurse. The only exception is an inhaler for asthma and then the Medic or Nurse still need to know that the camper has it with them.

We also suggest that you pack your campers outfits (shirt, shorts, underwear, socks) in a large ziplock bag, one for each day, to make dressing easy for your camper. This is especially good for the younger campers.

Please DON’T FORGET TO LABEL EVERYTHING!! Even toothbrushes, hair brushes, towels, sunscreen, cameras, towels, shoes, underwear, shirts, shorts….are you getting the idea. You would be surprised at how kids do not recognize the towel they brought from home or their socks!

Final payment was due today, so if you have a balance please send your payment in this week. (I will be sending individual emails on this matter).

We look forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks with your camper(s). You will be getting a call from your Childs counselor before camp and they will be happy to answer any questions you have, but feel free to email me with any questions as well.

Sincerely,

Meredith Wiskur

meredith@byhisdesignministries.org

By His Design Ministries, Inc.

2008 Girls Getaway Packing List

2008 Warrior Week Packing List

Common Questions Asked By Parents

Camp Letter Writing 101

Departure Day Check In Map

Meet the Directors

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:30:09 +0000

Jason Loveless, Director
Email Jason at jason@byhisdesignministries.org

Ellen Loveless, Director
Email Ellen at ellen@byhisdesignministries.org

Matt Wiskur, Director
Email Matt at matt@byhisdesignministries.org

Meredith Wiskur, Director
Email Meredith at meredith@byhisdesignministries.org

Statement of Faith for By His Design Ministries

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:29:19 +0000

The Bible
Every word in the original writings of the Holy Scriptures of both the Old and New Testaments is inspired of God, without error, and of supreme authority in all matters of faith and life (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21).

God
The Godhead exists eternally in three Persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one God (Deuteronomy 6:4; Psalms 90:2; Matthew 28:19; John 1:1-3; 8:58; John 10:30; Acts 5:3-4; 2 Cororinthians 13:14).

Jesus Christ
The eternal Son of God became incarnate in the Lord Jesus Christ, being born of the virgin Mary, and is true God and true man (John 1:1, 14, 18; 5:18; Philippians 2:6-11; Colossians 1:19; Colossians 2:9; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 1:1-9; 1 John 5:20).

Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Godhead Who regenerates, indwells, baptizes, and seals all believers in Christ (Acts 5:3-4; Matthew 28:19; John 3:3-7; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:12; 6:19; 12:13; Ephesians 1:13; 4:30; 5:18).

Man
Man was created in the image and likeness of God, but in Adam all mankind fell into sin with the result that all men are sinners, are hopelessly sinful in themselves, and are apart from the grace of God (Genesis 1:27; 9:6; Romans 3:23; 5:12; 8:6-7; Ephesians 2:1-3).

Salvation
Salvation is received by faith alone in Christ, Who died as a substitutionary sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures and rose again. All who believe on Him are justified on the basis of His shed blood and receive the gift of eternal life. This is the message of the gospel (Acts 4:12; Acts 16:31; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Ephesians 2:8-9; John 1:12; John 3:16; Romans 5:1).

Sanctification
Every believer has positional sanctification and is promised progressive and ultimate sanctification (John 17:17; 1 Corinthians 6:11; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Ephesians 5:26-27; Philippians 3:20-21; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4; 5:23-24; Hebrews 10:10, 14; 1 John 3:2).

Assurance
All who are born of the Spirit through faith in Christ can have assurance of salvation and are eternally secured in Christ (John 10:27-29; Romans 8:1; Ephesians 1:13-14; John 5:24; 2 Timothy 1:12; 1 John 5:11-13).

Values

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:28:22 +0000

By His Design Ministries will be characterized by:

Living by faith in Christ
Believing in the power of life-on-life, multi-generational relationships
Embracing the God-given gender uniqueness of boys and girls
Demonstrating the giftedness of people through teams
Modeling integrity in all actions

Mission Statement

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:25:46 +0000

The work of By His Design Ministries is to connect young people to Christ and instill godly masculinity in boys and godly femininity in girls through gender specific ministries.

Vision Statement

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:23:43 +0000

The vision of By His Design Ministries is that the kingdom of God would be advanced by boys and girls who know Christ and understand themselves as unique creations in Him.

History

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:21:24 +0000

By His Design Minstries, Inc. was formed in July 2005

We’d love to hear your feedback & stories!

jasonloveless — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:24:50 +0000

Hi All,

Just a quick note to let you know that we now have a spot on our BHDM main page (see to your upper right hand corner of www.byhisdesignministries.org , the link that says “2007 Testimonials & Feedback”) where we can post notes you email to us concerning your camper’s experience. Many of you have already received an email to this effect, but wanted to make sure you knew that the posts have begun!

We trust you will be encouraged about what the Lord is doing.

If you have a story or a word or too of encouragement you’d like to “share with the class” please email it to: meredith@byhisdesignministries.org.

Hope your summers are rounding out well!

In Him,

Ellen, Meredith, Jason & Matt

We’re BACK!!!

jasonloveless — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:22:08 +0000

Hello all!

We are all back safe and sound. We arrived back at Fellowship Bible Church North at around 4:50PM on Friday, tired but very happy to have been a part of what God is doing in the lives of these boys and girls. Thank you all for your prayers and for entrusting your sons and daughters to us this past week! We have been truly blessed!

For a more complete “play by play” description of the week, please check out:

www.byhisdesign.typepad.com/girls_getaway for Girls Getaway info

www.byhisdesign.typepad.com/warrior_week for Warrior Week info

Please reserve July 28st - August 1st, 2008 on your calendars for next years camps!!!

More to follow.

With Love,

Matt & Meredith, Jason & Ellen

Cherishing Our Children’s Gender

jasonloveless — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 23:10:44 +0000

Sue Bohlin

“One of a child’s basic needs is to feel loved and accepted and, well, CELEBRATED for who they are!”

Sue Bohlin is an associate speaker with Probe Ministries and a dear “friend of the BDHM family”. She attended the University of Illinois, and has been a Bible teacher and Christian speaker for over 25 years.