Hey-o, friends! You can call me Zippy ... or Elise, but at camp that will get you a hearty serving of push-ups :). I am so pumped to see you at camp this summer! Zippy means bright, spirited, and full of energy! At camp, you will likely find me in a lively game of tag, racing campers in a canoe, or chasing after that pesky mosquito nobody seems to be able to catch. Most of all, I look forward to ‘zipping’ around and meeting as many of you as I can each week!
While we are at camp, my role on staff is Head Counsellor. This means that I have the special privilege of recruiting, training, and taking care of our counsellors when they come to camp. It is such a joy to be able to welcome so many of them to my favourite place on earth!
Speaking of my favourite place on earth, Campfire is a home away from home that fills me with exuberant joy! At camp, not only do I get to meet all of you lovely people, I get to sing with you, delve into Scripture with you, play silly games with you, dance with you, laugh with you, and pray with you. One of the things that I treasure the most about camp is walking alongside campers, volunteers, and other staff members as we encourage each other with reminders of
God’s goodness and faithfulness. I am so excited to walk alongside you as you come to camp – I pray for your heart to be ignited or re-ignited with delight in Christ just as He takes great delight in you.
During the rest of the year, I spend my time studying, playing and singing endless hours of music with my sisters, reading the latest addition to my bookshelf, and adventuring on hikes with friends. By God’s rich grace, I just completed my studies at Redeemer University in violin performance, ministry, and psychology. In September, I look forward to taking up a new role as a Grade 6 teacher. Until then, I could not be more excited to hang out with each of you at camp; see you there!
