Camp maintenance is as much a part of leadership training as a regular course. is provided for appreciation of God’s out-door world. “CIT’s” on the Island are a privi leged group of campers working hard at climbing the first rung of the summer institute ladder. “Campers in Training” are a re stricted group of carefully screened high school juniors and seniors who want a “head start” in counselor training. Living in separate cabins with specialized counselors, t h e y learn the basic principles upon which good programming and leadership are built. Offered twice during the summer, this program is packed into 4 full weeks. During the first week, the CIT’s are on probation and must prove themselves as model camper leaders in order to merit the CIT sweatshirt and the privilege to con tinue training. By the second week, classes, projects, field trips, and over-
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Campers appreciate the counselor who is available when he needs help in guiding his canoe . . . or his life. W o r d o f L i f e I s l a n d is a confer ence, a camp, and now a cam pus. Its 90 acres of giant pines, rug
ged rocks, and rambling trails, look out over sparkling Schroon Lake in the mountain wilderness of the Adi- rondacks. The first of six Word of Life camps and conferences in 3 countries, the Island has become a rendezvous for more than 3000 young people every summer. Attracted by Jack Wrytzen’s youth rallies and the Word of Life broadcast, they have come from al most every state and over 30 foreign lands. Traditionally a conference, t h e Island program provides “one week- ers” with concentrated Bible study, a variety of recreation, the opportuni ty to mix with large groups of peers, and generally, “the vacation of their lifetime!” A structured program be comes flexible as campers assume re-
Students learn by doing. sponsibility in separate Senior High and College and Career cabin coun cils. For the many who stay from two to nine weeks, the Island program is somewhat decentralized. Individual training in waterfront, campcraft, and tripping skills is offered in prep aration for outpost camping. Increas ed attention is given to the needs of the camper and greater opportunity
The island is surrounded by five million acres of wilderness.
Dr. Jack Wyrtzen, director of Word of Life, presents CIT (Campers in Training) certificates. nights are already in process in a meaningful succession. The climax of the program comes during the last week in an extended hike or canoe trip planned by the CIT’s themselves. At the end of the course, certifi cates are granted which indicate suc cessful completion of training in Per sonal Evangelism, Bible Study, Lead ership Skills, Campcraft Skills, Camp Philosophy, Canoeing, and optional instruction in Graded Swimming. (continued on next page) THE KING'S BUSINESS
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