Boys Counselors 2009

Alan Newbold
Boys Director

School: Walla Walla University

Year: This year I'm working on finishing up a Master's Degree in Teaching.

Major: Theology and Spanish in college. The aim: to teach Bible and Spanish in high school.

Age: 26

Favorite Pastime: Travel, backpacking, reading, singing, road biking, eating - and CAMP!!!

Favorite Text: Psalm 37:3-7 "Delight yourself in the LORD; and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He will do it. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light and your judgment as the noonday. Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him."

Jorge Ascencio
Boys Counselor Cowboy Camp

Eric Barnes
Boys Counselor Extreme Camp

Trevor Carstens
Boys Counselor

School: Walla Walla University

Year: Freshman

Major: Let's go with undecided

Age: 18

Favorite Pastime: Skiing, Traveling, Roller coasters, and Eating

Favorite Text: Psalms 27:1-3 "The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid? When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident."

Nick Ham
Boys Counselor

Brendan Hay
Boys Counselor

School: Walla Walla University

Year: Junior

Major: Pre-Dentistry/Music
Minor: Chemistry/Spanish

Age: 21

Favorite Pastime: Rocking out on the piano, singing, acting, fine arts, traveling, languages, funny/weird/random things, robot dancing, old-school Nintendo, sleeping, eating Mexican and Italian food, running, swimming, golfing, paintball, surfing, and pretty much just hanging out with my friends.

Favorite Text: Revelation 122:20-21 "He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen."

Cedric Johnson
Boys Counselor

School: I going to Walla Walla University but I'll be a Student Missionary in Palaunext year.

Year: Junior

Major: Psychology

Age: 20

Favorite Pastime: Drinking Capri Suns or anything thats just fun

Favorite Text: Genesis 15. "It talks about God coming down and making a covenant with Abraham. It doesn't seem like much but when you look at the great significance of it, it's quite amazing. Back in the day people who wanted to make a covenant would cut a sacrifice into pieces and walk between them to make the covenant with each other. Now if one nation was greater then only the lesser nation had to walk between the sacrifice but here in this verse God is the one who walked between it. That's just good imagery right there."

Dustin Kelly
Boys Counselor

School: Walla Walla University

Year: Senior

Majors: History/Religion

Minor: Education

Age: 22

Favorite Pastime: Baseball

Favorite Text: Jeremiah 1:10 "See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant."

Nolan Kinne
Boys Counselor

Kendal Margart
Boys Counselor

School: Walla Walla University

Year: Sophomore

Major: Business Administration

Age: 20

Favorite Pastime: Downhill Longboarding

Favorite Text: Isaiah 25:9 "And it shall be said in that day: Lo, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the LORD; we have waited for Him; we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation."

Adam Newbold
Boys Counselor

School: Walla Walla University

Year: Sophomore

Major/Minor: Industrial Design/Marketing

Age: 20

Favorite Pastime: Spending quality time with friends; traveling with friends and family on road trips and to different countries; music—I play violin, sing, tinker on the piano, and also play steel drums; playing volleyball; writing letters—I think writing is a lost art... especially handwritten letters; baking & cooking—I love to bake desserts and cook food for friends; doing graphic design for WWU and for side projects; working with my youth group kids back home; and, of course, working as a boys' counselor at Camp MiVoden!

Favorite Text: One of my favorites comes from Romans 5, verses 3 and 4: "We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us—they help us learn to endure. And endurance develops strength of character in us, and character strengthens our confident expectation of salvation" (NLT). It is hard to remember that problems and trials are good for us sometimes—they build us up and strengthen our character. We're never alone, either; Jesus is with us the entire time—we just may not always be looking for Him.

Jonathan Schreven
Boys Counselor

School: Walla Walla University

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Age: 20

Favorite Pastime: Riding bikes and eating chocolate

Favorite Text: Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you", says the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Martin Surridge
Boys Counselor

School: Walla Walla University

Major: M.A. in Teachin

Age: 23

Favorite Pastime: Cooking, Talking, Books, Traveling Favorite

Bible Text: Romans 15:1 "We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves."

Alex Wickward
Boys Counselor

School: Eastern Washington University

Year: Freshman

Major: Physical Education

Age: 18

Favorite Pastime:Sports, Hanging out with friends, and outdoors activities such as camping and fishing

Favorite Text: Proverbs 18:10-"The name of the Lord is a strong fortress; the godly run to him and are safe."