CBM Intern – Why I Do What I Do
CBM National intern, Timmy Martens -
This is what my typical day looks like as a CBM National Intern on rotation at Ponderosa Bible Camp:
I usually wake up pretty early, and me being a night owl does not make this easy! Regardless, I force myself to my feet sometime before6:50am and try to beat the TEAM (Teens Excited About Ministry) members to the dining hall. If you don't know, TEAM members play a huge part in Ponderosa Bible Camp's Ministry.
They do all the grunt work, like kitchen cleaning, dishwashing, and maintaining the grounds. This summer, ...
CBM National Intern – Here Come the Suds
By CBM National intern, Timmy Martens -
My best friend somehow believes I actually enjoy doing dishes. I don’t know where he got that from; maybe it’s because one of the first things I did when I got to Ponderosa Bible Camp for my rotation with CBM’s National Internship Program was to start preparing the kitchen for the summertime. Of course, that meant lots of scrubbing and elbow grease. It was fulfilling work, but I can hardly say that I enjoyed it….okay, maybe I enjoyed it a little bit. I mean, if I had to pick between shoveling mulch and doing ...
Big Faith
By CBM National intern, Timmy Martens -
I was eating with a Board member who so graciously took another intern and me out to explore the region around the Ohiopyle State Park. In between bites of our salads, we exchanged stories of how God had worked in our lives and the life of CBM’s Cornerstone Ministry Center, the ministry at which I have been stationed for the pre-summer rotation as a CBM National Intern. In our discussion, somehow the topic of faith was brought up.
“It really depends on how big your God is.”
That was the sentence that got the ...
The Ways that Camp Life is like Family
By CBM National intern, Timmy Martens -
Over the course of the last eight months, while traveling for my internship with Children’s Bible Ministries, I have had the privilege of building relationships with people from all over the United States. Whether it be the middle of nowhere in Southern Alabama, or surrounded by tourists in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, I am blessed with these awesome, short experiences with people I barely know, that leave indelible fingerprints of God in my life. My time at Cornerstone Ministry Center in Southwestern Pennsylvania has ...
Dear Camp Victory-An Open Letter to the Camp Victory Staff
By CBM National intern, Timmy Martens -
Dear Camp Victory,
I can’t believe my two month rotation here as a CBM National Intern is coming to an end. I was told that the weeks were going to fly by, but I didn’t think it would come and go this fast. Yet here I am, with my final day on this beautiful camp property rapidly approaching. It truly has been an amazing time, and I want every one of you to know that I couldn’t have asked for a better first rotation.
I remember back to day one. I was exhausted, probably more emotionally than I was physically. Truth ...
