Hi Everyone!

Hi everyone! Well, you've all already gotten an email from me, but let me put a face to a name. I'm Charis Banks (pronounced "Care-iss"), and this is my dog Caspian (like the book/movie), and I'm one of the LIT leaders this summer!

I'm from Chilliwack BC, I'm 21 years old next week, and I love camp. I have a confession to make, my story actually begins at Camp Qwanoes (For those of you who don't know, Imadene and Qwanoes are sort of rival camps). I'd always grown up in a Christian home and had been to camp every summer since I was in grade 3, so when I turned 16 I decided to go to the Counselor in training (CIT) program there, kind of like LIT here. It was one of the most amazing summers I've ever had. I learned so much and began to feel close to God in a way I never had before. I also made so many amazing friends, some of whom I'm still very close to now, that have really changed me a lot. Since then I worked at Qwanoes for 4 summers, and have started attending Briercrest Bible College in Saskatchewan. That has been amazing too, learning more about the Bible in a really real and interesting way. So when a friend suggested I come to Imadene this summer, I was really excited at the idea of being at camp again and learning and growing with all of you. I really am serious when I say I can't wait to meet you all, myself and the two other guys have been here planning for your arrival for a couple weeks now, and we're just itching for summer to start. Hence the blog: we'd love to start getting to know you already!

Anyway, have a great day everyone. Hope to hear from you soon!