Brightwaters is a not-for-profit, non-denominational Christian organisation that has been running waterskiing, tubing and wakeboarding camps on Lake Macquarie in NSW, Australia, for over 40 years.

VISION: Brightwaters vision is to provide an environment where teenagers can have heaps of fun whilst hearing the great news of the gospel in talks and bible studies. BW has a variety of campers – some already trust in Jesus as their Savior, others know a little bit about Christianity, whilst others haven’t heard much about it at all. Those who want to learn more about Jesus and also have an awesome week of wakeboarding and water skiing are more than welcome.

CRUSADERS: In an exciting development, Brightwaters is now part of the Crusaders organisation. “Cru Holiday Camps is a division of The Crusader Union of Australia, which is a non-profit, inter-denominational Christian youth organisation. Founded in 1930, Crusaders is the largest Christian provider of holiday camp programs in Australia. Click here to find out more about Crusaders.

Brightwaters is run by committed volunteer leaders from churches all over NSW. Brightwaters is co-ed camp open to teenagers who are completing years 8-12 in 2007.

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As Brightwaters is a non-profit organisation run by volunteers, your support in continuing this awesome ministry is greatly appreciated. You can support Brightwaters in 1 of 3 ways:

1. Prayer : Praying to our awesome God is a great privilege and He promises that He listens. Please pray that campers will hear the gospel faithfully proclaimed, for safety, great weather, heaps of fun and that Brightwaters continues to impact thousands of teenagers to follow Christ.

2. Financially : As Brightwaters is a non-profit organisation, your financial support makes a huge difference to the ongoing ministry of Brightwaters. To make a donation of any amount, please send a cheque payable to “Brightwaters Christian Camps Incorporated” to Crusaders, PO Box 590 Eastwood NSW 2122.

3. Leading : Brightwaters is run by volunteers who believe that salvation is through Jesus Christ alone. If you trust in Jesus and would like to make a difference to the lives of teenagers from all over Australia on Brightwaters 2008, we would love to hear from you. Please send an email to our camp directors Pete Greenwell and James Ryburn at info@brightwaters.org.au