I came across this challenging statement: What if the way you lived, loved, and led actually reflected what you believed. It challenges the tension between who we are on the inside and what we portray on the outside. Perhaps yes we really do believe in Jesus in our heart, but for one reason or another we fall short in portraying that belief in our actions. Or, no we really haven’t totally given ourselves over to trusting in Christ, but we do a good job of presenting a veneer of faith in our daily lives.

While the Scripture says that “God looks on the heart,” we also learn from Scripture that our actions reveal the attitude of the heart. Romans 10:9-10 says, “If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.” In these verses the action of confessing is linked with what we believe in our hearts.

The ministry of Wi-Ne-Ma Christian Camp is vitally connected with putting into practice what we believe concerning Jesus and God’s love for the world expressed in Him. We believe that God works through His church to establish His healing presence in the world. We believe that God calls us to cross cultures to proclaim the Gospel. We believe God wants families to be strengthened and exhibit relationships that reflect His love. We understand that God entrusts us with the ministry of hospitality, to provide a safe place where people can rest and be renewed in their relationship with Christ.

We believe that God calls the Camp to be a place for people to experience His call, His grace, and His love. The Camp is a place where people can practice what they believe so that they can be more effective servants of Christ when the return home. We believe the Camp is place for God to use to draw people to Himself.

In light of what we believe, we keep working to enhance what God has to work with here. The summer camping programs are almost upon us. We have over 200 young people pre-registered in the camping sessions. That about 100 more campers registered than at this time last year. The family conferences are also ahead of schedule in preregistrations. The most significant is Week of Missions which is also over 200 people and 100 more than last year.

On the Missions Building project; the plans were submitted in application for building permits. We did decide, however, not to start physical construction until after Family Bible Conference. This will let us use the current building through the 2008 camping season. But, if the permit process goes smoothly look for things to start happening rapidly this fall.

We are planning a Groundbreaking Ceremony and Reception on May 26 at 2:00 pm here at the Camp. You are invited to attend as we officially launch this project.