As of today the demolition of the Missions Building is officially complete. Right now there is nothing there for the demolition inspector to see. The slate has been wiped clean. On Friday the steel building package is scheduled to arrive and next week the concrete contractor is scheduled to start putting together the foundation forms.

There are still a number of things that need to come together before we start seeing the building go up, but for right now the empty space reminds me of what God wants to do in our lives. Seeing the empty space makes me wonder if God wants to just remodel and repair our lives or if His heart’s desire to is to totally remake our lives into something new. In Revelation 21 we look to a time when God dwells with His people, wiping away tears, and doing away with death, mourning, and pain. It is a time when “all things are being made new.”

The imagery of baptism in Romans 6 portrays us rising from the water to “walk in newness of life.” Through the various camps and conferences at Wi-Ne-Ma Christian Camp there is an opportunity to come at your relationship with Christ in new and fresh ways. It might be a fresh perspective on Scripture offered by one of the conference speakers. Or, it could be a new friend found among your cabin mates. Or, maybe it was just the opportunity to get away from the usual routine and spend some time alone with the Lord while walking on the beach. It seems like our faith in Christ should always and consistently lead us into things that are fresh and new.
So it is with a new building coming up along with a new camping season. There will be some new speakers and programs, and, as always some new campers arriving to experience Christian camping at Wi-Ne-Ma.

An update on the Missions Building project: demolition and site preparation is now complete. We are now working with our concrete contractor as he is starting to place the forms and rebar for the foundation and slab. If all goes well this week we should be starting to pour concrete within the next week. The steel building package has arrived, so as soon as the concrete sets up the crew will be able to come in and put the building up.

A website was set up where people can view pictures of the project and watch its progress. Go to http://winemamissionsbuilding.blogspot.com/ or you can find the link starting at www.winema.org.

We appreciate your continued prayers for the process as final details are being worked out for the actual construction to begin.

The various camp and conference committees are also meeting to plan the 2009 programs. Please continue to pray for these who carry out the various programs in the Camp’s ministry.
By November 15 the 2009 schedule and the opportunity to register for the camps and conferences will be available through the Camp’s website www.winema.org. We plan for printed materials to be mailed out in January as well.