This Christmas season we can think of how places evoke important images. For example, we might be "home for the holidays" and even though our home might not be Christmas card idyllic, yet, the thought of being some place where we are nurtured, cared, for and loved rings within us.
At Christmas time we also think of special places -- Bethlehem, a stable, a manger. We think that it is not quite these physical locations that are so special. What is special is what they represent for our relationships. "But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children. And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, 'Abba! Father!'" (Galatians 4:4-6).
The manger, the stable, Bethlehem provide places to approach His Son, Jesus.
The ministry of a place like Wi-Ne-Ma Christian Camp must be about the relationships that are formed and encouraged in this setting. Relationships with Christ and within the fellowship of Christians don't happen in a wispy ethereal realm. They happen in a place with an address and a setting. They happen in cabin groups, in worship and Bible study together, as we play, work, and eat together.
Included with this post is a picture of the crosses and the view across the Camp. It is a magnificent view that reminds us of God's majesty as the crosses remind us of how His love and sacrifice made a way for us to experience his love and grace. There is something missing in the picture, however, and that is the presence of people engaged in fellowship and ministry.
So, this Christmas season we look forward to what God will do among those who still seek Him and pray that Wi-Ne-Ma Christian Camp will continue to be a place for Christ to be found.
Happy Christmas.
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