Join a Team...

The camp center needs your help. We actually have the following VIM teams coming this year 2009. If you are interested in being part of one of them, please contact the VIM Team Coordinators or, if you feel called to bring your church or friends, in a VIM Team, please, let us know. We happily will send you more information about our project.

September 2009

3 – 15 Oakdale Emory UMC VIM Team (Washington-Baltimore Conference)
VIM Team Coordinator:
Ms. Marti English (TRLPRO@aol.com)

17- 30 Oregon VIM Team
VIM Team Coordinator:
Rev Glenn & Donna Waltman (dgwaltman@juno.com)

19-28 Central PA VIM Team
VIM Team Coordinator:
Rev. Robert Cook (kerygma5@yahoo.com)

For VIM Teams information, Please contact us at:

* GBGM Missionary Miguel Arenas (Renacer Methodist Camp Project Coordinator)
Email: marenas_chile@yahoo.com
* Ms. Stella Bolioli (VIM Team National Coordinator for the IMU)
Email: sfbolioli@hotmail.com

Architect's visit

Architect visit: Pablo Castaños and Darwin Olivera, the two young architect students who have been helping with the construction plans of the project from the beginning, were visiting Renacer in March. They checked the improvements of the multipurpose room, gave some advice for the finishing of the building, and took some measures of the area where the new cabins will be in the future. They are planning to have a final architecture plan at the end of April. This will allow starting the preparing of the foundations for the first cabin during the next months, and be ready for the two VIM teams coming in September 2009.

Pen friends

Saint Paul’s UMC from Tallahassee, FL., has been connected with the Renacer Camp Center Project from its early beginning. This connection was created, thanks to the Covenant Relationship of this church with missionary Miguel Arenas. Saint Paul’s made the first donation for the Sunday school, “Cup of milk program” at the camp during 2004 and 2005. Nowadays, we restarted our connection by the “Make a difference project” that this church is developing among its members this 2009. This program has allowed the kids from Renacer Camp Center to start a pen friend connection with the Saint Paul’s kids. Our kids will write their first letters to the new American friends - letters that will be translated by Miguel Arenas and sent by snail mail to Saint Paul. We hope to continue with this GREAT IDEA of fellowship, no matter the language, social condition or geographic area we are.

Stove for the Camp

April, 2009.- A new brand Fagor stove (Spanish brand) was bought for the camp center project. We would like to give thanks to the Trimmer family from Oakdale Emory UMC, Olney, MD, for their support to this project. Delicious pizzas, cakes and bread were baked at the oven, and the six fire units helped to cook more than one dish at the time. Campers really enjoyed the results of the new stove. Thank you!

Youth National “Holy Week Camp”

Under the Bible Scripture of Nehemiah 2:18 “Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work” ( KJV) 36 young people from different Methodist churches around the country, gathered from Saturday 4th to Monday 6th, at the first Youth National Camp at the Renacer Methodist Camp Center after more than ten years.

The camp was led by a staff named by the Methodist Church. It was directed by Ms. Gladys Cuña (the IMU Vice president) and Ms. Miraille Planchon, and a group of three more leaders
Pastor Miguel was the work coordinator of the youth camp. The program included devotion time, Bible studies, recreation, and different types of work activities at the camp.

Mr. Lothar Driedger, a carpenter and member of the Central UMC of Montevideo, led the carpentry work. This included construction of cabinets for the kitchen, repairing of old table boards and some other related work. Two young campers, Eloisa Bremmermann and Rafael Noblia, who are studying physical Education, coordinated the group for those who helped cleaning and measuring the area for the future soccer and volley fields.

Nestor Olivera, a young pastor, just arrived from the Theological Seminary of ISEDET, Buenos Aires Argentina, led the Bible Studies based on Nehemiah, and the young men guided the singing and games.
Maria Julia, Member of the Aguada UMC of Montevideo, was our cook. Her delicious meals were an important part of the camp too. Campers are always starving, especially after working hard.