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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 20093 – 15 Oakdale Emory UMC VIM Team (

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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

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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 “

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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.

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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

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The multipurpose room is almost done. Pascual and the rest of the crew have been working hard to finish the inside and outside of the building. Emiliano has been working on the field, cleaning the area to make the soccer and beach volley fields. The Merelos have been preparing the land for planting the garden, and everybody has been helping in different ways to do as much as possible before the

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Montevideo, September 1st and 2nd - Under the new Presidency of the Uruguayan Methodist Church, Rev. Inés Simeone invited us to gather at the traditional pastors' retreat. This was held at the Catholic "Nazareth Retreat Center" in the Montevideo area. There were two days of fellowship and friendship, led by the topic “be constructive helpers of the Kingdom of God", as one of the main topics.

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Olney, MD, August.- After this great experience of being part of the Chilean Gathering, I visited some friends and people who have been volunteering at the Renacer Methodist Camp and Retreat Center in Paysandu. I would like to give thanks to Marti and Alden English for their hospitality, to Rev. DaeHwa Park, and all of the members of the Oakdale Emory UMC in Olney, MD. This was a time for

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Oregon, August 1st to 4th.- The Chilean Gathering has been developed for several years by former missionaries and people related to Chile who are living in The United States. They normally gathered every two years in different places in the country. They take turns between the west coast, east coast and middle of the country to hold the gathering. This 2008 the Chilean Gathering was, from august

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Montevideo, July 17th to 20th, 2008: The Iglesia Metodista en el Uruguay gathered at the 20th General Assembly of the Methodist Church in the Crandon Institute (Methodist educational school) under the motto: "Faithful to Jesus Christ in a lay State". Through different instances, the members of the assembly reflected, once again, on the meaning and implications of this motto.During the Assembly,

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Trinidad is a city located 118 south of Paysandú. Ms. Jane Augeistane, from Colorado Springs, has been coming to Uruguay during these past three years. The first time, she came as part of the Women's Division of the UMC in a program called "Ubuntu". This first activity was held in Montevideo. Women from different churches around the country came to learn how to quilt. The second year, Paysandú

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This is a resume of the activities done by San Lucas UMC and the Sunday school program:Palm Sunday: The Sunday school program at Renacer Camp Center was planned to begin at 3pm that day. Nevertheless, all children arrive before the appointed time. Their happy faces, smiles, kisses and hugs were the best welcome to the teachers. “We were waiting for you,” said one of the girls. “Did you bring the

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In March, school begins in Uruguay, and the students return, after two months’ vacation. This year, our Sunday school program also started in March, so children not only came back to the regular school, but also to the church school.On Sunday, March 2nd, all children from the SS program came to the morning Sunday service, which was dedicated to them. Most of them sat in the first pews and

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“It was a snowy and cold day”. Well, it sounds like a traditional Christmas atmosphere for the Northern Hemisphere people and a nice beginning for an article about this special season. Nevertheless, this beautiful scene is just seen on Christmas cards, Coca Cola advertisements, but not in this tiny South American country called Uruguay. Uruguay doesn’t have mountains or cordillera; we’re far from

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“… I made plans at first to visit you, in order that you might be blessed twice” 2 Corinthians 1:15b (Today’s English Version)Paysandú, October, 2007.- These words were written by the apostle Paul, while he decided to twice visit the Christian community of the Corinthians. This visit would be before and after his trip to the community of Macedonia.Paul had the opportunity of sharing not only

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Paysandú, September 28, 2007.- Rev. Robert Cook, from the Waynesboro UMC PA., began his sermon reading this poem written by the Spanish writer Antonio Machado on Sunday September 23, 2007.He led a group of 14 members who participated in the first VIM team experience in the Renacer Methodist Camp Project in Paysandú.He said in part of his sermon: ‘We have come to you from the northeastern part of

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Paysandú, August, 2007.- Ubuntu: An African word (and proverb) meaning "I am human because you are human. Ubuntu psychology says, "Sharing ourselves and our gifts with others optimizes our collective and individual humanity. Even in the sharing and the giving, the individual or "other" group receives the gifts and the glories of humanity."The Women’s Division and Mission Volunteer's office of the

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April 19, 2007.- Jorge Anchorena and Maria Gonzalez are husband and wife who are in their forties. They have two kids, Antonella (13) and Esteban (11). Maria and her children attend the Sunday school program and the church services at the Renacer Methodist Camp Center. Maria was expecting a baby, but she had a very difficult pregnancy. When she was close to delivery, Ms. Cecilia Perez (Sunday

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May, 2007.- Durazno, Mercedes and Treinta y Tres are some of the cities that were affected by the flooding.The Uruguayan Methodist Church has congregation in two of these affected cities. And it has began a solidarity campaign by the Crandon Institute of Montevideo to help the people of these cities. Read the following report:Uruguay has declared a national disaster after flooding forced the

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