December Update

The last month or so we have been working on getting the sheetrock put up in the "Great Room." With assistance of work parties from Adventure Christian Church in McMinnville and Harrisburg Christian Church along with what I call the "Thursday Boys" we are about 3/4 done with this project. Today the Thursday Boys are working on the high part of the south wall. These pictures will give an idea of how that room is coming along.

You will also see that the heaters have been hung, but, they are not yet plumbed. You might notice that some basketball hoops have been put up as well. The groups that used the Camp in November were able to use the building for some of there play time.

At this time of year we appreciate those who continue to support the Camp and this project financially. If you would like to donate to help keep this project moving forward, please go to www.winema.org and follow the "Donate Online" link. It will help. Thanks.

Units Number 2 and 3 of Sheetrock for the Great Room


From the Mezzanine Level, a view of the north wall.

From the Mezzanine Leverl, a view of the east wall.

From the Mezzanine Level, a view of the south wall.

Thursday Boys on the high lift.

Phil and Bill measuring.

A view of the Mezzanine Level. We now have stairs.

From the southeast corner, a view of the west wall.

From the northeast corner, a view of the west wall and

where the Thursday Boys are working.

Hanging Heaters

It not wired or plumbed yet, but the first heater was set in place today. The second one should go up tomorrow. We hope to have them working in a couple of weeks.

It Has Been a While

I am sure it is an understatement that it has been a while since the last post and pictures. This set of pictures runs from newest to oldest. So, what has been accomplished since the end of August. Well, by Family Bible Conference the exhaust fan was installed in the East Wall. We also got the insulation put up in the perimeter walls, several young men from Newberg Christian Church did that messy job. Concurrent with that, strandboard was also put up around the perimeter of the Great Room (or Koinonium as one blog follower likes to call it).

We have also run some electrical conduit in anticipation of working on the west reception/administration areas.

After Family Bible Conference the next big thing was Friends of Wi-Ne-Ma Day. That event returned to the Missions Building. It worked really well to get the concert, silent auction, and oral auction all together again. The special project for Friends of Wi-Ne-Ma Day was raising money to insulate the ceiling and purchase the windows for the western entrance. A little over $14,000 was raised which should cover those costs. (If you would like to donate towards the overall Missions Building project you can do so online. Look for the link on the left.)

In the last month we have been assisted by the Thursday volunteers and by work parties from Adventure Christian Church and Harrisburg Christian Church. They have been putting up sheet rock. That task is about half done. Adventure is coming back in November to continue on with the sheet rock.

Phil has built some basketball backboards, so now we also have four hoops up. It only took me four tries to make a basket in the new building (it was a jump shot and not a lay in).

The next thing this week is for a couple of volunteers who will come in and put in one of the sets of stairs to the mezzanine.

Our goal this winter is to finish up the Great Room/Koinonium with insulation and finished walls, windows in the west entrance. By next summer we intend to finish the office/administration areas on the west end of the building and have the offices moved there.

Thanks for the prayers, encouragement, and support of this project.

Getting ready to paint this backboard.


A look at the Great Room, half done with sheetrock.

Two units of Sheet Rock ready to offload.

The first unit of sheetrock and lumber for the first set of stairs.

Putting in the insulation.

Cutting insulation to fit.

More insulation.

Continuing On

Just a couple of pictures of the inside of the building. We have some young guys in stapling up insulation in the walls.

Week of Missions

The start of Week of Missions. Although there is still quite a bit left to do, we were able to host the opening session of Week of Missions in the new building. It is gathering quite a few positive comments about the design and the features it will come to hold.

Week of Missions has gotten off to a great start. We are looking forward to the worship, fellowship, and the challenge as we spend this time considering what God is doing around the world through the lives of the various mission efforts represented this week.

The band and stage
north side of the room

south side of the room

both sides of the room

Lots of Things Coming Together Right Now

Here we are in the midst of camp season and working like mad to keep going on the Missions Building. We are continuing to push to have the Great Room in some kind of shape to use for Week of Missions. Just what kind of shape we will know when the doors open on August 2.

A cool thing from 1st Jr. High Camp is this mural. We are backing the walls with strandboard, but until we get to the sheetrock, this mural will brighten the room.

Thanks 1st Junior High

The North Wall, door to the store room

The South Wall, looking through to the south entrance.

Soon to be covered with concrete. The corner will be the mechanical room.

Mezzanine level, door to stairs that are not there yet.

Framing for windows overlooking the Great Room.

The Great Room from the Mezzanine Level

The Prow, all it needs is windows to be finished.

Time for An Update

As we transitioned from May to June the pace at Camp has picked up quite a bit. There was the transition from hosting Outdoor Schools to hosting our summer camps. Christian Heritage Conference, Hispanic Family Camp and the first two youth camps have already moved through.

On the Missions Building, most of the effort in the last month has been on the sprinkler system and building the walls inside. We also have the conduit in the ground for the power company to eventually come and hook up the building. We have had a number of volunteers in doing some framing and sheeting the inside walls. The walls around the great room are what will be there according to the plans. Other walls are temporary to secure areas that won't be ready by Week of Missions.

In order to be as ready as we are going to be by Week of Missions, we need to have the sprinkler system and heating system installed and the electrical system installed for the Great Room. We are on schedule, but we also realize that we have just over a month to get that done. Thanks for your prayers and support.

View from the northwest

View from the southwest. The front area will be filled with glass.

The west entrance to the Great Room

Looking across to the south entrance

Looking west across the Great Room

The south entrance

The south entrance to the Great Room

Readying the wall from the mezzanine level. Windows looking out over the Great Room.

Looking out over the Great Room from the mezzanine level.

Another look back across the mezzanine

A corner in the sprinkler system

Transition

We are kind of at that stage where the skin is on the building, but it is taking a while to get the inside on track. We are back to working on things that will be covered up. The underground stuff is getting worked on, getting the layouts and permits for the electrical lines to come into the building as well as the water line for the sprinkler system. One of the pictures below shows the new valve attached to the Camp's main water line. I also included a picture looking out across the Great Room from the second level of the office end of the building.


I see this as a time of transition because we are moving from being contractor dependent to assuming more responsibility for the actual construction. We are also gearing up for the transition from winter/spring to summer and the transition from retreat groups to our summer camps and conferences. The outside of the building won't look much different from now on. That is, until we install the windows in the front entryway and then when we finish up the parking and walkways around the outside. So, now we are looking for inner transformations. Some things to keep praying for are to get done what is necessary in order to use the Great Room by Week of Missions.

A view across the Great Room

Our New Valve

Two Posts in One Day

Then last Saturday a group of men from the Mill City Christian Church came and installed the decking on the mezzanine level of the administrative area. It was amazing and a blessing to see it all get installed in one day.

The view from the mezzanine.

Gently tapping in the final row.

Making sure all the screws line up straight.

Looking south.

Looking north.