From the Camp Director,
We have had a busy November, with several retreats that we hosted and preparing our facitlities for the winter. We have also started working on Summer Camp 2023.
During the month of December, some of our staff will be going to our National Conference in Black Mountain, North Carolina. This time of the year we are working hard at sharpening our tools and learning how to continue to make Hanging Rock a great place for many more years.
As we celebrate Christmas this season, it is my hope and prayer that we may not become so caught up in the pressures of the season that we place our emphasis on the wrong things and miss the simple joys of the birth of the Holy One of Bethlehem.
Finding the real joy of Christmas comes not in the hurrying to get more done. We find the real joy of Christmas when we make the Savior the focus of the season.
May we give as the Savior gave. To give of oneself is a holy gift. We give as a remembrance of all the Savior has given. May we also give gifts that have eternal value, along with our gifts that eventually break or are forgotten.
How much better the world would be if we all gave gifts of understanding and compassion, of service and friendship, of kindness and gentleness.
Have a Very Merry Christmas from the Bakers!
Gary Baker, Executive Director