Camp Experience Helps the Blind to See Jesus

This past July marked the fourth consecutive summer Wendell Springer has served as Pastor at the camp for the blind held at Camp Wakonda near Westfield, Wisconsin. Why would a 70 year old retired pastor want to spend an entire week each year with the visually impaired? I feel the need to share the love of God with everybody, especially blind people, said the slender white haired clergyman. They have a lot of discouraging experiences in their lives. I want to give them hope that Jesus really loves them and is able to provide for their needs and give them peace.
Have the blind campers responded to Springers spiritual messages? Oh, absolutely! Many of them have told me they appreciate the spiritual tone of the camp, said Springer. We try to bring Christ into all our activities. The campers enjoy that.
Wakondas Camp for the Blind provides a variety of inspirational and educational programs for those visually impaired, as well as challenging them to rise above their difficulties. For many blind people, archery, ceramics, water skiing, horseback riding and scaling a 50 foot climbing wall present formidable challenges, as does the camps annual talent show.
This was the 10th year Wausaus Carolyn Walker, age 31, has been to the blind camp. While she enjoyed riding horseback and climbing the 50 foot climbing wall (she reached the top three times this summer), she especially enjoyed the spiritual aspect of the camp. What I really like about the camp is the ...