Thank you to all of you who in some way
supported camp. We had 25 kids come
which is our biggest group yet. Of course,
a week before camp the location became
unavailable. But it was a blessing because
God provided a different location that was
much better suited for our needs. It was a
little farther from Sumy but we were all by
ourselves and it was much nicer. It was a
little more expensive as we needed heat
this time of year. But it was completely
covered by all that sponsored.
We had a big chunk of older kids and then the newly graduated kids. I was a little anxious that they were not going to mix so well. But they really did and we had no problems. Our camp theme was freedom in Christ. And many of the older kids were very intent on listening. It was also very personal to me because the new group of kids that just graduated were “my” kids. They were just finishing 3rd grade when I first went the orphanage and I have walked beside them. I still cannot believe they just
graduated.
Our days consisted of worship, morning bible meetings,
small group discussions, crafts, free time, sports, capture
the flag, and just good fellowship. One night we talked
about sin and how God forgives us and wants us to let it
go. So the kids wrote down some sins they had been
holding on to. We had a bonfire and they burned them.
We then had worship and s’mores. The kids who had
never been to a camp with us before, this was their first
time even seeing s’mores.
Our last night we had a man from our church come and share his
testimony. When he was younger he had been to prison
for 5 years. While in prison, he became a Christian and
is now living for the Lord. It was really neat to see how
much the kids listened. This really applies to their lives
as almost everyone has someone close to them that has
been in or is in prison.
We were able to reconnect with kids that have not been
around as much as well as minister to the ones that are
fresh out of the orphanage. We have even done some follow up trade school visits to some of the kids
who are just out of the orphanage.Thank you all so very much for all the prayers. I know I truly felt God
working through this camp.
