Camp started with registration at 4:00, Monday afternoon
Here are the newly improved showers. If you remember, there were absolutely no separations before. Don't they look great for a temporary setup?!
First camp dinner
Um... yes.... we had a visitor while we were eating...
The teens come with just a change or two of clothing and wash out their clothes by hand (with a bar of soap) almost every day, as you can see in this picture
Meeting for all leaders
Evening services
Special music from a group from the city of "White Church"
Introduction of Thompson family
Everyone sang "Happy Birthday" in Russian to Ashlyn, who was celebrating her spiritual birthday today. We also took her to McDonald's for lunch and were all able to sit in the birthday room!
Bro. Thompson preaching about the importance of making right choices concerning friends
Bro. Thompson instantly won the hearts of the teens by bringing Reese's peanut butter cups from America for everyone. Most of the teens had never seen or tasted these!We found out this evening that the 14 orphans who were signed up to attend camp this week will not be able to make it. They caught some sort of illness at the camp they were at last week and the whole orphanage has been put under quarantine which means no one can leave and no one can come in. Needless, to say, I am dreadfully disappointed.
Please be praying for God to do amazing things in our hearts and lives this week. We want to take the disappointments and heat in stride, and are asking God to help us "Grow in Christ" which is our theme for this year!
And, for my "Alina prayer warriors"..... she is at camp this week! She has never ventured out to do anything like this, so please pray for special grace as she endures the heat. I really hope to see her make some very special friends this week who will encourage her in her spiritual walk with the Lord.
Until tomorrow...