Camp - Day 4 - July 21

After a rather inconvenient late wake up by my room and I, we started the day with a "find-your-shoe" relay game until English class. I've begun to notice that the kids are arriving at camp earlier and earlier, so praise God for the impact that camp is already making on them. Our chapel message was given by Ede, who also gave the message on Tuesday, and his message on the importance of abstinence was followed by soup (again) and bread that was a mix between spongecake and biscuits (as Kyle and I decided). Right after lunch we headed off to Aquaworld, a snazzy indoor water park complete with four-story slides and an outdoor thermal bath, which felt especially nice in today's sixty degree weather. Yes, I said sixty degrees, and I became very thankful for that weather when I heard about how hot it was in Chicago today. It was great to spend the time with the students and just relax and have fun with them in the waterpark for a whole afternoon.

So far, the work of God is plain to see all around the camp. Everyone is having fun with all of us crazy Americans, and in small groups there have been great discussions so far about Christianity. In one group a boy asked about predestination, and Tom, Brad, and I have already had the chance to share the Gospel to our small group, which was quicker and easier than I was expecting. I'm praising the Lord for everything that I am learning about connecting with and loving others, and for the awesome camp experience that we've had this week.

It seems that everyday the friendships and conversations are growing by leaps and bounds, and the kids are becoming more open to us by the hour. I've already made new friendships and have had so much fun strengthening those that I made last year, and it's crazy to think that we're already half way done with camp tomorrow. We stayed at camp for dinner where an actual chef made us some actual food with substance! Hallelujah! A lot of pork cutlets and potatoes later, the whole camp left with full and happy stomachs. Yet apparently those happy stomachs weren't quite full enough for the team, considering we are currently in the hotel hallway inhaling six cartons of ice cream that the boys just bought from the grocery store.

Keep praying that God will do more amazing this next week, which I'm sure He will!

Victoria