Tuesday-Thursday

Tuesday was us getting into the groove of things. Camp went very well, as planned and the kids learned about Jesus feeding the five thousand.  Wednesday was another day at camp, but at night we had two planned excursions. First, some of us from the group went to visit a local orphanage, six of the children at camp live there and we thought it would be good to go visit them in their home. We were all so relieved to find out that it was a very warm and loving environment. After that short visit , the entire group traveled about half an hour away to a natural beach on the Baltic Sea to watch the sunset. It was a little windy but the rain held off for us to be able to go. We all took pictures and had our devotion and then just for the sake of saying we had, Brian and I went into the Baltic. Brian, being a boy, went all the way in and swam,  I on the other hand, only went in up to my waist. It was a little cold, but totally worth it. After the swim we changed and went up to some picnic tables for some snacks and conversation with the team and our hosts. The sun was supposed to set at 10:19 (yes that late), so we all stayed there and watch the sun set over the Baltic. I can honestly say that I don't think I have ever seen something so beautiful. Brian said to me, "this couldn't get any better" and I responded, "unless there was a rainbow, those always make things perfect." Not ten minutes later we turned around to chat with the rest of the group to see a rainbow in the sky, opposite to the sunset. I couldn't believe it, God made such beautiful things for us here on earth, and it was a blessing to be able to admire them. We took a lot of pictures at the beach that will be posted, they are breathtaking, (thanks to Brian our pro photographer). Thursday was a rainy day, but to all of our surprise went very well. All of our campers were well behaved for being cooped up inside all day, we were able to have recreation time outside towards the end of the day to get most of the energy out. We are all really starting to bond with the kids and building relationships, it is really great to be able to know their names and have conversations helping them practice their English. Speaking of their English, most of them are very skilled speakers, they may fumble over a few words, but most of them are very fluent. They also watch American movies, so they are familiar with idioms. The Bible lesson was the blind man that Jesus healed, the drama that they did was outstanding, all in English. Tomorrow is our second to last day of camp! Please pray that we really connect with the kids tomorrow, especially because the Bible lesson is about the Crucifixion and Resurrection. Pray that the Holy Spirit is with us tomorrow. Oh, and yes we have been able to watch a little bit of World Cup! Thank you for the support!