First and Second Day of Camp

Tuesday was the first “official” day of camp. We are amazed at the diversity of where the children live and where they immigrated from to Canada/USA. New York City, Cleveland, Ohio, Toronto, Hungary, Romania, Russia, and South Carolina round out the places. We spent most of the day getting to know each other and each other’s ways. By the evening everyone was warming up to these crazy Americans. Mary and Leah are doing a great job with the music and opening session; Pat and Caitlin are handling crafts; Bonnie and Tatiana are handling everything from toddlers, crafts, preparation, and games; and Floyd leads the closing session and mission stories. Our Hungarian counterparts are great. We have enjoyed so much working with them. Sarah Grace and Abigail are now sleeping with their Hungarian buds. Swimming at the lake is really fun. Hannah went down a floating slide “400 times”. Caleb is enjoying the sand pile.

Wednesday was a challenging day as we made adjustments to our camp schedule and the team picked up more responsibility in the camp schedule. The day was a great day. The children are getting into the songs now and the motions that go with the songs. Every day, Jeni and Chris transform their Bible Story room into the setting for the Bible Story. Tuesday was Gideon’s camp and the Midianite camp. Wednesday was Daniel in the lion’s den. (Today is the fiery furnace in Daniel). Pat, Caitlin, and Bonnie added an afternoon craft time. Floyd added recreation. The food at camp is really great. Snack times are in the morning, afternoon, and evening. We are eating six times a day. Maybe it is a good thing that it’s hot. The day’s recreation included a World Cup soccer match and a three set volleyball match in the evening. The partnership between the team and the Hungarian camp leaders has really grown. The relationship with the children is growing. One of the boys shared with a friend who is struggling at camp about Jesus’ love for him. Also, the children took on the responsibility of being a friend to this struggling camper.