First Week of Gypsy Camp Off to a Hot Start!

We are on the third day of the first week of Gypsy Camp! The heat is almost unbearable. In fact, the country is under a heat warning. Needless to say, we are all thankful that the river is so cold so the children can get extra swimming time to stay cool!

There are 51 children from Apalina attending this week’s camp. And while the actual summer temperatures are proving to be a bit of a challenge, Abigail and Sarah Grace are doing a great job adjusting to this challenge.

Abigail is leading the crafts session which are set up in the woodshed again. Sarah Grace is leading an afternoon rotation developing dramas and teaching an English song for each drama. They will be presented on the final evening of camp.  The children all love them, and the boys think they are beautiful. 

One little girl is struggling to under the language barrier. She keeps telling Abigail to stop speaking English because she cannot understand. She tells Abigail to speak Romanian or Hungarian. When the translator told the little girl that Abigail could not speak Romanian or Hungarian, she asked, “Were you born this way?”

Thank you for your continued prayers as we share God’s love with the children.

Abigail gets a little help prepping 

for the next crafts session.

Sarah Grace demonstrates one of the options

for making a "take home" craft.

The children gather around an outdoor table 

for the next round of activities.