Summer update part 2 2019

pictures in this blog capture a lot of why we host an English camp every year. Along with the numerous stories of God's grace working through a camp like this. I could share the story of one young girl who is around 8 years old and is one amazing little person. She is smart, sensitive, cute, feisty all wrapped up in an adorable package. We talked and threw rocks at old tractor equipment and told other kids not to throw grasshoppers into the bonfire because they are God creatures too. She is also as of this last week a new member of God's family. One of our awesome leaders was able to talk with her over the course of the week and she accepted Jesus as her Savior. She woke up the next morning and exclaimed how much better the day is when you know Jesus has saved you. She is pretty special to me and to everyone who had the privilege of meeting her this last week. Every one of us knows that God has got something amazing in store for this little girl. 

Danny and Manny

Both of these gentlemen were in my room and Manny, the one with the hat has been attending our camp since the first one and brought his friends with him this year. He loves our camp and their group brought a guitar and led worship songs for the talent show on the last night. We spent many late nights talking about the bible and life with most of the other 8 boys listening into our conversations. Please keep all of these young men in prayer as they are the next leaders in the local church and we praying for them to be examples wisdom, love and grace to those around them.

The next picture is my friend Alex, who the entire time was really quiet until the last night. I then found out that Alex has quite the inventory of super funny jokes and is highly fluent and skilled in video games on phones. He was from a group of 13 kids who traveled from Oradea to attend our camp. Which was an approximate 5-hour drive for those who do not know the distance. All of these kids came due to two boys who attended our camp 2 years ago and went back and shared with them how fun it was.

Alex telling me joke after joke tonight

The team that came and helped this year was amazing. We had a group from Boise, Id and a couple from Oklahoma, Lonnie, and Theresa. Lonnie is a retired ex-marine, who pastor's Calvary Chapel and really wanted to come and serve with since the last time we had seen them was 7 years ago. One of the other leaders was impressed with how Lonnie could whip boys into shape with no problem taking a room of rowdy boys and inform them that he was going to read his bible so they needed to be quiet and if they would like he read out loud to them. To which they would quiet done and listen while he read in English and one of the boys pulled out his Romanian bible and read it to them in their own language. This became their nightly routine.

The Camp schedule was pretty full with English classes in the morning followed by an afternoon full of activities until dinner. After dinner, we would have all of the kids meet in the main conference hall and have a time of sharing our testimonies from different leaders in the camp. Followed by a group game and then dragging kids off to bed because they were having so much fun. 

The last night was our talent show and it was amazing to see how God has gifted all of these different kids of all ages with music, acting, jokes, dancing, amazing abilities. So interesting to watch them come up with something that made them truly unique. 

funny skits

singing

funny skits

We followed up the talent show with our end of week bonfire with about 4 kg of marshmallows, which quickly disappeared into the night. There were a lot of tears and hugging on the last night was the kids really enjoyed their week at the camp and can not wait until next year. 

if you light they will come

beautiful bonfire

hard to say goodbye

Prayer Requests:

English camp was awesome this year. We had a total of 73 kids come, which was our biggest camp yet. One of the counselors this year was able to lead a young girl around 9 years old to Jesus. Please keep her prayer.

By the end of camp, we had kids already asking about next year. Please keep all of the students in prayer that the things that were shared with them would sink deeply into their hearts.

Please pray as we are also helping one of the other missionary couples in our church with a 3 Day VBS in a poor village up in the mountains. Praying for opportunities to share the gospel with kids and parents.

Just an update this last Sunday Amalia’s Family has been coming to church with her and bringing people with them since the death of her mom. Praying for God to powerfully move in their hearts.

We also had a family visit from Belgium, he is from Belgium his wife is from Bistrita, Romania. They attended church couple of Sunday’s ago and were totally blessed by the message. He is catholic and she is orthodox. They are vacationing here for a month. praying for opportunities to serve them and share with them. His name is Erwin

Prayer appreciated for a girl who contacted the church, whose boyfriend got her pregnant and is pressuring for an abortion. Asking for God to intervene and how to minister to her.

Prayer for finances for a trip back to the states early next spring to summer. Cynthia’s  parents are celebrating their 50th anniversary and want to get everyone together. Praying the logistics for and timing for all of this but also the opportunity for God to show up in a big way. 

Prayer for the Lord to add to our advocacy team people who have a heart and interest in Romania. 

Pray also as we begin the process of getting approval for our concert outreach for August 30th.

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