God has been tugging at the hearts of many of us on this trip. We were blessed to have been asked if one of our team members would like to teach at our evening worship. Kim had been praying about this opportunity, but wanted to wait to see if the moment was right and if this was part of God's plan for her on this trip. After much planning and praying, tonight was blessed by the Holy Spirit in so many ways.
Tonight's teaching was on Eternal Value. This message was shared through drama, worship songs, a message by Kim and testimonies from Marc and Kim. It was a night presented by the entire American team, young and old.
Through the sharing of testimonies, the Polish students and camp leaders were brought closer together through Him. As Marc shared his journey toward a relationship with God, you could see God working through him as his story unfolded. Afterwards Kim felt the nudge to share her story on how she and her family were called to Poland. Everyone was moved by how God worked in each of their lives.
Hearts were touched and tears were shed as we ended the night with the song "Shout to the Lord."
Friday, July 25, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Another Day
Woke up. Ate breakfast. Had devotions. Taught English. Ate Lunch. Celebrated an Anniversary (Kim and Glen!) Played Games. Made Crafts. WATERFIGHT! Ate Dinner. WATERFIGHT! Worshipped together. Planned for tomorrow. Going to bed!
God Bless!
God Bless!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Day Four
It was business as usual at Camp Come Together. Our day included English lessons, games, crafts and worship. Tonight was our first segment of the CTN News video--written, produced, directed and presented by the advanced level students and teachers. After 6 hours spent in the editing room, all enjoyed the production at the beginning of our evening worship time.
Our Olympic challenge today was the shot put--yes we packed the shot puts in our suitcases. (Water balloon shot puts that is!) The event nearly got out of hand when a water balloon fight broke out, but the English teachers prevailed and restored order with as little water shed as possible.
The afternoon activity, organized by Przemyk, was an international game of Capture the Flag. With Marc and Glen as team captains, both the English and the Polish students and teachers defended their flags with honor. Everyone had a great time running around the campus, taking prisoners and making plans to capture each team's flag. The winning team won both times.
Worship tonight was a beautiful combination of worship songs (in both Polish and English) and a moving testimony given by Marek Glodek. The Holy Spirit was certainly among us during this time together. At the end of worship time, we were able to practice a Polish song that we will sing as a surprise at Adam and Marta's wedding. The song is a blessing taken from the Revelation of John.
Thank you so much to those of you who have been adding comments and praying for us. It means so much to us to know that we are in your thoughts.
Our Olympic challenge today was the shot put--yes we packed the shot puts in our suitcases. (Water balloon shot puts that is!) The event nearly got out of hand when a water balloon fight broke out, but the English teachers prevailed and restored order with as little water shed as possible.
The afternoon activity, organized by Przemyk, was an international game of Capture the Flag. With Marc and Glen as team captains, both the English and the Polish students and teachers defended their flags with honor. Everyone had a great time running around the campus, taking prisoners and making plans to capture each team's flag. The winning team won both times.
Worship tonight was a beautiful combination of worship songs (in both Polish and English) and a moving testimony given by Marek Glodek. The Holy Spirit was certainly among us during this time together. At the end of worship time, we were able to practice a Polish song that we will sing as a surprise at Adam and Marta's wedding. The song is a blessing taken from the Revelation of John.
Thank you so much to those of you who have been adding comments and praying for us. It means so much to us to know that we are in your thoughts.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Let the Learning Begin
Dzien Dobre!
As usual, the campers are learning English more quickly than the Americans are learning Polish! Today was the first day of English lessons which went smoothly. We all had a lot of fun--especially since we are incorporating an Olympic theme in lessons this year. Today lessons ended with campers being assigned their "Olympic" teams and then participating in a javelin throw. (A.K.A. Pool Noodle Toss) Every day lessons will end with a new "Olympic" challenge and medals will be awarded and tallied.
The campers all added to their wardrobes today as they created their own unique t-shirt using fabric pens, iron-ons, and masking tape. The creative and artistic works the campers come up with from a few simple materials always amazes us.
God strengthens us through devotions every morning. Today was especially meaningful as the following Bible verse was shared by the Polish team during devotions and then again by Jen during the American team's devotions. Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." It is great to see how God has us come together.
Our day ended in warmth, both in worship and around the bonfire. It was a perfect ending to a perfect day.
As usual, the campers are learning English more quickly than the Americans are learning Polish! Today was the first day of English lessons which went smoothly. We all had a lot of fun--especially since we are incorporating an Olympic theme in lessons this year. Today lessons ended with campers being assigned their "Olympic" teams and then participating in a javelin throw. (A.K.A. Pool Noodle Toss) Every day lessons will end with a new "Olympic" challenge and medals will be awarded and tallied.
The campers all added to their wardrobes today as they created their own unique t-shirt using fabric pens, iron-ons, and masking tape. The creative and artistic works the campers come up with from a few simple materials always amazes us.
God strengthens us through devotions every morning. Today was especially meaningful as the following Bible verse was shared by the Polish team during devotions and then again by Jen during the American team's devotions. Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." It is great to see how God has us come together.
Our day ended in warmth, both in worship and around the bonfire. It was a perfect ending to a perfect day.
Monday, July 21, 2008
English Testing Day!
We started our camp today with an English test (oral and written) to determine which class each student will attend. We have students ranging from the very literate to those who need everything translated. Our hope is that everyone will leave here speaking English better than when they came and that they have fun learning it.
After testing we had some free time, unfortunately like last year we had a cool rainy day. We spent the day mostly indoors dancing (Macarena anyone?), playing ping pong and doing crafts. Then just before worship a beautiful rainbow appeared. It was a just the thing to lift our spirits , reminding of us the rainbow we saw last year. A perfect reminder of how God works in all our lives no matter where we live.
During worship, we had a special guest at camp, someone very familiar to Camp Come Together. Adam, a counselor from last year, is getting married this Saturday and wanted to personally invite the entire camp to be a part of his special day. We are all looking forward to this very special occasion.
That's about it for now. Till tomorrow...God Bless!
After testing we had some free time, unfortunately like last year we had a cool rainy day. We spent the day mostly indoors dancing (Macarena anyone?), playing ping pong and doing crafts. Then just before worship a beautiful rainbow appeared. It was a just the thing to lift our spirits , reminding of us the rainbow we saw last year. A perfect reminder of how God works in all our lives no matter where we live.
During worship, we had a special guest at camp, someone very familiar to Camp Come Together. Adam, a counselor from last year, is getting married this Saturday and wanted to personally invite the entire camp to be a part of his special day. We are all looking forward to this very special occasion.
That's about it for now. Till tomorrow...God Bless!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
We made it!
Hello everyone. After a long trip to camp we finally arrived safely. We met up with some old friends, had a great polish dinner, opening ceremonies and had a wonderful time of worship. We are looking forward to getting to know all the new faces we saw today and rekindling old friendships.
We are getting settled in and will have more for you tomorrow. Keep us in your prayers as we begin this 6th year of Camp Come Together.
We are getting settled in and will have more for you tomorrow. Keep us in your prayers as we begin this 6th year of Camp Come Together.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Friends
We are looking forward to seeing friends old and new in just a few days at Camp Come Together 6. We have been praying for those who were at camp last year and those who will be there this year. Please join us in prayer for all the children, youth and adults who will be at Camp Come Together this year! Please pray throughout the length of camp including our travels to Poland and home. July 19-August 1, 2008.
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