FEC 2010
This past week we had our yearly Friendship English Camp at a camp located a couple of hours away. Every year the Christar cross-cultural workers put on a junior high and high school English camp for the kids in the local Christar churches to attend. This year our attendance was the most ever as we had 32 students (5 boys, 27 girls). Also, due to various furloughs, this year we had the lowest number of staff ever, which, as you can imagine, made for an interesting time.
As you can see, no one likes to sit in the front row.
FEC is usually held at a camp that is located at the top of a mountain, which provides a very pleasant breeze in midst of the heat. All of the girls sleep in one cabin (which was quite crowded this year) and all of the boys sleep in another. The meals are served by the camp staff and we adults get to enjoy the buffets without having to worry about cooking and cleaning. Each year there are a variety of activities, some of which are English classes, games, praise and worship, crafts, and the Bible times. The theme this year was how we are God’s masterpiece, taken from Ephesians 2:10 which the kids had memorized by the end of their stay. Colby and I were in charge of teaching the 11 junior high kids English and then of the water games in the afternoon.
Theresa and a few of the junior high boys.
Many of the kids that came have been coming to FEC for a number of years and have heard about God many times. Most of these students do not know the Lord as their Savior, and it is uncertain how open they are to Him. However, I did hear that after one of the Bible times, five of the girls indicated that they would like to learn more about God. What a blessing!
This was everyone!
Please pray for these five girls that God would be at work in their hearts to help them understand the gospel and receive Him as their Savior. Pray for the other kids also that God would grow in them an interest in Himself.