Camp Mode

IT'S HERE!

I'M HERE!

BACK IN KURESSAARE!!

Camp felt like a dream the first day, I couldn't believe I was seeing all of those familiar faces again. It felt like the 11 months in between this time and the last time I saw them flew by.

This year camp is different. Due to multiple things that didn't go according to our plans we are hosting a "city" style camp. Instead of English Camp its more relational. We stay on the kids' home turf. During the day we play games, do activities, go to the local beach, etc. We eat at least a meal a day with everyone from camp. Then, at night, we do main sessions where the stories about God are told. After main session we break into small groups then hang out some more until it gets dark.... at midnight. Haha

40 KIDS CAME THE FIRST NIGHT plus some other people from the church!

30+ the second night!

Old friends AND new friends... new friends EVERY day!

Two weeks before the camp all of us were slightly panicked when registration for camp was still in the single digits. We started messaging kids like crazy trying to encourage their participation but due to the economy a lot of kids couldn't afford it this year. For those of you that don't know, Estonia switched from their own independent currency, Kroons, to the Euro. With this change an increase in price has also come about. Well, after talking and praying about it we were all led to the "city" style camp which would cater to more kids and kids' needs in general. English Camp just wasn't in God's plan this year for Kuressaare. He knew city camp would be bigger.

Early last year I wrote a post about being graceful in a time of panic; the way a deer always look graceful even when running from a car that almost hit it. I talked about how, as believers, we should be able to do the same: MAINTAIN GRACE. Well, I actually got to LIVE in a situation where our plans were far from ideal and where we had to depend on God. He gave us such peace about the situation and we all remained graceful, through him, in a time of panic.

My team is a blessing.

This "city" camp is a blessing.

Thank you God for showing us the perfectness of YOUR plans especially when we choose to follow you, putting our plans aside.