Camp Day 3 as told by Emily

Cześć! Today was full of learning, teaching, and furthering our relationship with the campers. Before us Americans went to the school to prepare for English lessons, Lilli lead us in a devotion based off of 2 Timothy 1:6-14. We discussed how fear does not come from God because he has given us a spirit of self-control, love, and power. This was the perfect way to start our morning, as several of us have been feeling nervous about teaching English lessons and leading group activities. Throughout the entire day this verse was able to remind us that we have no reason to be afraid.

            Today in English class Randi, Ben, Joel and I practiced English with our students by playing games with them to teach them new words. It has been exciting getting to connect with our campers as they are continuing to open up to us! We have been praying for campers by name and God is already answering our prayers. This evening, a camper named Lidia (whom I met last year) shared her faith story with me as we were walking after camp. This was very encouraging, as earlier this morning I prayed that I would be able to connect with Lidia on a deeper level. Please continue to pray that us leaders would be able to have these deep conversations with the campers during our time here. It is one of the most important elements of English Camp. 

            Since today was our first full day of English Camp, we had several different workshops for the campers to participate in. In these workshops we did everything from painting to playing board games. We also had a giant field game of Ultimate Frisbee. Of course, my team (the pink team) won, but if you know me you would probably be able to guess that I did not catch the Frisbee once! It was thanks to my polish teammates that the pink team won! 

            After games and a snack was my favorite part of English Camp, the evening program. I have been leading worship with Kyle, Will, and our Polish friends Maciek and Michał. While singing the songs oceans I could hear the campers worshiping loudly in Polish while I sang in English. It is so special to me that we are able to come together and worship God even if everyone in the room speaks different languages. Abby then shared a message about David and Bathsheba. It was a very important reminder that even the “heroes” mess up too.

            We had a chocolate theme night after camp tonight. Which meant that after camp was over all of the campers and leaders played games involving chocolate. It was as amazing as it sounds!  

            I cannot thank you enough for all of your prayers for our team. Please continue to pray that we would be able to have a spirit of power, love, and self-control.