Super Camp
For 10 days in June, the children and grounds of the Pravdinksa orphanage were buzzing with the excitement of a super hero summer camp. A team of 14 super-leaders from Ukraine and America lead about 120 kids split into 6 super-teams in various daily activities and events. There were games, crafts, Bible lesson, competitions, slip-n-slides, parties, classes and even a hidden Batman worth points for your team! Each day in our lessons the kids were taught about an certain attribute of who God is. His grace, love, faithfulness and compassion were just some of what we were able to share with these children. It was amazing, watching God work in the lives of these kids throughout our time there and in relationships with their leaders. Our team worked hard all 10 days loving on these kids and sharing Christ with them. Please read further to see what two of our American team members had to say about camp this year.
Truth is, once there, I loved them. These kids are more full of life and love than any other group of kids I’ve ever worked with. I saw God work in Ukraine. I saw Him turn the
lives of 5 kids toward Him. I saw Him give these kids hope, so that even if they become part of those statistics, that they will continue to have life.It dawned on me while I was there, that maybe, for some of these kids, the best time of there lives maybe during these camps. And maybe for the first time, these kids would feel truly loved. And I thank God that He was able to use me in this way.
“We are not here to imitate the Holy Spirit, but to live a life that gives off God’
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Future ministry with the 5 kids who just recently accepted the Lord at camp. That God would put it on the hearts of Ukrainian Christians who would want to disciple them.
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Open doors at the juvenile colony we have been visiting and favor in the department that grants permission to continue visiting Sasha Pevniv.
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Roman’s visa appointment. That he would really see God through all this process. And that we would be able to raise the financial support that we need in such a short time.
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There will be 12 new graduates coming to Sumy next year. That God would guide us specifically in our graduate ministry with this new group of kids.