Hello again from Ukraine! We are happy to announce we have successfully finished our first day of English Bible Camp! We had a few unexpected changes but thanks to our Lord and our teams’ willingness to be flexible everything has been worked out.
This year at our camp is at a different location that the two previous years before. We are enjoying English lessons, sports, videos, crafts, drama and games. With the help of our able Ukrainian translators, we share the gospel with our students. Our first day went very well with around 109 students in attendance. Our first year we had only sixty students so as you can see our camp has nearly doubled. The age range of camp this year is 6-16 and about thirty children around age seven.
This year our theme is “Hope”, lessons from the life of David, with Romans 15:13 as our theme verse: “May the God of all hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
It is especially meaningful to be able to experience first-hand the life and culture of the indigenous people. Petrodolina is in the country so when you take a walk it is common to see many farm animals, fields and lots of green. The warmth and hospitality we are experiencing here makes us feel more comfortable in our new surroundings.
After school we were able to come home and spend some time preparing for the next day of camp. Some of the team took a walk to the closest grocery store (1 mile away) while others were able to rest from the busy day. That evening we spent some time in groups praying for the camp and specifics prayer requests.
Each evening this week there will be some gatherings for our team, or, on some nights, outreach to the village. But our main focus and energy is saved for our days with our students at camp.
We are thankful for all of your prayers and support! Stay tuned for more e-mails this week!
By His Grace,
John & Nichole Moberly
Team Leaders
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