Above: Miki starting the day with an object lesson on faith. Marci (being blindfolded) would soon be lifted to an unknown height on a board and have to jump off the board. In reality the board was only lifted a few inches off the ground, but being blindfolded gives the feeling of a fearful height.



Above: Afterwards Miki shared the story of Jesus calming the storm and of Jesus inviting Peter to walk on the water. To help the story settle in, the kids were instructed to act out the entire story which they really got into!



Above: Jenn leading some ice breaker games before teaching time in Miki’s small group. The group is getting along really well and friendships are being developed. Miki asks for prayer for Viki (far left) who for years has shown a clear intention to be closed off and have a closed heart when there is teaching about a relationship with God through Jesus Christ.



Above: Benedek who is also in Miki’s group constantly distracted other teens in our big meeting for teaching and singing the first three days of camp. After shuffling him to the front of the room with the preschoolers and giving him the responsibility to help the little kids pay attention and join in singing, his attitude and whole demeanor changed. Instead of having to deal with another day of constantly disciplining him, we praised God for how he was now participating and enjoying helping.



Above: Benedek choosing to hang out with Laszló in free time for some one on one conversation.



Above: Éva’s teaching her small group today’s lesson on Paul’s time in Ephesus.





Above: Our teammate Dezső’s daughter Betti and Miki’s daughter Anna.



Above: Eszti, Tina (camp worker) and Zsófia. Eszti has attended our Friday teen outreach for the past year but is unable to come to church because of family responsibilities. After talking to her about faith in Jesus and the importance of fellowship with other Christians, Eszti decided to begin attending a Wednesday night women’s Bible study held at Brenda’s house. We hope to see Eszti continue to grow to be a mature woman of God. Eszti just a few years ago attended our VBS for the first time having little interest in God. What an encouragement to see God at work in her life. Eszti will also be attending our upcoming English camp.



Above: Roger was hard at work today repairing the zip line he installed for VBS this year. It was up and running again for kids at free time and is very popular with both young and older kids.



Above: Our little monkey girl Kira climbing to the top of a tree before swooping through the air with the attacked safety harness.











Above: Ádám enjoying today’s tie-die craft. Ádám is also a teen who regularly attends our Friday teen ministry in Petőfibánya.



Above: Ádám’s big brother Dávid (far right) helping his team navigate a bucket full of water through an obstacle course. Dávid will aslo be attending our English Camp coming up next month.





Above: Kids finishing their baskets as Klári continues to come everyday to lead basket weaving in our free time.



Above: And the winning team is...



Above: Miki and Erika performed a drama showing our sinful nature which leads to a shattered heart which can only be made new by turning our hearts over to God. Afterwards, Gabi (who recently turned 20 years, so I can’t call him a teen anymore), shared his testimony with the kids which included his turning away from God, and a season of living life with a hardened heart without God. Without God, Gabi began to hate the world and could find no joy in life. He shared about his repentance and God’s grace and love to not forsake him even through Gabi rebelled against Him. It was clear that this testimony hit very close to home for many of the older kids in our camp.



Above: Tomi (above left) who has shown signs of truly seeking over the past few days was overheard at the end of Gabi’s testimony saying, “It’s true, but I don’t know, I just don’t know what to do with all of this.” It is clear the the Holy Spirit is at work revealing Jesus Christ and convicting hearts. We pray it leads to decisions of faith in Him to be saved and set free in a new relationship of peace with God.



Above: A great way to end the day, singing one of the favorite camp songs which directly quotes Isaiah 43:1, “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.” This song has a slower tempo and all the kids joined arms and swayed back and forth as they sang. Afterwards instead of a rush to leave camp, the kids began shouting, “Vissza, vissza, vissza!” In other words, “Let’s sing it again!”

Praise:

• Even the older kids are joining in with singing and clearly know the lyrics which teach important truths about God.

• Team continues to be healthy, no injuries and everyone is getting the rest they need at night.

• Miki’s morning teaching truly engaged the kids and Miki and Erika’s drama was a great tie-in to Gabi’s testimony at the end of the day.

• Gabi who was a little nervous gave a powerful testimony that God clearly used in various teens lives to draw them closer to Himself.

• The team continues to be unified, hard workers serving one another and the kids with joy.

• Beautiful weather allowed the teaching and free time to be held outside.

Prayer Requests:

• Pray for Viki (mentioned above) who for years clearly shuts down and shows complete disinterest when the Gospel is presented.

• Pray for Tomi who seems close to making a decision to turn to Jesus as His Lord and Savior. Pray for understanding and for the Spirit to continue to answer any remaining questions he may have. Pray for the leaders whom Tomi might turn to to be given wisdom as to how to speak and how to encourage and bless Tomi in this camp.

• Pray for Erika who will giving the morning teaching about God inviting everyone to be used by God as Paul was used as a minister of the Gospel.

• Pray for our drama team who will be presenting the evangelistic end of the day skit and for Dezső who will follow up with summary teaching.

• Continue to pray for all of us (workers and campers) to sleep well and be refreshed for a new day together. Many camp workers are feeling completely worn out at the end of the day and we need God’s strength!

• Pray that the kids would be given understanding as they continue to memorize Scripture and learn lesson’s from Paul’s life from the book of Acts.