Day 2

Nice and early start today- about 6:45. This was because morning devotions began at 7!!! The kids were got up with some… lovely music. Actually yesterday I rather detested the music- it was just very annoying (not the best morning person!! Lol). Once I heard it after being awake for a half hour before I found I could dance along and enjoy it like the rest of them.Morning exercise- so good and so much fun, but made breakfast feel like it should be lunch. I guess that then makes the rather bizarre dishes fit better. Today’s was sausage meat, frankfurter style, and some sweet dumpling thing covered in custard and chocolate.Next came the first of our series of Bible talks. It was lead by Tim Clarke and was titled “Are you listening” which is going to be our running theme for the entire camp. It was so good and the kids really enjoyed getting involved. We also got to learn some Russian songs. OK maybe I should say that we got to hear some Russian songs. They had actions too though so we didn’t feel like complete lemons standing there doing nothing.After Bible studies was our second beach trip. So we had more running, shouting, and throwing- balls and kids. This last one proved not so good as one little girl managed to land on Judith Clarke. So please remember her and her pour headache. Despite this the beach trip was a success and was quickly followed by an equally successful dinner of chicken and… mash!!! We like mash :)In the afternoon (after our nap- yes us, the kids carried on playing) we had the Bible presentation ceremony. Each child was presented with a Bible, in Russian. Either a picture “my first Bible” or a copy of the New Testament. Graham (one of the American interns) did a great talk on the importance of the Bible. We then went with our wards and put their names in the Bibles and told them a few of our favourite stories.After the Bible ceremony we all had to get ready for the opening ceremony. We decorated the stage with flags of all the nationalities represented (and there were quite a few) and we all dressed up in silly outfits.


The international team sang ‘He’s got the whole world in his hands’ it was very silly but still quite a lot of fun. Each of the wards came up with their own name and a poster with that name on (just as we did).


We had:

1. Friends
2. BMW (the first letters of god can do everything- in Russian)
3. Hamsters
4. Smiles

• Bards for Jesus

The final task for the kids was crafts, which we did after dinner (large meatballs and mash). They were making friendship books which everyone could write a message in.
After bedtime stories we (the international team) were all invited to the birthday party of one of the guys who has been working at previous camps- Ruslan. It was hilarious as we all had to be quite due to sleeping children but kept wanting to clap and cheer for him. We were like a pack of naughty school children!

PS. Happy anniversary to Avril and Ian Hooper with lots of love from Rachel