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Hungary 2024 - Days 1-3

Hungary 2024 - Days 1-3

Mar 19 10:46 AM
Mar 19 10:46 AM

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Day 1
We left Pittsburgh Saturday afternoon, and we expect to have short layovers in NYC and London and then arrive Budapest Sunday morning.
 
Thank you to everyone who is supporting and praying for our trip to Hungary, where we will work alongside local Cru missionaries and interpreters to help them teach high school English classes and help them make contacts for evangelism and discipleship in their local groups.  We also expect to evangelize on college campuses there in Budapest. 
 
Day 2
 
On Sunday, we made it safely to our hotel in Budapest, and some of our luggage did not, but we are still smiling and looking forward to serving alongside our Cru missionaries this week!
 
On Sunday evening, we enjoyed dinner at the hotel with some of the Hungarian missionaries.  Three of our five TBC members have attended this trip in prior years, and their reunions were enjoyed by all.  Tomorrow, we will receive our orientation training and then we will visit schools and possibly campuses the rest of the week.  Thank you to TBC members for your financial and prayer support.  Please pray for luggage to arrive ??, good sleep to be experienced tonight ????, and effective relationships to be built throughout the week. ????
 
Day 3
Last night, we enjoyed our first sleep in Budapest.  Today, we awakened to find the rest of our luggage had been delivered overnight to our hotel, a pleasant answer to prayer!  We spent the morning and afternoon receiving our training on Hungarian culture and preparing our teaching for the rest of the week.  Over the next four days, we will teach English in twenty classes in four different schools and invite the students to a Cru event to be held on Friday night.  This evening, we participated together in a prayer walk, petitioning God to bless the people of Budapest and the students we will meet this week with spiritual interest and faith in the Lord Jesus.  Thanks for praying with us!
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Panama Bible Camp 2024 - Day 4

Panama Bible Camp 2024 - Day 4

Jan 22 9:41 AM
Jan 22 9:41 AM

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Our experience at Word of Life camp has been so memorable.  The WOL team is all in, pouring themselves into the lives of the children. Thursday evening was the campfire - nearly two hundred campers stood in front of the camp fire throwing in small sticks to symbolizing "All that I am, all that I have, and all that I hope to be for Jesus."    
 
On Friday night one of the most popular events of the week took place, Carnival! Eight booths were set up with games and prizes. The children move from booth to booth having a great time.  Our team brought the prizes which we collected as donations. The children loved them.  As camp came to  a close on Saturday we learned 83 children accepted Christ as their Lord and savior and 73 more children rededicated their lives to Him!  
 
          
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Panama Bible Camp 2024 - Day 3

Panama Bible Camp 2024 - Day 3

Jan 19 9:19 AM
Jan 19 9:19 AM

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Hello, my name is Josiah, I am 14 and visiting Panama to serve here at Word of Life. On the second day of the mission trip, a lot of things happened, to me, to the students, and to the leaders. The day started with French toast for breakfast, soon after we had a missions trip meeting where we heard one of the Panamanian staff’s testimonies: Ishmael. We were very moved by learning how God uses tragedies and turns them into beautiful parts of someone’s story of how they found God. After that we played games and gave some of the consolers a chance to take a break, that’s when I took a 15-minute nap before I helped with the zipline. The zipline was very fun and the kids had a wonderful time; some of the counselors also went down the zipline. Once the last kid went down the zipline it was lunch, where we enjoyed a beef stew with pinto beans and rice with a salad. We finished lunch and headed to the pool, this was an excellent time to connect with some of the children, the pool is where I connected with most of the children outside of my assigned group. We played more group games afterward and then had dinner.  We ate pizza, which was delicious as always. Then we watched a wonderful live show performed by the junior counselors, there was singing and dancing and a wonderful message where we learned about how God created all of these wonderful things such as stars. and planets, but the most beautiful thing that God created is a human being saved by Jesus ' blood who died on the cross to save us from our sins. We ended the day with small group devotion and we went to bed.

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Panama Bible Camp 2024 - Day 2

Panama Bible Camp 2024 - Day 2

Jan 18 9:45 AM
Jan 18 9:45 AM

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This morning's devotional was about Christians arming themselves for spiritual battles (Ephesians 6:10-20). The group's discussion focused our attention towards our plan of attack, to demonstrate the light of Jesus to the campers. As the campers arrived, they were greeted with a roaring crowd and praise music.

The Consejera or camp counselors did an amazing job. It's hard to express how many smiles there were. After the campers arrived we divided them into cabins and during the first couple hours we simply just tried to get to know each other.  Shortly after we settled the campers into their cabins and bunk beds, we ate lunch, and then it was off to swim and take turns riding the zip line. Following those outdoor activities, the campers gathered to eat and hear the gospel. Their hearts were tender and truly all of them sat there fully attentive to the message. Lights out again at 11 however this time the kids have arrived!

All their energy and excitement meant they were all asleep by 10!! Praise God for a great day and very eager for tomorrow.

  

  

  

 

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Panama Bible Camp 2024 - Day 1

Panama Bible Camp 2024 - Day 1

Jan 16 1:40 PM
Jan 16 1:40 PM

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Our team of 12 arrived in the afternoon on Sunday, January 14 without any delays or incidents.
 
Day-1  Monday
Our day started with team morning devotions. John 13: 1-17, Jesus serving the disciples and washing their feet.
 
The children arrive tomorrow, so today is the final preparation for a week of camp. Our team was introduced to the Word of Life Missionaries and Staff and then explained what needed to be done to have camp ready for the children. We divided into small groups and went to work. One of the dorm buildings needed the exterior painted as well as the deck around the pool area.
 
 
 
Then we went on to sorting and organizing the many donations, clothing, shoes, soccer balls, etc., that our team was blessed to offer to the children and camp facility. We also were involved in helping the Staff finalize some of the crafts and decorations to be used to share the gospel in story form for the children to understand the love of Christ. 
 
After dinner, we learned some of the songs complete with hand and body motions that we all will be presenting to the children tomorrow. Lights out at 11 PM to get some much-needed rest to be energized for greeting the children.
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