Camp Overview

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Thank all of you who have been following the camp prayer blog over the past six days. We were truly strengthened by your prayer support and were privelaged to see God at work in the hearts of many of the students.

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Above: We praise God for the continued support of our home church BVBC in delaware, and for members Sandy and Adria who served with us this year.

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Above: Zoli, Gabi, Erika, Miki and Niki in the foreground from Petőfibánya presenting an evangelistic drama on the night Jamie preached at camp. I was proud of each of them, for the hard work they put in before camp and for their boldness in presenting the Gospel to the campers through this drama. Praise God that he kept our bodies healthy for the performance.

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After a stirring message by Pioneers teammate Jamie at camp, we offered anyone who put their faith in Christ the opportunity to be baptized the following day. Joco (Yo-tso)(glasses headband) was the first to approach me. Joco has been a Christian for some time, but throughout the camp, God was convicting him to recommit his life to Christ. As I was preparing Joco for the baptism later in the day, Anikó (un-ee-koe) came to me with a Bible in hand. She was also already a young Christian, but felt God leading her to recommit her life to Christ. That day’s activity for campers was swimming at the Balaton lake, and many campers gathered around to watch as we worshipped God through prayer, song, teaching, testimony and finally through baptism.

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Above: Ricsi was my roomate last year and he was very quiet and hard to connect with. This year I didn’t have much opportunity to talk to him. However, later in the evening after the baptism service, Ricsi (above) came to me wanting to talk. He said to me, “Everything that you said in the Baptism service, I believe. Last year I didn’t understand and I didn’t get it. But this year, I understand.” As we continued to talk, it became clear that he really did understand that Jesus Christ was the Son of God, come in the flesh, who died for his sins and was raised on the third day. As I explained to Ricsi that it would be beneficial to pray and tell God about what he has come to believe, Ricsi said, “I don’t know what prayer is, how do I do it?” Ricsi has absolutely no religious background and like many campers, this has been the only opportunity in their lives to hear the Gospel. After explaining what prayer is, I recommended that Ricsi take some time to think again before he decided. What I didn’t know is that Ricsi was in the same room as the teens (Gabi and Zoli) that we have been discipling from Petőfibánya. Late at night, God used Gabi and Zoli to encourage Ricsi and to pray with him! Ricsi came to me the next morning and told me, “I thought about everything and I have decided to believe.”

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Above: I was concerned for Ricsi after camp and how anyone would be able to minister to him in his new found faith in Christ. God was more concerned. It turns out that Pioneers teammates Tamara and Attila (with newborn Levi above right) live 20 minutes away from Ricsi. Tamara told me that she was specifically praying for Ricsi through the week and that they would somehow be able to connect with him. Tamara and Attila recently moved to their current residence to join a Hungarian couple in planting a church. Ricsi is planning on visiting Tamara and Attila next week.

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Above: Hugi (who-gee) with husband Gábor. My greatest joy this week was hearing about the behind the scenes work of the believers from Petőfibánya. Gabi and Zoli played an important role in Ricsi’s choice to trust in Jesus. Hugi’s love for God and life testimony softened campers hearts in conversation group times. When asked what is one of the most important things in your life in conversation group, Hugi said, “MY church.” What a joy to see that the work that began in a small apartment in Petőfibánya six years ago has now grown into touching others’ lives outside of this small town.

We praise God that our heart’s desires have been met in this year’s camp of clearly presenting the Gospel to the lost and connecting student’s with members of local church plants for follow up.

A FEW FUN SHOTS

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Above: The Mercer kids and the Driskill kids were judges for talent night. A mysterious woman showed up to MC talent night slightly resembling Cathy.

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Above: Ben’s boo boo. Seated from L to R: Ellie (belly), Ellie (bean), Kira, Anna, Ben and Bence. Sharon and Heidi had their hands full at camp as they were responsible for watching over the kids. Other than a few scratches and falls, the kids had a great time. Ben was even able to go fishing for the first time in his life and caught a fish.

SUNDAY WORSHIP

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Above: We had a moving worship service as members gave testimony of God’s work in their lives. Dezső, who unfortunately was not able to come to camp because of work, had an opportunity to share the gospel with a co-worker. Dezső told the story of how 15 years ago he was an alcoholic, how he lost his whole family and had no means of living. He told the man about God’s word and how God’s truth gripped him. He told him about the life change that God provided by His power through Jesus Christ. And finally, he told the man about his daughter Betti. Betti spent many years not talking to anyone. They tried everywhere to find a solution and nothing seemed to help. Once Dezső and Marcsi were saved and began attending church, we began praying for Betti. His young daughter began to change. Then one day in school, she was randomly called to the front of the room with 3 other girls to sing in front of the whole class. Through God’s amazing grace and power to heal, Betti sang. Dezső shared that when he mentioned this miraculous work of God, the man began to cry. Please pray that Dezső’s testimony would be used in this man’s life to draw him to Jesus and that he would be saved.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Right off the heals of our English Camp, we will be busy this week preparing for our VBS in Petőfibánya. We have lots of work to do in preparation and coordination of various team members. There are already 50 kids registered from our town and surrounding towns. Please pray:

- For those teaching that they would have wisdom as they prepare for their lessons in advance.
- For Val who will be leading camp.
- For Miki who is doing administration work this week for camp.
- For the multinational team to communicate well with each other, and to serve in unity and love.
- That we would be refreshed and have the strength we need.
- For the salvation of children and parents who will attend.
- For the preparation of the grounds and various details that need to be finished this week.
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