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English Camp Was Amazing!
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Follow up was AMAZING!
This year camp was unlike any other; the theme was different (& more solid than ever), the camp was longer, we talked about the Bible more than ever and the letovice church has an amazing team.
In reference to the last post, the hike was amazing! we went to a tunnel system that was build before WWII that was so well fortified that there was a great struggle to overtake it. It was a stronghold for a while against communist forces but ended up surrendering. It was really cool to see the mountain side as well and get out hiking. I spent time getting to know some Czechs that i hadn't connected with all week. I met a guy named Komile from Boskovice. Boskovice sounds like an awesome place that i would like to visit sometime, we talked about all sorts of things including music (which we found out how awesome he was as a musician during the talent show the following night)and also about our backgrounds. That was on the way back but on the way to the tunnel i kinda jumped from group to group because i keep a fast pace (always training for football) crossing through a lot of farm land and small villages along the way where i greet random people doing yard work or just strolling around. Hiking in Czech is always an adventure, there are a lot of hills in Czech and some are much larger than you would ever expect but it does provide for awesome things to see. when we were at the tunnel entrance we had English class where we played one of my favorite games. it has a few different names and i cant really remember any of them. Its the game where you write or draw at the top of the paper and pass it, then the next person does the opposite of the last person trying to explain the image or draw what is written. From there you fold over the previous person's entry and pass it on. This activity is always a blast and my English class loved it.
We also got to tour the inside of the tunnel system seeing how strong it was built and how many little tricks they had to toss grenades out on other people or shoot at attacking vehicles. Well, now if i am ever going to build a massive underground tunnel system that wont easily be destroyed, i'll contact the Czechs. Its pretty sweet how they were able to connect it with tunnels that were over a mile away to distribute supplies and such. Now that I think of it i feel like humming 'A mighty fortress is our God'
Other than the hike, camp was awesome. I love how much energy there was with everyone getting excited about the weirdest of games. Almost every year I get the chance to show some Czechs how to throw an american football which is pretty awesome and surprising at how quickly some learn. The evening program was awesome too, we continued to discuss the stories of the Old Testament and ask questions about God and what his relationship is to man. It was awesome when we got to the life of Jesus. One of my favorite stories from the Bible is when there is a storm and Jesus is sleeping. the Disciples wake up Jesus because they don't know what to do and Jesus speaks to the winds and tells them to stop and the waves to be still. The next nigh we talked about the death and resurrection of Jesus and how it was a fulfillment of what God promised to Abraham so long ago. We did the life house skit which is always a powerful example of how distracting this world can be and how we can be separated from God but at the same time be reconciled back to him. It moved many to tears, God's grace is so very good.
From there everyone was dismissed to go and listen.. it was so amazing to sit and look at the stars and listen to God. from there it was an awesome time where some were continuing conversations and asking questions and others were enjoying the fire. I love the atmosphere around the fire, its always a time when things start to settle down.. not always but usually they settle down. At the same time it was awesome to see how active the youth group was in sharing Christ with their friends. It was really encouraging to the entire american team as we talked about it after camp. Its amazing that even when we see such great things happen, our hearts are even more broken for those who havn't seen or even tasted the truth of Jesus Christ.
