The summer camps in Bosnia has come to an end for 2006, but the works of God will continue in the many people He touched during these few weeks.
We started off with setting up camp five weeks ago, in a beautiful valley near the town of Konjic. The long term team prepared the campsite physically and spiritually for the camps. Showers, toilets and tents were set up, a coffee shop was built, a kitchen and office was set up, God’s blessings were prayed down, we seeked His face and His will, and we worshiped and praised God for all that He is going to do in the camps.
Then we had a prayer camp where more people from all over Bosnia and the rest of the world joined us by dedicating the camps to God, truly seeking His will. God blessed us with many promises of doing a new thing, and that the time of revival in the church in Bosnia is near.
After prayer camp the camp site were filled with youth from ages 18 to 25. It was wonderful to see the fellowship between young people from around the world as the sing to one God, dance before Jesus and dedicate their lives to Christ. I made many close friends, and I will miss them a lot. But I thank God for uniting His bride, and for blessing so many people to worship Him as one body of Christ. The Bosnian Worship Team filled the air with praise, we danced before God with traditional Hebrew dances we learned, and listened to powerful teachings from pastors all over Bosnia. In our teams we did a lot of fun team activities, we all had amazing fellowship around the camp fire, and I percieved many lives as God changed, healed and captivated people with His beauty.
Then came the teenager camp (ages 13 – 18). The theme was the Olympics, and the country we chose for our team was Israel. As the campers got you nger, the language barrier got bigger, but God taught me how to show His love without words, and just to pray to Him when everybody started speaking Bosnian. We did a lot of sports and adventure activities, sometimes really challenging the teenagers, and through that God did amazing things as well. A lot of them overcame their fears and really started to open up towards us and God. One of the highlights would be the Ironman Competition where they were paired up and had to go through 17 challenges like building a fire high enough to burn a string put up above the ground, crawl underneath a net, and figure out a brain teaser. God says that His Words will not return to Him empty, and I believe that He will finish the work He started in the lives of some of these teens.
Kids camp!!! The theme of our last camp was Jerusalem Marketplace. We were divided into the 12 tribes of Israel, and I was in the tribe of Dan. Every day we held a Jerusalem market for the kids, with a Biblical drama, as well as activities such as harp making, pottery, weaving and carpentry. We had a chance to share the gospel with all these kids, many who come from non-Christian backgrounds. The kids enjoyed going to the lake, playing sports and doing activities. Also worhiping God, learning new songs and making new friends. God blessed our time with the kids, and many of them went home changed by the Creator.
