Day 6

Because today is Sunday we did not have morning exercises. The kids were able to sleep in 20 minutes (and us too!)  We then helped do hair and had breakfast.

Morning Bible Lesson was about the Prodigal Son and Forgiveness...which lead up to the Salvation Message later tonight.

At the Sea the kids built Sand castles.  And they were great!

Afternoon we had interest groups.  Which were interrupted by a non-game game.  Let me explain.  I believe that satan can be very crafty and do anything to distract you.  Over the years this has been so obvious as weirdest and most distracting things happen on this day.  This day some things of some value were stolen from the Team's Building, causing much frustration and some anger.  The counselors searched the kids buildings and bags but nothing was found.  We figured that any smart person wouldn't hide the stolen things in their own stuff, but some where on the grounds of camp.  So we created the game, for the kids to find "something precious" that was lost, of course a prize was offered for those who found the real missing objects.  And off they went searching and bringing to us anything precious.  We found many missing things (Great lost and found Game).  Including a key to one of the rooms in our building...and after 45 minutes of every one looking the stolen items were found hidden away in a bathroom.  God is good and does not let Satan's distractions get in our way.  We don't know who took them...but that isn't really important anyway.  So after finding this the kids went back to there interest groups.

Later we had dinner and after that was the Salvation Message.  We did a skit, then Andrey the camp director spoke explaining how there is only one way to heaven.  After that the kids broke into their groups and talked and prayed with their counselors.  It was all done in Russian, because we didn't want to have anything lost in translation.  In my group I don't know how many students gave their lives to Christ for the first time.  But Many followed in prayer aloud.  I will be able to talk with the other groups  tomorrow, and tell you more.

After this we did a Salvation bracelet craft.  Again the oldest girls helped teach it to all the kids.  

Bedtime stories in my group were great!  The Girls (all around 14 years old)  are asking really hard questions.  "What will happen to a person who is not a Christian, but sins less than a Christian does?"  What is Heaven and Hell Like?  Do you believe in Speaking in Tongues? Does God know if you will choose Heaven or Hell?  Why do people who know that worshiping Satan is wrong still do it?  If Satan doesn't love us why does he want us to follow him?  So that was our 45 minutes...and tomorrow we will continue tackling more questions.  We try as much as possible to research and answer straight from the bible, teaching them to find their answers in the same way when the leave this place.