English Camp HAS BEGUN
Today was the first day of English Camp. The Ukrainians were divided into six groups which will rotate throughout our group lessons in the next three days. The day started off with a hearty breakfast of pechinka (liver) and rice and then the first classes began. The first class period in the morning went well but some rough spots were discovered during the course of the class, but were hammered out afterwards. We then had free time. During this time, some trekked down to the river while others hung around camp. At 2 o’clock we then moved onto lunch which consisted of chicken and soup. After lunch, we moved onto the afternoon sessions where most of the rough spots in the classes were fixed. After the second session, we hiked the half mile or so to a place known as “the waterfall,” which is a series of rapids near the village. Spanning about an hour and a half, we went onto the rocks next to the rapids and some even went downstream to swim. We then walked back to the camp had “ragu,” which is a stew with many vegetables. We then had worship, a prayer time, and it is now 11:00 pm and we are watching the Uruguay v. Netherlands World Cup match. We are all very excited to see what tomorrow brings and to learn more about our new friends.
God bless from the Grace Mission team!
Written by Charlie Vancampen
p.s. Yes mom I ate the liver and I enjoyed it.
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What a great day ! Liver and watching the World Cup with great new friends in a beautiful part of God's creation...what more could you ask for. Thank you Charlie for the update !
ReplyDeleteSo glad that we are getting updates! It is wonderful to follow along in the experience. I am so proud of Charlie....eating LIVER! Our thoughts and pratyers are with you all! Kristi
ReplyDeleteI love hearing about what you all are eating. You mentioned swimming, so I was wondering, is the weather hot there too? Manassas hit 106 today. Thanks for the updates, it sounds like a great time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for keeping us updated. We had a big discussion about whether the Carpathian Mts. are the ones that Dracula lived in. Googled it and discovered it is the longest mt. range in Europe and yes, they travel through translyvania! I'm at Lakeside Rhys -- enjoying family. Peyton has his scope tomorrow. We've ruled out all the bad stuff, now looking for bacteria or virus! Love to you all -- miss you all, especially my sweet Rhys!
ReplyDeleteAlso -- thanks for signing your posts!
Charlie, I loved your blog!! It's an excellent recap of the day. I really enjoy hearing about all aspects of your adventure from food, to games, to travel.
ReplyDeleteI, too, have been wondering about the weather there. As there's a river, is there any fishing? Ya'll be careful in that river, ya' hear?! ;-)
Sounds like you've got English Camp well on its way and you've got a good number of students, which is fantastic! Congrats on your well made plans coming to fruition!
Thanks for keeping us updated as I eagerly await the blog posts. Are thinking of you all and am keeping you in my prayers. Please give a hug to the Moose Boy for me!!!