Dear friends,
As I write this, our
Ukrainian students and British and American teams are dancing the night away in
traditional Ukrainian style. It's the end of our second full day of camp, and
the Ukrainian students have put on an amazing event celebrating Ukrainian
culture with skits, songs, poetry, and, of course, dancing. Lots and lots of
dancing.
The students arrived
at camp on Sunday morning, and over the last two and a half days,
we've been getting to know them in Bible study and discussion, over silly
games, and in casual conversations. We have been impressed by the
thoughtfulness and intelligence of the students. In my group, there are several
agnostic students who approach Scripture with a significant amount of
skepticism, but they continue to participate in Bible study (for some, this is
their 4th CCX camp!) and ask perceptive questions about things like human
nature and Biblical history. We've also had some great informal conversations
with students. This afternoon, for instance, one student asked to chat during
our free time and shared his thoughts and concerns about the war in Eastern
Ukraine and his hopes for Ukraine's future.
Please pray that in
the second half of this week of camp, the Lord will show us how to love
these students well and will make our actions and our conversation winsome.
Please also pray that the Lord will provide good, natural opportunities for us
to have conversations with the students about Jesus, and that He will give us
the words to speak. The days are really full, so please continue to pray
for rest and stamina for the members of our team, as well as for good
opportunities to make contact with loved ones at home.
We are so grateful to
know that you are lifting us up in prayer!
Catherine Wood
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