It’s Sunday, July 1, 6.01 in
the morning. My train leaves in 36 minutes and I’ve just opened my eyes … and I’m
not packed yet! A race against time begins.
I cannot believe it myself, but
with God’s and the taxi driver help I manage to get to the station on time.
Together with Mark, Allyson and
Ian we arrive to Banska Bystrica – Tajov. What a beautiful nature and pleasant
weather! We start to get ready for students who will soon join us . It’s nice
that we have some extra time to meet and talk to the rest of our team.
The students have just arrived and
here we go!
A typical day at camp looks
like this:
0. Fusion camp team meeting
1. breakfast
2. the choir
4. lunch time (finaly!!!)
5. outdoor activities (we need
to keep ourselves fit)
6. the seond workshop “in da
haus”
7. even superheroes like us
need to eat dinner and rest
8. the main evening program
(icebreaker, camp dance, Fusion music band, skits, evening talk and discussion
afterwards)
9. E(nvironment) – night (full
of good food, fun and discussion with students)
In the middle of the week
SURVIVAL shows up at the scene. It’s a half-day trip in the woods full of bears
(Thanks, Terry English!). The aim is to survive (surprisingly) and fulfill some
more or less crazy tasks. It’s so encouraging to see how the whole thing brings
us closer to each other and we really create a great team! The very next day I
can’t feel my body, but there’s nothing to regret!
The last day is here along with
the final concert. Parents and friends are waiting and you can feel our
excitement in the air.
It’s over. Success and applause
are well-deserved. Tears in our eyes (tears of joy or sadness) are only a
side-effect. It’s time to say goodbye.
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What can I say a week after the
camp?
Seeing how young people worked and
improved their talents made me happy. I was really proud of them after the
concert!
I’m so thankful for every talk
I had with the students and appreciate their honesty and openness. I’m happy
for those who personally met with Jesus and still praying for those who haven’t
made this decision yet. There’s nothing better than His love and acceptance!
This has been a week of
challenges too. I went to Banska Bystrica with a serving attitude but to be
honest, many times I have no clue what it means. Again, he has showed me what
His servant should look like.
I might give the impression of
an easy-going person who enjoys audience, however, it’s not so easy to stand up
in front of others and conduct or unexpectedly lead a keyboard workshop. Daily
I’ve been stepping out of my comfort zone and IT WAS WORTH IT!
Because it changed the way I
looked at things and led me to the deeper level of dependency on God. He taught
me how to deal with my fears and encouraged me.
One of the songs we performed (“Are
you ready for a miracle?”) became my daily prayer: “Lord, I’m ready for a miracle.
I want to see what you see.
"You are my Lord, apart from you I have no good thing ... You make known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand." Psalm 16
