English Camp, Day One
Thanks to Barbara and one year of experience we are much more organized for the English camp this year. Despite the level of organization we got started late. We began camp with twenty-two students, a few more than last year. The first activity was singing. Roger was trying to do some simple songs that we could do in Slovak and English. After a few songs we were told to keep it going so Scott and Barbara could finish dividing the students into four groups. Paige and Abigail offered to get up and lead some fun songs. Immediately the group came alive. The children were on their feet, smiling, and participating enthusiastically. I had to learn some things about teaching the group. I’m sure others felt the same way. But overall the day went well. There was a lot of excitement from the children.
After English camp we went to our favorite restaurant to eat. We took Jami, the Korean missionary; Robo, the district superintent; and Stefan, the Trnava Methodist pastor.. They all helped during the day. In the evening we had team meeting where we shared the joy and excitement.of the day. Our hotel arrangements are kind of like living in a dormitory. We have the whole fourth floor so we keep our doors open and wander in and out of each other’s rooms chatting and preparing teaching materials.
We are off to a good start and looking forward to tomorrow.