life, as we see it

well, well... we have returned from camp!! For those of you that are not entirely familiar with "camp", it is EMEK BERAKA (aka: "valley of blessings" in hebrew). The Evangelical Church of Bosnia purchased some land over the last few years (piece by piece) high in the mountains. It is in this place that summer camps are held. Family, Youth, Kids, Church and Teenager camps are each given a week filled with sermons, worhip, fun, games, team-building excercises, coffee, food and, of course, swimming in an absolutely gorgeous emerald, spring-fed lake that lies between two mountain peaks. It's stunning.

Our week, Youth, had the theme of "Zasto sam ovdje?/Why am I here?". We took the week and explored the various reasons for our being on Earth. In this pic (clockwise from top), you see our daily focus: Slavljene/Worship, Zajednistvo/Community, Misija/Missions, Sluzenje/Service, and Ucenistvo/Discipleship.


In the in between times of seriousness.... were the "not so serious" moments. Among the games to play were these fantastic sumo wrestling suites. Check out these super ferocious fighters!!!

This was the most hilarious thing I have seen in YEARS!!

Heather and I always love the worship times at camp. There is something special about seeing the number of believers growing, seeing them raise up in freedom and being able to worship as ONE no matter the background. It is so much fun to hear a song we know in English and be able to rock out to it together! We LOVE the fun of the freedom to jump, sing, dance, cry, pray.... oh, it's awesome!



One of the things I loved most about our week was the pure enjoyment of just being together. I was able to hang out with people I rarely get to see; I was able to play and laugh and....DANCE!! There is nothing like a random traditional folk dance to celebrate the evening.




Through it all, God taught me so much about my passion -who i am created to be. The knowledge finally moved from my head to a deep place in my heart and spirit...
"I am PASSIONATE about helping people become who they are created to be."
This is place from which all things that I do comes from.