Before we knew it, the last day of camp has finally came.
We all had this look on our faces that we did not want it to end. You do not
notice how the kids have affected you until they began to leave one by one.
Everyone wanted the camp to continue; however, we had to face the truth and say
our goodbyes even if it was hard.
Many of the kids built a friendship with one another and
when it was time to go, many of them cried as they accompanied each other to
the gates saying that we will see each other next year. Many of the kids asked
similar questions to the mentors and staff, “will we see you next year?’
Each kid received a gift bag from Camp Elim filled with
candy, toys, a picture frame with the class picture, a CD with a sermon for the
parents, and finally the most important gift of them all, a personal kid’s
Bible with a blessing written on the inside cover.
For those parents and kids that stayed at camp until 3pm,
we invited them under the tent for our final church service where mentors
talked about their class and how was their experience. Parents we also given an
opportunity to speak. Before we ended, Pavel Chernioglo and Yuriy Torlak spoke
on behalf of the Charity Springs missionary and thanked all the parents for giving
their kids to our camp. Then we blessed the families and said farewell.
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