It is hard to believe that this will be the 7th year that I have been coming to Romania to do VBS camps for children here. Once again I marvel at the beauty of this country. I get off the plane and I feel as if I am at home here. This year is quite different though. This will be the first year that my wife Theresa will not be at my side and that makes me somewhat sad. The brightness of her smile and her ability to connect with children and people in general will be missed greatly every moment of this trip. However, we do have a great team who will pick up the slack. We have 4 others from Illinois (Lori Hilgart, Brian Moore, Gary Crockett, and his wife Joelle) along with Pastor Dan Hille from Avon, CT, and Kim Gaskins and Debra Guinn from Kingsland, TX to show God's love to these kids.
We have selected the movie "The Incredibles" as the theme for this week. Tonight we will watch the movie together and then each day we will break down the theme of the movie into areas of our lives. For those of you who have not seen the movie it is about a family of superheroes who have set aside their special abilities so they can be normal. However, the father in the movie decides that he just has to use those the superhero qualities God has given him for the betterment of his community. Once he does this then the family also follow's his lead and the family uses their hero qualities to fight off evil and the world become a better place because of it. So, the goal of this years camp is to let these kids know that each of us have a special talent or hero quality in us. It is something that God has given to each of us to use to make the world a better place. So, between the 4 family members we know we can connect their special hero qualities with the kids talents given to them.
So, pray for the team to be able to communicate a clear message to the children that they are special and that each of them has the ability to make the world a better place. The team is ready and the children will be here in just a few hours for a week of fun.
Tim Oloffson
Another Child Foundation Blog... reaching, teaching, and transforming the lives of Romanian children
2 comments:
Praying Goethe group to connect and be the hands and feet of Christ! ENJOY and give each child a hug from me. God's Blessings. Theresa O.
Praying for you and the team! Hard to believe it has been 7 years already. WOW! Time has flown. I'm sure most all the kids that were their 7 years ago are no longer there. Reading this blog brings back memories of that 1st trip. The wonderful times and the London airport and ride after to the camp!! Great and cherished memories! God bless you and the team as you are truly serving Christ in a powerful way!
Charisse
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