Summer is here and it’s time for Summer Camp! It’s the highlight of the year for thousands of impoverished children in Eastern Europe.

In Albania the camp takes place on the beautiful coast by the Adriatic. In a pine grove, just by the beach, 375 children are accommodated in tents. Not all at once of course! Every ten days a new group of 75 children arrive. Working in close co-operation with local congregations, these are the children we are able to help throughout the year. Many of the children come from homes that are no more than shacks, often with an outdoor ‘kitchen’. Their parents keep them away from school in order to help with work. The parents themselves have known little else. It’s now becoming a real fear that the majority of young people will grow up illiterate.

During Summer Camp there’s such a variety of things to do. There’s sports and swimming. Also there are competitions and creative activities to choose from. In the evenings the entertainment continues. The puppet show is loved by everyone.

It’s a happy time of fun and learning that the children will never forget. More importantly the opportunity to learn about Jesus could make this a truly life-changing experience.

This summer forty one teachers, caretakers and administrative workers from 11 different ‘orphanages’ arrived in “Canaan”, a camp in Ukraine.

For four days the adults enjoyed different activities including sport games, topical discussions, singing Christian songs together, visiting church visit. At the end of the Camp, many said what a wonderful time they’d had. Many spoke of the calm and peaceful atmosphere, how they got to know more about the ministry of the Mission and understood more about our aims. They all enjoyed learning new Christian songs and exchanged addresses with others from other orphanages. One teacher said: “I’ve never sang in my life. I didn’t even think I could sing. But here I sang; I felt very calm and couldn’t stop smiling!” The Mission Without Borders staff had been very diligent in prayer both before and after the Camp and all feel that God blessed the people there. Please join us in our prayer that the seeds planted in the heart of the attendees will grow and bring forth the fruit for the Lord.