Tsyurupinsk camp review

Camp team and orphanage director

The week at Tsyurupinsk, the orphanage I usually visit, went really well. Our family and our friend who came from America to help stayed at the hotel there the whole week. It was really convenient to be so close, even though we discovered that Tsyurupinsk is the city that never sleeps. Or at least it seems like that by the one hotel there. The rest of the camp team commuted. Natasha and I were the coordinators for the whole week, but she got sick and was only able to be there the first and last days. (Pray for her, please, she's still in the hospital.)

Each morning we would start in the orphanage auditorium with songs and games and a warm up time. Then we did a Bible story, outside games, and crafts. After that, the team left for lunch and quiet time. When the orphanage quiet time was over, we came back with more crafts, activities, fellowship, and even English classes. On the last day Joe grilled hot dogs for everyone, and we had a picnic feast.

Again, we didn't even take our camera, but here are photos from others:

• Agape post
• Jennifer: day 1
• Desirae: day 1
• Jennifer: day 2
• Desirae: day 2, more, more, and more
• Jennifer: day 3
• Desirae: day 3 and more
• Desirae: day 4 and more
• video
• Jennifer: day 5
• Joe
• video
• Desirae: day 5, more and more
• Joe and Jen: day 1
• Joe and Jen: day 2
• Joe and Jen: day 3
• Joe and Jen: day 5

Yesterday my orphanage visit was a camp review. We sang the songs again, looked through all these pictures, and talked about what fun we had and what we learned at our camp. For a lot of the kids this camp was absolutely the highlight of their summer.