Salajeses

Let me paint a picture for you: We wake up and let's say it's, oh... 800 degrees Celcius. Breakfast begins with Sara and Kayla waking up a little bit late for breakfast. The kids arrived an hour early, as we were finishing our ´porridge and red berries. oh, and piim. As we split up for our sports sessions, the 10 minute walk to our respective venues was heard with sounds of laughter and bouncing balls. some birds chirping too. the games lasted for about, oh, 2 minutes. when all of sudden those wierd "Thursday" occurences... FLASH BOOM BOOM BOOM... downpouring rain filled our eyes with ... um... water. As we ran back fiercely amidst the wind and rain for the .47 kilometers to the mission house, our clothes quickly became sopping wet with pure Estonian rainwater.
Once all the kids were safely indoors, the sun came out. seriously...
Then we decided to give the Bible story as well as the Evangecube, of which we have all mastered the intricacies of the flippage.
God was at work in the lives of these kids this past week as 11 of them from our first camp timidly raised their hands to accept Jesus as their Savior. We were all truly touched through seeing God's magnificent work in the children's lives. After the camp, many kids hung out with us for a lot longer than usual, and some children even took Evangecubes home with them. It was amazing!
God is faithful!!!!! Our van, which as of yesterday was a semi-useless transportation device, was fixed by Pastor Enn, who happened to be a mechanic. Thus, we arrived safely at our second destination (camp) after traveling for 36.03 minutes in solid rain. (nate timed it). On the way, Sara (without an H) and Crystal practiced their Estonian version of "In the Secret" aka "Tahan Sind Tunda"...
Thankfully, the rain ceased as soon as we pulled up into the "park". Kids soon arrived and we played soccer, basketball, frisbee, volleyball, and continued the "mini boot camp" with Viktor, all the while listening to Estonia's newest Christian boy-band/rap group. A lot of these kids are just random neighborhood kids that come by when they see us. Our expectations were lower for this camp because it is more "freestyle". However, God was still at work and after the Bible story and Evangecube flippage was given, 5 children decided to accept the Lord. It was amazing!!!!
note: we are traveling tomorrow back up to Tallin after our two camps, and we have the next 2 days free to celebrate American independence in Estonia and Finland. We then travel back down to Parnü on Tuesday night for two more 5 day camps. Pray that our exhaust pipe stays in it natural habitat and does not meet the road.
Please also pray that there would be successful follow up for the children who did accept Christ today. AMEN!
btw, Sara did drink a litre and a half of milk within the period of 22 minutes. pretty cool huh?
btw2, we were called to "paint walls." wait, we got to move wood. for one hour and 3 minutes. we worked on team building by throwing and dropping wood while singing songs in an assembly line while having a competition (thank you Henry Ford for the idea.) it was quite fun.
To our fellow Uncharted Waterians, we are thinking about you and praying for you. may God continue to use you in your words and actions to speak His truth and love. BE TOOLS FOR CHRIST.

The Estoniano's