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Children's & Teen's Summer Bible Camps
Hunger for the Lord is so great among street kids, orphans and kids from non-believing homes that about 90%
of the children who attend come to repentance & salvation
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summer, in the mountains of central Ukraine, around 500 children & teens - such as the three pictured here -
attend up to seven one-week Bible camps where many will learn about the Lord Jesus for the first time. ******* At the first camp last summer, 120 out of 130 came forward to repent
and receive the Lord. (Often with tears of joy). For many years now, 9 out of 10 children consistently
get saved at each camp. ************** Because of your generous support, the camp experienced a slight increase in total attendance last
summer. We thank the Lord for you! However, given the increased costs, more funds are needed for this
summer - just to stay even. Also, each year there are more kids who have their hearts set on coming, but
must be left behind because funds run out. ********
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Increased costs have put a strain on the budget for
this summer ******* Rapidly
rising costs are making it more difficult to bring in enough camp counselors, buy Bibles & study materials, food,
electricity, water, gasoline (to run the buses used to transport the kids from the city to the camp and back), and many
other supplies necessary to keep the camp running. On top of the normal expenses, the camp is currently fighting
legal battles with the government over legitimately purchased property on which the camp is built. All these increased costs
have put a strain on the budget for this summer.
******* ******* Many campers
have never heard about our Savior ******* These
little girls, like so many who come to the camps from non-believing homes, may never have heard about the Lord Jesus until they
hear the old, old story told in a way they can understand. The kids also see a living testimony of the Lord's love for
them in the smiles and tender words of the camp counselors. (In the ghetto's where some of them live, tender,
loving words are not heard very often, if ever...nor is the Gospel.) ******* More kids
would like to come this summer - if funds are available ******* We ask the Lord how many more souls could be saved if more
"scholarships" and operating funds are available for this summer's camps. The more support we receive,
the more kids can come to camp, and the more kids you, GNS volunteers, and the camp team will spend eternity with!
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