So this week Anja and I are teaching at Good Spirit Bible Camp. We arrived yesterday and were completely overwhelmed about what to do. No one really gave us any instructions and no one really talked to us that much. When it came time for chapel that evening it was clear that we were the speakers for the week. We both felt completely uneducated for that role considering most of the councillors were older than us. We didn’t have anything prepared for Sunday evening but we did introduce ourselves and explain the concept of a 5 day club. I asked how many kids knew what a 5 day club was and to my relief a lot put up their hands. I got the feeling that the leaders at the camp didn’t really know how to react to us since we are younger but we have talked to some and hopefully we will be able to feel comfortable around all the leaders. We then decided how to split up the club since there are 2 sessions each day. We decided that I would teach the memory verse in the morning along with Anja who would do the contest and the extra story. The evening chapel is around a campfire so I decided to do the bible story then. Today is the first full day and it went better than expected. Anja and I had been so overwhelmed from yesterday but I prayed a lot and I actually felt I was able to do this considering we would have older leaders watching us. The morning went a bit longer because we had to hand out 68 first day packets but the kids loved the story about Tony and were so sad when Anja left it at a cliffhanger. Since we had nothing left to do until evening we just hung out at the camp. It’s really nice and we had a relaxing afternoon checking out the skills the kids were doing and going to the beach with everyone. When evening came I was actually a little excited about the bible story. About 1/2 the kids at the camp do not attend church and I’m hoping to make an impact on them the week. I told the story about Zacchaeus and the kids were really excited and energetic and asking a lot of questions. When I told them about Zacchaeus giving half of everything he owned to the poor, I asked if they could imagine giving half of everything they owned away. One little boy said, “my house would be clean!” I burst out laughing but he wasn’t wrong, I guess everyone looks at things like that a little differently. 

After feeling totally unprepared and unqualified for this job I now see that I can do anything with God’s help. I am praying that we would be able to connect with both the other leaders and the campers this week and that we would make an impact on these kids lives. 

Sarah Vatamaniuck

Hi! My name is Sarah Vatamaniuck. I am from Regina and I'm 17 years old and have just graduated High School. This is my second summer teaching 5-Day Clubs and I am super excited to see what's in store for me this summer. In the fall I plan to go to the U of R for Education. Prayer Requests: (1) That I would stay healthy (2) That I would stay safe travelling between clubs