It was interesting reading Bruce's comments about the questions they were asked about us being paid, etc. What struck me was the the higher cost of becoming a Christian in the Ukraine. It is a country that has a long history of ingrained religion ( Russian and Greek Orthodox) and many aspects of life are handled through bribes and that is very foreign to us in this country. To become Christian means that life is harder because your family usually turns away from you and that you must live life without using bribes. In going over there, I did not realize that in our going, our money was paying for the 45+ young adults to go to this camp. The camp cost about 61 dollars for the 8 days of camp and it enabled the Ukraine church, Hosanna, to invite and host these young adults and give them a "vacation" while building a relationship and telling them about Christ. It was a privilege to know that we were a part of that. As Bruce said, 5 came to Christ and many others are asking more questions. It was totally worth the living conditions for 9 days to see those young adults risk all to ask Jesus into there hearts!
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