Europe: Dzierzoniow

Our first task upon arriving in Europe was to aid/teach an English Camp in Dzierzoniow, Poland.  This was a difficult week for Jane and I.  There was also a tent revival going on in Bielawa (a neighboring town) during the evenings.  Our schedule afforded no time for us to recover from jet lag.  Regardless, the Lord strengthened our bodies and we were able to be effective during the camp and had a great time getting acquainted with the Polish kids.

Here is the bed I slept on.  There is a pretty busy street outside that window.  It made for an effective alarm clock.

Here are some of the leaders doing the motions to "Dip Dip."  This was one of the favorite camp songs for the kids.

Here is one of the Polish boys from my group.  His name is Maciek.  Each group had a name and my group was called "The Jumping Beans."  In Polish it's, "Joomping Beenz, tzee beast oov teamz." (Jumping Beans, the best of teams)

Another, Piotrek.

This is Ada.  She was the youngest one in my group and the only girl.  She was way smarter than the older guys and could more than hold her own.  Did I mention she's really cute? Yeah, she's fierce too.

Here are some of the kids receiving instructions for the next game at the gym.  It's hard to see but in the back there is some gymnastic equipment.  It's all metal and pretty gnarly looking and there are no pads.  It would appear that Polish kids learn the hard way.