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Greece, Switzerland, and more

30 Wednesday Aug 2017

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Camp, carpathian mountains, chicago, greece, Illinois, mountains, oia, road trip, sailing, santorini, switzerland, ukraine, zurich

I’m not usually one for planning spontaneous trips, but this one was definitely one of the books.

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Day 3 – Departing Kyiv to Shepetivka

24 Thursday Jul 2014

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adventure, backpacking, backpacking europe, Camp, huska river, kiev, kyiv, missionary, missionary trip, shepetivka, teenage camp, Travel, ukraine

We woke up early this morning because we have a busy day scheduled. Kyiv life so far is busy and is an old city amidst a modernizing society. This morning we will be preparing to depart on a train to Shepetivka (a town located on the Huska River in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast of Western Ukraine).
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We will be there for about 10 days for a missionary trip for teenagers (ages 13-18). This will be my first destination missionary trip and I am super excited to serve the kids. Since the camp is located in the forest with no Wi-Fi, I will not be able to post daily. I will also not be bringing my laptop or any electronics there, as it will be better to focus on the kids more that way. I will be recording my adventures the old fashioned way on a journal (:
After the camp, we will be arriving back to Kyiv, so I will post a recap of the camp then.
Wish me luck!

xoxo,
Sophie

T-Minus One Month

22 Sunday Jun 2014

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backpacking, backpacking europe, california, Camp, europe, france, germany, italy, kiev, missionary, san francisco, san jose, santa cruz, summer, Travel, ukraine

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I only have one month left before I embark on my biggest adventure yet. In exactly one month, I will be flying out to Europe!
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Welcome to Rome!…………. Kids Camp 2013

27 Tuesday Aug 2013

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Camp, Column, Crucifixion, Design, Drama, Games, Jerusalem, Jesus, Kids Camp, Mosaic, Palace, Pilate, Pillars, Plays, Roman, Rome, Service, Soldier, Tour Guide, VBS, Workout

This summer, my life has mainly been consumed of preparing for a kids camp with a church that I am a part of. Early spring, I was asked to be a leader for the design team. In the past three years that I volunteered, I was always a counselor. I knew I wanted to try something different this year, so I was really happy when they offered me that position. I helped design a few things in the past for the church such as New Years or some other small events during the year. So I also felt really honored but nervous at the same time when I was offered the position. As a design team leader, you are in charge of a group of people. Duties include designing sets based off the theme and coordinating with the drama team to help them create sets for the plays.
Every year, the kids’ camp has a theme that all the plays, games, and bible studies are based off. In the past, we had themes such as Egypt, Peter & The Fish, and Pilgrim’s Progress. This year our theme was “Roman Age.” So when the kids arrive, they enter “Rome.” All the staff was dressed up in costumes to make the setting more realistic. Part of my team was giving the kids a tour of Rome when they first arrived. The kids’ camp usually lasts about 5 days and the ages of the kids ranged from 9-15. The camp dates were from August 11-16. All the staff arrived a day early to set up. The campsite was a great place with a large auditorium, about 4 large fields, a creek, and a forest. So I had a lot to work with as far as design to play out the theme well. With my team, we built a palace where Pilate judged Jesus to be crucified in one of the scenes. Inside the palace we placed a couple of paintings on the wall, made two large mosaics with construction paper that were laminated and placed on the floor inside of the palace. The daily plays consisted of The Last Supper, Jesus’ arrest, Peter’s denial, Jesus’ judgment, the crucifixion, and the resurrection. Every play took a lot of preparation and hard work. The crucifixion scene was the most dramatic and emotional play we had at camp. The scene felt so real and I really felt like I was a part of it. During the evening service, we had a lot of kids repent that day.
After one week, I was sad to see the kids go. I had so much fun playing the games, being a part of the plays, and just interacting with the kids overall. The camp went by so fast, however, it feels great to finally be able to relax.

ImageThe building where the evening services were held at.

ImagePart of the staff during the entrance day.

ImagePlaying Capture The Flag

ImageImageThe morning stretch.

ImageThe tour guides during the entrance day 🙂

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