Performing arts camp 2010..

.. was SUPER DUPER FUN! :)

We met the American team on Friday 13th (spooky, scary!). We shared some information about ourselves and then talked about Slovenian culture. It was interesting to hear things about our culture because we've lived here all our lives and it's so logical for us that we are who we are and people from other places of the world see it differently.
The American team was great! Drama/dancing teachers from the States were running late but we met the German American team: Brandon+his sister Danielle and Landon+his sister Lacey and their leaders Darryl and Debra. Very nice people and a very good team!
The camp started on Saturday, Aug 14th. We met at Tivoli and started getting to know each other. The beginnings are always so awkward.. but it was ok. We went on our bus and headed to Cakovec!

The first day was an easier day.. we played some icebrakers, got to know each other a bit more, went through some easy singing, drama and dance stuff so we could get the feeling of the days ahead of us; it was a good day. The next day camp really started and we started to work hard. We usually began our days with breakfast :) and then with choir practice, all together or divided by our voices (sopranos, altos..). It was awesome when we all sang together! :) so many talents!
We usually had a 10min break and then continued with dance class. Ugh, that was hard, at least for me! I'm not a dance person, I feel like a piece of wood when I have to dance so I didn't have much fun with it until the end when I figured out what we're actually doing. But it was a good experience, it was great I was given a chance to learn how to dance by a professional (after the performance my sister said I looked like a robot a few times.. ha-ha, funny :))
We had TOOLBOX after that which was a 30min "lecture" from teachers - how to be prepared for auditions, how does a professional artist look like, how to perform.. great advices! We ate lunch after that and had 3 hours of free time! We went to the store, to take a nap, to hang out, to practice for our solo parts, we did some art.. the last 2 days we HAD TO be quiet for an hour and a half, Katka's order. A good order!!
We also had some fun! :) we had great evening programs; all kinds of games, casino night/murder mystery - clue night, western night by the fire and the last night was the rehersal night.

I think Performing Arts camp was the 3rd step of me being prepared for Bible College and for the future ahead of me.
The 1st step was English Camp in Austria; my relationship with God got so much deeper and better!
The 2nd step was Kriz; God tried to show me how my life is going to look like when I move to Hungary.
And the 3rd step was this camp. I learned how to rely on God more, I learned how to be a leader of a discussion group and how to tell people about my relationship with Him and my experience as a young christian. I got to share my testimony again and I was SO surprised when after the evening program a bunch of students came to me with tears in their eyes just hugging me and saying how my story touched them!

It was a hard camp, full of ups and downs but it was a great camp, a great time with God and I loved being a light to lost students who came to the camp.

We finished our camp with a performance for our parents and friends on Saturday and for church people on Sunday and the performances were awesome! There was a lot of nervousness, a lot of crazyness, a lot of mixed feelings BUT it was so great to pray together before the performances and feel that peace from God in our hearts. I am so thankful I got to sing to Him and that I got to praise Him in the show, it was a wonderful experience and I wish people would do shows/musicals like this all the time in Slovenia. We have so many amazing talents and so many young people who are willing to learn and perform and seek God!
Before the camp started, Katka said our goal is to help students come one step closer to God and in the end, 6 people accepted Jesus into their hearts! AMAZING! :)





God is really the greatest and every day I learn something more about Him and I get closer to Him. I leave for Bible College in 2 days and I am nervous and scared (in a kinda good way) and so thankful for this opportunity.

I'd really like to ask you to pray for all the students who came to camps this summer that they would return to us - to youth groups, to Bible studies, to church.. in whichever way, that they would stay in touch with us and let us be their friends and people who share the Truth with them.
Please pray for my family; I am so thankful to God that He's giving them new chances every day and He's not going to stop. Pray that even though I'm leaving home for 4 months, they wouldn't stop seeing the Light that was shinning through me, that they would see the Light and hear the Truth even if I'm not gonna be around them.
Please pray for me; that I would fully trust Him, that I would turn to Him in every given situation and pray that I wouldn't forget that He is my Father and that He does love me. He wants me to enjoy every day and I sometimes forget that.

Thank you for all your prayers and support!