Tko je tvoj najbolji prijatelj? Pedeset i devet djece iz citave Bosne i Hercegovine na ovogodisnjem djecjem kampu Emek Beraka na Borackom jezeru naucili su da Isus moze i da zeli da bude njihov najbolji prijatelj!
Svaki su dan djeca kroz razlicite biblijske price ucili o Isusu kao prijatelju. Tako Isus je prijatelj koji prihvaca Mateja, omrazenog carinika. On je I prijatelj koji iscjeljuje stotnikovog slugu! On je onaj koji daje vid slijepom covjeku, i brine se za Lazara i podize da ga iz mrtvih! On iznad svega dijeli svoj zivot s nama kroz Njegovu smrt na krizu i uskrsnuce.
Naucili smo i da Isus zeli da budemo dobri prijatelji jedan s drugim, i primjere za to mogli smo vidjeti u istinitim pricama prijateljstva koje smo slusali svaku vecer!
U programu smo virtulano putovali sirom svijeta uceci o razlicitim zemljama: Keniji, Kamobodji, Dominikanskoj Republici i Kazahstanu. Svaki dan smo culi pricu o jednom djetetu iz te zemlje, naucili nesto novo o toj kulturi, njihovim navikama, jelu, igrama koje igraju, pjesmama koje pjevaju, itd. Nakon toga smo i pokusali igrati neke od igara, pjevati pjesme na njihovom jeziku i napraviti njihovu zastavu. Ono sto je bilo posebno u ovoj sedmici je vrijeme molitve kad su se djeca u svojoj djetinjoj vjeri, molila za probleme kao sto su siromastvo, droga, alkohol, bolesti te da bi im se Isus objavio kao njihov prijatelj!
Vecernji program se vrtio oko talent show-a “Emek Beraka trazi zvijezdu”! Bila je to citava lepeza talenata, od pjevaca i pjevacica, rap-a i break dance plesaca, do recitacija i komicnih predstava. Nakon tri veceri natjecanja i elminacija, 3 mlada momka iz Sarajeva su glasanjem publike odnijeli prvo mjesto i naslov zvijezda kampa Emek Beraka I kao nagradu besplatno ucestvovanje na tinejderskom kampu 2010! Drugo mjesto je osvojila curica s predivnim glasom, a trece skupina preslatkih princeza.
Zadnju vecer je padala kisa, ali unutar satora za sastanke bila je jedna posebna atmosfera dok su razlicite vodje dijelile svoja svjedocanstva o tome kako je Bog promjenio njihove zivote! Djeca su cula kako je Isus dao svoj zivot za njih, ustao iz mrtvih i sada zivi! Culi su i kako On nudi dar oprostenja za grijehe i ako prime taj dar, vjecni zivot!
Puno djece je izislo na molitvu, neki da prime Isus u svoje srce, a neki da se mole s vodjom za neke druge probleme koje su imali!
Mogla se osjetiti snazna Bozja prisutnost kako djeluje u njihovim srcima. Nastavite se moliti da Bog nastavi svoje djelo u njima i za odrzavanje kontakta sa lokalnim radnicima!
Jos nesto sto bi posebno izdvojili je "dernek" koji smo imali u Cetvrtak. Bilo je tu puno zabave i smijeha kroz skakanje na trampolinama, prelaska mosta od konopaca, vreca za skakanje i sumo hrvaca...te na kraju tijesta i hrenovki na rostilju! Nezaboravan dan!
Takodjer redovna zbivanja na kampu su aerobik, pjesme slavljenja, igre, kupanje u jezeru i kamperske duznosti, sto ukljucuje pranje sudja, wc i tuseva, ciscenje kampa i sl. Svaki dan smo imali i nagrade za najcisci sator, sto je uvelike pomoglo punovremenom timu na kraju kampa! Hvala kamperi!!!
Zadnji dan,bilo je tu puno tuznih lica, ali i obecanja i planova za slijedecu godinu. Mnogi su stvorili neka nova prijateljstva, ali ne samo jedan s drugim, vec i s najboljim prijateljem kojeg itko moze imati...Isusom!
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Who is your best friend? Fifty-nine kids from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina at this year’s children’s camp Emek Beraka on the Boracko Lake learned that Jesus can and wants to be their best friend.
Everyday kids learned through different Bible stories how Jesus showed himself to be a friend. Jesus is the friend that accepts Matthew the hated tax collector. He is a friend that loves through healing the centurion’s servant. He is the one that gives sight to the blind man, and he cares for Lazarus and his family by raising him from the dead. Also He shares His life through His death on the cross and resurrection. Also we learned that Jesus wants all of us to be good friends to one another. Every evening we heard the true-life stories of friends who were there for each other in many different ways.
We also traveled virtually around the world learning about four specific countries: Kenya, Cambodia, the Dominican Republic and Kazakhstan. Each day we heard from a child in each of these countries, learned more about each country, what they eat, what games they play, what songs they sing, etc. Then we played some of their games, sang some songs and made some things including making little flags for each country. A highlight of this program was the prayer time we had for each nation. Children came forth and prayed with their childlike faith for the children in those nations, for solutions to problems such as poverty, drug and alcohol abuse, healing for sicknesses like AIDS and for God to reveal to them that Jesus can be their best friend too.
The evening program spotlighted Emek Beraka’s rising talents. From talented ballad singers, to break dancing and rap, from poem recitation and comic skits to dancing, we saw and heard some talented young people at camp. After three nights of preliminary competitions, three young men from Sarajevo with their comic revue took the title of Emek Beraka’s Stars 2009 and won scholarships for teenage camp for 2010. Runners-up were a young lady with a beautiful voice and a group of lovely dancing princesses.
The last evening was rainy, but quiet reigned inside the meeting tent as different leaders shared testimonies of how God changed their lives. The children heard how Jesus gave His life for them, rose again and now He lives. They heard how He offers them the gift of forgiveness of sins and eternal life if they will accept this gift. Many children came forth for prayer to let Jesus into their lives or to pray with someone for other needs. You could feel the strong presence of the Lord working in their lives. Pray that the Lord will continue His work in them and that local leaders will have opportunities to continue to minister to them.
Other highlights were a carnival with jumping castles, a sumo wrestling game, a rope bridge challenge and cooking bread, hot dogs and smores over an open fire. Also regular camp activities were aerobics, praise songs, games, crafts, camp duties (washing dishes after meals, cleaning the toilets and showers, cleaning the camp, etc.) and of course swimming in the lake. We also had a daily contest for the best-kept tent with prizes.
On the last day, there were many sad faces that camp had come to an end, but promises to come back next year. Many had made new friendships not only with each other, but also with the best friend anyone could ever have…Jesus!
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