Family Camp in Crimea

Kurotnoe

From August 28 to September 1 in the village of Kurotnoe a family camp was held for the first time in our church in Crimea. The theme of the camp was “Who is this that the wind and the sea listen to him?” (Mk 4.41) It was held thanks to the initiative of the regional committee of Evangelical Lutheran congregations of Crimea. The organizer of the event was the “Liebe”congregation in Feodosiya with the assistance of the administration of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of European Russia.

Parents with children from Crimea were participants of the camp; guests came from Kazan, Krasnodar and Ulyanovsk. The Provorov family led the Bible lessons. Pastor Vladimir explored a new theme every morning: Noah, the Exodus, Jonah, the promise of the large catch of fish. At the closing service with Holy Communion the theme was “What is to be done?” During discussions of each theme the pastor spoke about the significance and importance of our faith.

Parallel with Bible studies for adults there were also Bible studies for children; Alena Provorova lead such interesting lessons that not only our children took part, but those who were at the campgrounds for other reasons also really enjoyed participating. Some of the adults, too, were “accidently” late to the adult meetings because they were so caught up in the stories being told for children.

The Lord blessed these days with good weather, a warm and clean sea and wonderful fellowship. The church council of “Liebe” plans to continue holding these family camps annually.

Irina Graf