Previet!!! Hello!!!

Well I don't even know what to write.

Seriously.

My mind has been doing a lot of thinking and getting nowhere. Like the hamster in the training wheel. I don't feel I am learning anything really, I am not being spiritually challenged in any way I can pinpoint. I can't decide how I feel about any given subject.

I do however know I have been drinking lots of carbonated beverages and not enough water.

I also know I don't care.

But I don't know what to think about it.

See what I mean?

Things are going well, lots of Russian goin on here. Some of the Moldovans are total characters. Vitali for one, this guy makes me laugh nearly every time he opens his mouth, he is loud, obnoxious, funny, and Russian, so really I have no choice. There is a dude here nicknamed Vova who looks more like an ox than any man I have known before. I think a car hit him the other day cause he had a Volkswagon bruise. This guy is huge. Everyone over here plays football, and by that I mean soccer. There are some UK dudes with us and so it definitely will be called football for now. And most people here are serious about their volleyball skills. I saw some 40 plus people playing in the park early one morning and they could have contested with our GPRC team I am sure. Nutz.

This is a younger age camp than Lingo is used to running, usually they do ages 20-30, this one is 14 to 20. Almost all of these campers are high school aged kids. I was expecting a heavy emphasis on the teaching aspect of english, but what I am understanding is that the director is much more concerned about us building relationships with these students and by talking with them the english will rub off. So thats new...

Well I have some more time and I think I will nap or play guitar. Its been a bit of a summer and I am feeling the wear a bit, but not as much as I would have thought. Praise Jesus for that! Speaking of thanksgiving, we have had some health issues that have come up and all of them have been met with a speedy recovery, thanks for your prayers!

The biggest thing you could be praying for is that those who are here who have not experienced the love of Christ would experience that through the Moldovan and English teams here. There are a lot of unbelievers here and we are really connecting well with them, they are very accepting of us and always appreciate our company, may they also be accepting Christ in the same manner. Pray that they would know God better through this week.

And as you pray for us, may you be drawn near to our LORD as well.

I really should get some Russian phrases on here....I know. Crook! (Circle) There you are.

Later friends!

Liquidating the Assets

Well I am at camp now, arrived here sunday night, set up monday morning, the kids showed up yesterday and now it is Tuesday afternoon. I was a bit sick sunday night, sorry if the title offends anyone now that you understand the context. In the business world, when you are liquidating assets, stock moves fast. Lets just say I was an entrepreneur for an afternoon...

Feeling great now though, and especially now that the first bible study and english class have gone well. I was REALLY unsure and quite anxious (which turns me really into a depressed hermit I think...) about it, or maybe I just had a terrible attitude about it, I don't know. This morning I did not want to be here, but at the same time I totally wanted to be here. It was a stupid internal conflict, and now that it is done (for today) I am grateful for the chance to be a part of something like this. It seems like such a trivial thing once you are past it, it being those situations that you really wish you didn't have to deal with or face.

My bible study group are almost all Chrisitians, at least 5 of the 8 I would say. That was quite well, lots of laughs. The best part about being here is that you get to laugh twice as much. Once when everyone else laughs and then once again after they explain to you why they are laughing. Come to think of it I don't have to be in another country to experience that, I just need to spend an evening with Amber, Kels, and Caitlin. They don't laugh like Russians do though...that would be interesting...

MY english class consists of 6 girls. I think some of them like me because one of them interrupted me mid sentance during an important explanation and asked if I had email, and they all were like "YA, e-mail???". What can you do? I don't get it... I am glad for it though, because it makes it WAY easier to teach them, they don't ignore me outright which would be really stupid.

I gotta run, but hope life is treating you well on that side of the ocean. I'll do another one before the week is up for sure. And just in case you were wondering, the toilet paper at camp is like those party streamers, only wider, tougher, brown, and less stretchy. Just as festive though, trust me :)

Later my Canadian bretheren! God is God wherever we are!

Kaleb

arrival!

Hello from Moldova.

We just enjoyed a good meal at Jake and Marie Penner's place in Muldova, what a treat to be able to sit down and enjoy food without going broke!

We were travelling for almost 30 hours, 3 hours in Calgary, 9 hour flight, 9 hours in Frankfurt, and then I finally managed to sleep on the 3 hour flight into Moldova for about 2 hours or so, but that is all I have had so far. Get to sleep in tonight though. I am pretty sure we are 9 hours, so you should all be sound asleep right now, it would be 6 am back home as it is almost 9 pm here. Only sick sick people get up before 6 am... just kiddin

I have only been here for 3 hours, but I get the feeling that I am going to like it here. The Frankfurt airport was alright, everything was rediculous expensive and consumerist and fast paced and kinda dreary. This place feels way more real, Jake and Marie are just wonderful, I am going to be a better person from being around them these next 2 weeks! Same goes for the rest of the team here. I can here the local Moldovans playing whatever it is they are playing or saying or doing out in the street through the window, and I like it. Jake says that though its the poorest country in Europe, the people here are wonderful. While typing this I have had a great talk with Serghey who is doing some maintenance on the desk I am writing this from. If everyone else here is like him I shall be throroughly blessed here and have many many friends. Leaving just might suck.

Thanks for your prayers, be blessed and be a blessing!

Kaleb

Leavin' on a jet plane...

Don't know when I'll be back again.

Not True, I do know I should be in GP around the 4th of Sept. having returned from 2 weeks in Muldova, a day or two in Frankfurt, and a lot of time trying to sleep on airline seats that recline 2 inches with chicklet size pillows, blankets that cover almost the whole pectoral, and a bunch of good books. Or at least they better be good.

I haven't even blogged about camp, maybe I will just put the camp report I wrote for the Camp Board on here...

I don't know what internet access will be like over there, so this might get updated while I am over there, this might not. I expect I might have the chance for sure in Frankfurt, we are staying in a hotel called "hamburger hoff" or something, and with a name like that I expect not only to experience wonderful hamburgers the likes of which I have only dreamt of, as well as some sort of internet access. HALT! I dare not expect too much! Lest the dissapointment CRUSH my weather beaten soul to FAIRY DUST....hark! Angelic hosts shed a solitary tear, and dispair was its name forevermore.

well THAT got a bit out of hand, even for me....

I am excited for the lessons that lie ahead, and I put all my faith in God that he is able to do what needs to be done in Muldova for these kids, and I humbly rejoice that I am a part of his plan. And I also am a bit anxious as to how I might need to adjust my life in light of my upcoming experiences. But I have peace that is greater because of the goodness of the God I love and serve.

See you all later!

When its all been said and done...

A brief reflection upon this summer of camp wapiti would be best expressed through song.

"When its all been said and done
Only one thing really matters:
Did I do my best to live for truth,
Did I live my life for you?"

When its all been said and done: Robin Mark

Life goes by so fast, indeed we are vapors before God eternal. In the blink of an eye life on this side of eternity will be over, and live on the other side will be just beginning. When you cross that plane, only one thing really will matter.

May we spend our lives in persuit of that one thing above all else.