Part of SGA’s growing ministry is to help reach another generation with the Gospel.
We believe that by investing in camp ministry we will help create invaluable opportunities for national believers to impact the younger generation, the next generation of the church!
One initiative was in Ukraine, west of Kiev, where SGA’s Project70 missionary Denis Kharuk, organized a children’s day camp in Maryanivka village.
Forty-four children attended with only eight of them from Christian families. Every day they played games, had contests, listened to Bible lessons and other activities. Great emphasis was put on helping children to memorize the Bible verse of the Day.
Here Denis shares about some spiritual fruit from this special Gospel effort:
In children’s lives
After the camp, a 13-year-old came to the worship service on Sunday. She had been crying listening to God’s Word and at the end of the service she confessed her sins and accepted Jesus as her personal Saviour. She has never met Christians before, and it was her first experience at Bible camp. She said that she saw an absolutely new way of life and behaviour at camp although her family is not poor. Every day she told her mother about everything she was doing at the camp and her mother was happy to let her daughter attend camp and church.
This was the first time for a 14-year-old boy to attend a Christian camp and church. He was very active; he liked everything, and emotions overwhelmed him. At the end of the camp, he said that he wanted to accept Jesus into his heart and trust Him all his life. We prayed together kneeling before God.
In family lives
At the end of the 4th day of the camp we invited parents to join their children and spend time together. Two dads and seven mothers responded to the invitation and there has been very positive feedback from them. One mum on social media told how her children liked the camp. Another mother visited our worship service on Sunday and thanked us.
A lady who actively helped us at camp came to the church and told us she has accepted Jesus into her heart and wants to dedicate all her life to Him.
Denis with his familyÂ
Praise God for spiritual fruit as a result of this special effort. This is just one of a number of camps which SGA sponsored during summer 2021.
Pray that those who have trusted Christ for salvation will grow in God’s grace.Â