Update Number Four

Hello friends and family! The last three weeks spent in Banja Luka have been so great! We continued to spend time with kids at the children's home. We went back and hung out with them and also took the youngest set of kids on an outing. We went to a traditional Serbian village which had all the antique building materials, bedding, cooking supplies, etc. It was great to take the kids for a fun afternoon! 

We also spent a few days sanding and painting doors and door frames for the people we stayed with. It took a few days and many coats but we got it all done! It was such a blessing to the people we stayed with. After that came the week of prepping for camp. As a crew we did five skits at kids camp and then each of us had a time slot to teach during youth camp. So the topic of all our talks/skits was the fruit of the spirit. It was great for the kids because it's simple, and for the youth it was really challenging and encouraging to them because we were able to take it deeper than just the classic "love, joy, peace" message. We played loads of games, got so many mosquito bites, and had way too much fun! The place we stayed at was about an hour outside of the city and it happened to be the place with the most Mosquitos in the world. Aside from that, we had loads of space to play soccer and frisbee. We also set up a trampoline and that was also fantastic. A highlight of the week for many was the huge foam/duct tape swords. Many battles took place and many wounds were dished out with those suckers. 

It was interesting for us being involved in a camp in a different language. Each of us had been to or run a summer camp before at home, but when everything needs a translator it makes a big difference. We were still able to build relationships with the kids and youth despite the language barrier. God was able to do some really cool things in the lives of the kids all ages (including us). 

After camp we were able to meet up with some of the skaters again to say goodbye and spent some time hanging out with our new friends from the city on our last night. Our time in Banja Luka was so amazing!

This morning we arrived back at our "home" in Sarajevo. We will be here for ten more days before we fly back to Switzerland on the 3rd of July! Our plan for the next couple days is to reconnect with the relationships we made six weeks ago. We are excited to see what God will do in us and through us throughout these last days in Bosnia.

Thank you to everyone for the love and support. You guys are amazing! 

Love the Bosnia Team.