I have a few minutes to post before getting ready for church, but I have time to share a few blessings from this past week at family camp here in Madrid.

This is a camp that my family attended from the time we first arrived in Spain, when I was a little girl. I have so many good memories of times spent at children, preteen, teen and family camps. I can look back on many important decisions for the Lord that I made while at camp!

It has been 13 years since my last camp and I was so excited to be going back again, this time with a family of my own. The Lord continues to bless the ministry of MCCB (Monte Calvario Campamento Bautista) as it celebrated it's 30th year of existence this summer. Each year churches from all over Spain come to the various weeks of camp.

I was able to work in the kitchen and believe me when I say, that it is a lot of work! But it is also a time of great fellowship with the other ladies in the kitchen. Since I was in the kitchen, I didn't get to spend very much time with Jeff or Aaron, but it was so great for both of them, since they had to spend the entire day speaking in Spanish! After just one week, I have noticed a big improvement in both of their spanish. = )

My biggest blessing was being able to see some old friends and to see that they are still faithfully serving the Lord. Here are a few pictures from the week. I did not take very many, since kitchen duty called. Enjoy!

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This family is so special to me. Three of them were saved in the church that my parents started years ago here in Madrid. We had fun reminiscing a little and catching up after so many years.



This couple were both friends of mine who were always at camps when we were all teenagers. They ended up marrying and now have two kids and continue to faithfully serve in their church in Torrejon.


These are friends that Aaron made this week. I think he spent more time with them then with the little kids! They loved hanging out with him. I told Aaron that they liked him because he was such a cute kid and he said, "NO MOMMY....they don't think I'm cute...the're just my friends!" I believe he thinks he is "one of the guys"!




Every night after supper, everyone would get together for some fun, games and fellowship. One of the nights a missionary from Irun did a little juggling show for everyone. I missed taping the part where Bro. Loveday (missionary in Madrid) ended up with eggs on his head. = ) It was really funny. But here is a little of what I did manage to film...



The last day of camp all the leftover food from this summer of camps was laid out for all to come and "shop". Some things were free, all the unopened stuff was almost free. Those of us who worked in the kitchen got first dibs at the leftovers and when we were done, we had fun watching everyone else do their "shopping".

Instructions:


The bell is rung:


Shopping time! Como las ofertas del Corte Ingles!!


Every night the kids sang a special for the night service. Aaron is the one with the red, white and blue stripped shirt on. Sorry it isn't clearer!