3 Camper weeks and a few days of debrief later, SpeakOut 2013 is over. What an amazing one it was! We had an awesome time with the 268 campers that came! During their time at the camp, they had the opportunity to experience American culture and English language learning like never before. Everything started with our big kick off night each Saturday evening. This is when the campers meet their American tutor for the first time…and the fun begins!
Some of the cool activities we engage in at the camp are things like a massive hunt for all the staff throughout the city (we all dress up in different costumes):
Getting slime poured on us at the camp carnival closing party:
And other awesome activities. But, of course, the most important part of SpeakOut is the spiritual part. Throughout the course of 5 days, the campers get to hear the gospel about 10 different times both in Hungarian and in English. This message clearly comes across during their times with their tutors:
And through our “Morning Class” program. This year we had the theme of 3-D you, taking the idea of people as having 3 dimensions: a physical dimension, a mental dimension, and a spiritual dimension.
God used this summer in a mighty way! He was pleased to bring 50 campers to Himself! In addition, we saw many, many campers tell us how they want to think more about God. One camper who had been to SpeakOut 2 years ago told me that his view of God is changing. The first time he came to SpeakOut he was comletely against God. He was entirely closed to hearing anything about the Gospel and was very combative when it came to spiritual things. This SpeakOut he told me that he is now convinced that God does exist. He said, “while I don’t agree with everything you all say and I am not going to say I completely believe everything you all talk about, I am much closer than I was 2 years ago”. What a praise to see God move students closer to Himself, one step at a time!
Halfway Around the Globe 