Our progress
Our vision for this campground is to provide a means for sharing the Love of Christ and the Hope we have in Him with the children of Romania and to lead them to a personal relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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As we approach the end of summer 2011 we are pleased with the progress we have made. Our goal was to have a completed and functioning camp by the end of this year. We are not finished with all the construction but we are definitely functioning.
This summer we had Church Summer Camps with groups being able to stay overnight. We still had to use some sleeping bags and inflatable beds but the campers didn’t seem to mind. Through donations by individual like Sandra Day of Douglas , GA, Billy and Faye Godbee of Savannah, GA , First Baptist Church in Richmond Hill GA and Altamaha Baptist Church in Baxley GA we have been able to have 16 bunk beds custom built which we were able to use this summer.
In addition to the Church Camps we also had two American teams to come and do day Vacation Bible School for kids from surrounding villages. A team from First Baptist Church in Richmond Hill, GA headed up the first VBS with 90- 100 kids in attendance each day. Kings Baptist Church from Mount Washington Kentucky USA assisted by teens from Holy Trinity Church in Baia Mare RO and a local school teacher Mariana Sovre led the Bible school and activities the second week. This team also went into Baia Mare and did Vacation Bible School at Holy Trinity Baptist Church.
Overall in spite of the obstacles we have faced with the failing economy, God has continued to bless us to move forward continuously little by little. We give Him the praise for all of this. Our prayer for the next coming months is that He will provide the way for us to start church services in the downstairs lobby this winter. We also need additional heating system for the building as well as finish the exterior of the building. We still need electrical work completed inside and of course more bunk beds by next summer. Please join us in prayer for God to supply these needs and that He will receive the Glory and Honor for everything He accomplishes through us here at Camp Finate.