Fifty Years!

Camp in Orahovica was the single biggest reason Petra wanted to come back to Croatia when I first met her at Gordon College. She has gone to camp every summer since she was eleven years old with 2020 being the only exception because of the pandemic. Even when she went to high school and college in the States, she came to Croatia every summer to volunteer at camp. This year marked the 50th anniversary of the first camp. Petra's been to the majority of them. 

Our slogan is "a meeting place". "Encounter" would be another way to translate it. Camp in Orahovica is a place where thousands have encountered the Lord. Throughout its 50 year history, God has been faithful. He has used his people in this place to call campers to himself and renew their relationship with him. 

It's also a place where valuable relationships with others have been fostered. This year we had a couple speak at our family camp from Belgrade, Serbia. While the husband had never been to this part of Croatia, his wife was in one of the pictures of kids camp in the 80's. She had been at kids camp 40 years ago. This sort of story is very common. Camp in Orahovica is a highlight for many Christians in the former-Yugoslavia. 

We are thankful for the Lord's faithfulness in this small but significant pocket of eastern Croatia!