Fraternity-Testvériség, 1995 (73. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1995-10-01 / 4. szám
Page 12 TESTVÉRISÉG CHURCH CAMP 1995 The bus was ready to take off; the driver took his seat behind the wheel; the engine was running, and most of the riders were already seated. But, it still had to wait. How could it possibly start rolling when some of its passengers were not yet ready to leave? They were still standing in small groups around the bus, crying, hugging and holding on to each other in a sense of deep and honest friendship, combined with much sadness in anticipation of the immediate separation. No, the tears here were not those of the refugees transported from one of the so-called “Safe Havens” in Bosnia. Those crying were not the homeless victims of a cruel war. The tears were not those of the hopeless, desperate, wounded folks we see on CNN only too often. The people crying here were young members of our churches about to start their journey back to their homes, churches and families after spending a week at the youth camp at the Laurelville Mennonite Church Center in Pennsylvania. They were crying because the days of togetherness were over; because for another year (or may be more?) they will not be spending so much time together. Some for sure will see each other at conferences, lock- ins, hayrides. But those are only for a weekend. The camp is different. Yes, the camp is different. It provides for time spent in companionship, more time to grow closer to our Lord Jesus Christ, to learn about the treasures that our faith holds for us, especially during turbulent times in our life. Camp is different because the youth of our churches from the Calvin Synod and the Hungarian Reformed Church in America learn, worship, eat and play together, bringing about for one week each year, the unity of our churches - a fact which the adults have so much difficulty even imagining. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Jesus is always so affirming of the “children”. Camp is different because here we have the joined support of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of American and the William Penn Association, the Bethlen Home, the Presbyters’ Association and the Ministerial Association. Here we have the occasion to meet the bishops 1st Row: Stevie Nyeste, Rev. István Nyeste, Diana Bacho, Andrea Tajgiszer, John Molnár, Louis Kovin, Joshua Kovin, Kimberly Kovin, Kathy Smith, Gabe Csapó, Sandy Szepesi, Olivia Fedor, Erika Fedor, Annamária Koncz, Dawn Somogyi, Faith King. 2nd Row: Annabella 1. Batiz, Sarah Tobin, Danielle Tobin, Julie Furj, Eva Nyeste, Kelly Carpenter, Priscilla Hunyady, Cara Medyesy, Cyndi Dózsa, Jennifer Andree, Kimberly Lambert, Rebecca Andree, Kathy Garris, Emily Gerecs, David Archer. 3rd Row: Lucas Pipher, Michael Takecs, Michael Oberg, Atilla Nagy, Kevin Veroneau, Silvia Fedor, Krisztina Payer, Mary Kokth, Debbie Foil, Jessica Zakhar, Kristen Kurimai, Melissa Ross, Peter Carpenter. 4th Row: Tom Sutton, Wesley Rebnicky, Rev. Albert Kovács, John Archer, Lori Waszil, Rich Rebnicky, Shane Smith, Becky Jayne, Jenny Kokoth, Eddie Downing, Matthew Britto, Zsolt Kocsis. 5th Row: Rev. Louis Medgyesi, James Harder, Billy Messenger, Eddie Lausin, Steve Medgyesi, Maryann Medgyesi, Tim Lawerence, Kelly Feirstine, Haley Lawerence, Paul Lawerence, Jeremy Ritch, Jamie Ritch, Tim Parsons, Jody Rilch, David Gongwer, Joe Moriartey, Tom Voszatka, Joe Wittenmyer, Tibor Torday.
