Fraternity-Testvériség, 1995 (73. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1995-10-01 / 4. szám
Page 14 TESTVÉRISÉG CAMP continued of both church bodies. (This year both bishops were inspired by the unity of the youth in the camp, and promised to work even harder to bring our churches under one roof.) Camp is different also because here we can still nurture the soul of our youth with the Biblical teachings of our faith, providing them with a shield against both the secular evils of our society and the unbiblical heresies of some modem day churches. I would like to thank everyone for their support. I would like to thank the counselors and the ministers: Rev. Albert Kovács, Rev. Lajos Medgyesi, Rev. Antal Szilagyi for the work they have done throughout the whole week. We appreciated greatly the visits of Bishop Forro, Bishop Vitéz, Rev. Komjáthy, Rev. Karla and Rev. Toth. It was an honor to meet with President Dózsa of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of American and President Vargo of the William Penn Association. As always, we greatly appreciate the hospitality of Rev. Paul Kovács and the Bethlen Home. I would like to thank Erika Fedor from Columbus, Ohio, for the familiar tastes created in her Hungarian cooking workshop, Gabe Csapó from Trenton, New Jersey, and Kathy Smith from Cleveland, Ohio, for their relentless work and support of the camp and the campers. Those familiar with our camp know that a very important name has not been mentioned so far. It is the name of Priscilla Hunyady, camp director of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America. I mention her lastly, because anything 1 have said so far in some way is connected to her work. I want to thank her on behalf of the campers, our churches, and myself for all that she does for this camp. In closing, I would like to encourage all churches to send the young people to the camp which next year will take place between July 21st and 26th. Please send them and help them with finances if you can, because camp is a good place for them. Well, when the bus finally took off, I also cried because I love these young people; I love their zeal for Christ, and their love for each other. As long as they keep coming, we will have Hungarian Reformed Churches across America. I still remember waving after them: I’ll miss you guys.... Hope to see you all in July '96. Rev. István Nyeste, Camp Director, Calvin Synod A WEEK AT OUR HUNGARIAN CHURCH CAMP by Jennifer Andree, Assistant Youth Advisor, Hungarian Reformed Church, Columbus, Ohio The theme for the youth camp was “Dead Serious about Life and the Lord.” With almost one half of the campers being new, there were many names to learn and faces to keep track of. The week started off with a video tape, “Dead Serious about Life,” which dealt with many of the problems teens face in high school and even in junior high: drugs, alcohol, teen pregnancy, family problems, suicide and how being a Christian can help you cope with all of these pressures. The themes of each day dealt with how to be a Christian in today’s society and have confidence in yourself to stand up to the new pressures of the world. With fantastic inspirational speakers each day, such as Reverend Bertalan, Reverend Butosi, Reverend Medgyesi, Kathy Smith and Jeff Thaxton each covering specific topics, directed the youth to take on daily situations. Monday, the topic was: “What is the Truth?” A video called “Twice Pardoned” spoke about wrong choices and the consequences you face in life, and how a positive life change and coming to accept Christ is one of life’s truths. Tuesday, “Life Substances,” we learned about the PBD law; about how our Perception of ourself usually affects our Behavior, and how our behavior will effect our Destiny. Wednesday, “Recognizing a Thief from a Lover and What Love really means.” The true definition of Love is being able to give all of yourself to someone else and asking nothing in return. Plus, how having enough belief in yourself to say “no” to having sex before marriage, and how it will ultimately hurt you and the Lord if you were to go against God. Thursday, “No Use is Good Use.” We were told to love our parents, not drugs and alcohol, and to believe that we are a “10” and nobody should tell us differently. One can feel that with a positive attitude about your life and your body, you can survive. Friday, “Time to Get Serious,” a recap of the week’s topics and the personal challenge to get serious about our life and commit ourselves to the Lord. Throughout the week, each one of us had an evening event from initiation of all the new campers and counselors to a dance and talent show. Featured were our upcoming singers and musical talents from rap to contemporary Christian songs, we even saw some of the counselors share their talents in fimny skits about a lost hairbrush and camper abuse. Friday evening, we had a candlelight walk and a consecration service followed by a lot of hugging and crying in anticipation of a heartfelt goodbye on Saturday morning. Fun and fellowship was had by all the new and old campers, each going away with a personal renewal of our Christian life. All the youth and counselors who attended camp would like to thank the organizations, members of the congregations and the churches for their help in financing the costs of camp this year. We all appreciate the love and support you showed to our group of young people. Thank you.
