Bethlen Naptár, 1987 (Ligonier)
Maria Begazy: Summer Youth Camp
1987 77 Summer Youth Camp, 1986. Calvin Synod and Hungarian Reformed Church, Mt. Pleasant, PA, close to our Bethlen Home. hands and blindfolded swallowing a tiny “living fish” (which was actually a piece of peach, but the victims didn’t know it), made us all laugh. Dr. Eva Fabian was our guest lecturer Tuesday morning and her topic was “What Is the Way of God?” Following the daily activities the “Water Olympics” was held that night. We all gathered around the pool and were divided in six teams which competed against each other. We all went to bed quite exhausted and the result of the vigorous exercise were seen the next morning, when only three joggers showed up. However, we all recuperated after breakfast and listened to the Rev. Dr. Coralyn Medyesy’s lecture on “Use and Abuse,” after which two buses took the campers to Bethlen Home in Ligonier for a visit. A delicious lunch waited for us there, and also a tour of the home for those campers who haven’t seen it yet. In addition, there was enough time to go shopping and sightseeing in the town before the campers returned to Laurelville. That night was the dance we all had been looking forward to with great expectation. Many of the campers have planned for days what they were going to wear that special night. A DJ played a great variety of music for us, including a limbo dancing contest. It was a fun night! Thursday morning a lecture about “The Bottom Line” was given by Rev. William Nyerges, and the group discussed a variety of questions connected with the topic. That day ended with a talent show. It was surprising to see how many actors, singers
