Friday was probably our best day yet. It began with another wonderful French breakfast featuring scrumptious baguettes and Nutella, followed by us getting a few odds and ends done at the house which included K-Rum faithfully scrubbing out the chimney.
When we arrived at the court, it seemed like there were fewer kids there than there had been the past few days. But our concern that we would have a small turnout that day was relieved when we counted a total of 37 kids at the awards gathering at the end of the day--our best turn out yet! The older kids seemed to have really improved since the beginning of the week. They were implementing a lot of the techniques that we taught them and were catching on to the new drills much more quickly.It was a good day for the younger kids as well. They were much more well-behaved and respectful. I guess they must have been motivated by Jeff's award the day before given to the youngster who had the best attitude and wasn't pushing or hurting anyone else!
Even though they still didn't quite get the concept of most of the drills, they seemed to enjoy themselves at least. Jeff was able to give his testimony for our final day. He talked about how as a kid, he had a strong desire to be well-liked and accepted by his peers--a struggle that many of them likely have. We pray that the kids were impacted by his love for the Lord and desire to be pleasing in His sight alone.We were able to present the most awards for the final day including two brand new basketballs--one given to the best kid overall in the younger group and one from the older group. We found out later that the two boys who won the basketballs were actually brothers!
The best part for the winners was that they got to play an all-star game with us! Kevin, John, Aliyou, Romain, and Nasradine triumphed over Jeff, Joel, Jahid, Ludovic, and Nadir with a final score of 7 to 4. The best part was that all six of the kids played even better in the game than they had during the drills and every kid had a chance to score!
Thank you for your prayers! The camp went better than we could have hoped and we continue to pray that the Anthonys will be used in the lives of these kids and their families.
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Thanks so much for the posting each day. It helped Jeff's Dad and I pray each day for the team in a very specific way. Sounds like it was a very successful camp and you have planted the seeds in the hearts of these young people. That is how I was saved. I went to a camp every year and finally at 20 I accepted the Lord when I was given the clear plan of salvation. However, everything I had heard at that camp came back to me and I realized that is where the initial seed had been planted. We pray you all have a safe trip back and may God continue to bless each of you as you serve Him.
Love In Christ,
Dean and Gail (Jeff's Dad and Mom)
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