Visual Faith in Poland with Lisa Stanley

 Sometimes Visual Faith practices

 go with us in ministry to new places.

Here is a story from Lisa Stanley

 from July 4-29, 2018.

At Jawornik English Camp (JEC) in Poland,

 we have done a missionary story 

at the end of the day to settle the kids down. 

This year I asked if we could do Bible Journaling instead.

 Our Polish camp director said we could try it. 

Every morning we have a Bible story with a memory verse.

 The children compete for points at the end of camp. 

The room with the most points gets a prize. 

I had prepared a book with the Bible verses to Journal. 

Some of the campers hurried through,

 but some really took their time. 

One of the youngest campers took hers home

 to paint the picture 

and eagerly showed it to me the next morning.

Ania- one of the "overnighters", 

with her Visual Faith journal.

Another camper, who has dyslexia, 

 has problems in class with writing,

but loved drawing the pictures 

and so he could remember the verse. 

An older camper would work with him 

reading the Bible verse to him.

Here is a day camper with her Grandfather.

A fun intergenerational project.

This process really impressed
 the other counselors. 

This reached all levels of writing.

I wish I could have used the different mediums

 that I had brought like acrylics, gelatos, 

colored pencils and markers. 

But, we did this process in the chapel,

 so we didn't have tables set up. 

I am working on a way to have that happen next year.

 But, with 60 campers this might be hard.

  We do have the back of the pews that are slanted.

The work of international mission trips

 usually have their own set of problems to solve.

There is always a shortage of materials, 

supplies, and perhaps the format 

we would have used "back home."

We were blessed to introduce Visual Faith 

with our campers,

 and look forward to this being a part

  of all of our camps.

Lisa Stanley is a member of 
St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bay City, Michigan.
We thank her for sharing this story of encouragement
 to take Visual Faith Practices 
wherever the Lord sends us.
It is a story shared to give
 tools and insights for all of us.