The last week of June and the first week of July have for the past 10 years been sports camp weeks here in Bishkek. We've been a part of helping out since 2015.
I won't put a label on every picture (all 60 of them) but it was a wonderful time with lots of new sports and games, fun stories and crafts, water days and eating plov and ice cream at the end of the week.
We had super hot days and rainy days.
We had kids who wanted to do and hear it all and kids who wanted to just sit on the sidelines.
We had volunteers step up from all different walks of life but all on the same page, knowing they were there to serve.
It was a blessed experience!
Warm ups and getting to know each other on the first Monday of camp.
Supply tent....we are prepared with lots of water and craft supplies and snacks.
The teams were broken up by age and they each had a color that associated with a super hero. I believe yellow was Iron Man. The kids got to paint and personalize their shirts the first day.
Indy, handing out the apples.
Each day the kids had a craft that went along with the story time.
The younger kiddos, the red team, sometimes need a little help with their shirts. Red team was Spiderman.
Some three-legged races were a bunch of fun.
The older kids just wanted to talk and get to know each other. There was plenty of time for some real sharing to occur.
Tug-of-war is always a favorite!
Chalk drawings. She was definitely proud and wanted me to take a picture of her princess.
One of the older kids did this chalk drawing. Beautiful!
Week two...we got a few new volunteers that came in from the US. They jumped right in with some great ideas and lots of youthful energy.
Playing Ships and Sailors....I think it was a new favorite and will need to be repeated next year.
Mermaids
Captains during the Ships and Sailors game.
When it's hot, you've got to have some water games....and everyone enjoys getting wet.
Followed by some rainy days...we cancelled for the kids, but the volunteers still came out and played some baseball.
Here we are, playing baseball, but with a kickball instead.
Trying to sneak up on the team leader, but then freeze when he turns around. Kind of like Red Light, Green Light.
Story times were great. Lots of good conversations took place and the kids asked many excellent questions.
Working on some crafts after a story time.
All packed up in the storage unit and ready for next year! It'll sneak up on us before we know it, I'm sure!
