SUMMER CAMP: Menco

We had a great experience with the children from Menco, which is the town that Beatrice is from. The challenge that we had with this camp was that “Swimming/Beach Time” wasn't as exciting because they grew up right on the lake. Instead, we were able to come up with creative Group Game ideas that the campers really got into. Probably the most memorable part of the camp was the night we showed pictures after a movie. Many of the children had been to camp before, so we showed a slide show of pictures from when Chop Point was here two years before. It was so fun to see the expressions on the kid’s faces when they saw themselves up on the big screen from the previous camp. We also showed all of the pictures that we had taken this time. It was amazing to hear everyone laugh and clap after all of the pictures. They were all so sweet!

- Abigail

Photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/CampoAlegria/SUMMERCAMPMenco

SUMMER CAMP: Nueva Guinea

The children from Nueva Guinea were so much fun to spend time with. About 40 kids drove nine hours from the East Coast of Nicaragua to spend a few days at Campo. This camp was unique in that a few of the kids were from an orphanage there. On the last full day of camp we went to San Juan Del Sur with all of the kids for a picnic by the Pacific Ocean. Only minutes after we got there, it started pouring. God was truly with us, though because it cleared up and we were able to stay long enough to go on a boat ride around the cove.
Right before they left, the owners of the orphanage gave the councelors some gifts from Nicaragua and thanked us for coming down “all the way from the United States” and being with the children. But by the end of the camp, it was definitely true that we appreciated the relationships that we built just as much.

- Abigail

SUMMER CAMP: Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo
Our first camp went very well; the children were extremely excited to be at Campo Alegria. We were also very anxious to get to know the kids because it was the first camp of the summer. We definitely got a surprise when the kids arrived and 20 more than expected showed up. But with God’s help, we were able to run a very successful camp. The greatest thing about the kids who came to this camp is that they live in a town very nearby. Every time we drive to Adam and Rachel’s house we see kids who we had at our first camp. The driving force behind this summer’s camp is building relationships with the people we meet at camp, so having kids that we see on a regular basis at our first camp was a great start to the summer.

- Abigail

Summer Camp

This summer we have decided to have our first ever Summer Camp at Campo Alegria. Through some generous donations and great volunteers we are able to focus all of June and July to summer camps for underprivileged kids around Nicaragua. Every week we have a new group of children come to Campo for a week of fun and learning. We have several college aged volunteers who will act as counselors and will partner up working with the children throughout the summer. We will be posting blogs and photos of the summer as we go along. You can check out our Summer Camp Photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/CampoAlegria/.