Hungary - Part 2

The next morning started off with breakfast between 8-9am. We all took the opportunity to get to know each other more and talk about what we were expecting for the week ahead. 

At 9.30am Jill started the orientation session. It was a morning and afternoon session getting us prepped up for the children's camps which were happening that week. The orientation including being given a talk on Hungarian culture and also an intense Hungarian language lesson, courtesy of Istvan. We were often put on the spot but it was so much fun! 

During the session, Ilona and Zsolt Csernus came to the Training Center. They serve with OM Hungary and have two sons called Benjamin and Daniel. They would be the leaders at the Balatonfűzfő English Camp, which was the camp myself and three others were helping at. 

Ilona and Zsolt at the campsite

In the afternoon, we learned the actions to the songs we would be teaching the children at our respective camps. For 'Walking in the Light of God', we tried all the different moves to the song (hop, skipping and jumping) and ended up almost falling over each other. Later on, the Pest Lorinz group stayed downstairs to discuss the week's programme, while us, the ones going to Balatonfűzfő went up the stairs with Ilona to discuss the teaching materials and which age groups we were going to take. 

After an afternoon of preparation for the camp it was time for dinner and another chance to get to know the people I was on the mission trip with. To break the ice we played a few games with one hilarious miming game and another game called 'Consequences' where we had to finish one another's stories on a piece of paper. Well, I have to say I haven't laughed so hard in ages!

It was also the last night before some of us were separated from each other for a week. The Pest Lorinz team were leaving early for their church on Sunday morning and then spending the week at a camp near Budapest. At 8am on Sunday morning, eleven people left along with Jill for the Pest Lorinz camp. It was only four of us going to Balatonfűzfő. Despite the small numbers I knew we would still do well and I think we were all glad we could relax before the busy week ahead! 

Our Sunday morning was spent at Erd Baptist Church, where a woman who attends that church was actually going out on mission to the ship with Operation Mobilisation. So it was very exciting to actually meet a Hungarian woman going away from Hungary on mission and we were in Hungary on mission from the UK and Canada. After church was over, it was time for lunch and we headed to the food court in Tesco, where we tried some  delicious Hungarian cuisine. The rest of the day was spent being given a tour of the OM Hungary office and then relaxing at the training center, before Ilona and Zsolt came and picked us up at 8pm. We arrived at Balatonfűzfő around 10pm, where it was very dark but the stars were scattered around the sky shining beautifully. Once we were settled into our chalet it was time for bed. When we would wake up in the morning it would mark the start of a very hectic, but exciting week.