Camp Mrčajevci Construction (Serbia)

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RAISED €10
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GOAL €64,000

Eleven years ago, Camp Mrčajevci was founded by Child Evangelism Fellowship in Serbia. It has been a spiritual oasis that nurtures faith and trust in the Lord in the hearts of many children, teens, and youth in Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The goal of the camp is to reach children and families with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to encourage spiritual growth, and to equip young people for ministry. In the last few years, we have succeeded during our summer season in reaching up to 500 campers. This brought us to pray for the expansion of the space for activities and the capacity of the camp, because we did not have a dining room or a conference room. Last year in the spring, the Lord made it possible for us to begin the construction of a main building containing a dining room, kitchen, a utility room with a kitchenette, and a main conference room.

Our prayers continue for this need. We need to complete this main building so we can get the proper permits, and also so we can broaden activities at the camp, use the campground throughout the year, and improve the quality of the camp work itself. In order to finish the building completely, it is necessary to do electrical installations, plastering, insulation of the roof and sheetrock, tiles, lighting, heating, interior doors, bar, furnishing the space, terraces and an additional staircase, thermal insulation of the building, and the facade. The whole building is 470 m2 in size. The total cost of all the construction is $70,000 (€64,000)

We pray for God’s guidance, for generous hearts, and for the Lord to provide the necessary means for further work.

Testimony

– It was the first day of camp. As I walked to the main building to practice music a little with the others, I noticed a girl sitting alone on a bench. A quiet voice said to me, “Go to her.” She was at the camp for the first time, and after we met, she told me how she raised the money to come. She didn’t know anyone. She saw the advertisement for the camp, signed up, and came. I asked her various questions about her views and thoughts, and explained to her why we pray before every meal …

We talked for about 30 minutes, then we were interrupted by the dinner bell. As we were getting up, she said, “Don’t tell anyone, but I’m going home tomorrow morning. I don’t belong here, I’m not comfortable. Mom called the camp leader before dinner to make arrangements for the bus.”

I was really sad when she told me that. “How is it possible,” I thought. “I understand why you feel that way, but it’s only the first day. Here I am – we’ll hang out. Please call again,” I said.

She picked up the phone and went to talk to her parents. As I stood in line for dinner, I prayed the whole time that she would just stay, understand and realize why this camp is different!
When I sat down at the dinner table, she came to me, sat down and said, “I’m staying! But my parents said I am not allowed to change my mind anymore, I have to stay until the end.”

How happy I was! God has answered my prayer. But the story did not end here. On the fourth day of camp she came to me with tears in her eyes and said to me, “Thank you for persuading me to stay. This week has really changed me. I don’t know how it would have been if I had gone home. Thank you!”
Praise God for how He takes care of every little thing. We need to be ready to listen to that quiet voice that speaks to us. And also be prepared to do something when we hear it. – Dajana (18)

Ways that you can be a part of this ministry in Serbia and contribute to the camp project are as follows:

1. If you have construction skills, you can give of your time and labor to help us with the work. Contact us by email so we can arrange a time slot.

2. By purchasing or donating materials, you can provide us with the resources we need to work.

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