We returned to the park today. It was sunny and there were more people there. The weather here is very comfortable. It's been 70 at the highest! We were in the park for less than 15 minutes when the Bulgarian teens joined ours playing with the soccer ball. We had three different groups with combined Bulgarians, Irish, and US teens visiting and playing different games. At first it was our teens starting the activity but before long, the Bulgarian teens were teaching our group a new game. It was fun to watch. The day went on with different kids joining and others moving on. Toward the end of our time in the park we had a devotional. As we gathered our crew, they would invite whoever they were visiting/playing with etc to come join us for our devotional. A few came over and joined right away. As we started singing, several that had said, "no thank you", ended up coming to our area, sitting down with us and joining in the singing. Many thanks to the interns who put together our song books. It made it possible for our new friends to join in and sing along!!
We learned that Bulgarians LOVE facebook and it has become a wonderful tool to use not only as a conversation starter but to stay in touch after the day in the park is over. Already this evening more than six new FB friends have been exchanged and accepted between our teens. Several have said that they would see us in the park tomorrow!
I wish I had the pictures to go with this note. I was a great day! I'm certain some will be posted soon. Keep us in your prayers. This is truly an amazing time.
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