Camp Bala, Day 3 - Worshiping Together

Sunday turned out to be an excellent extension of our team-time from Saturday night. We got a good nights sleep finally and awoke to head off to Capel Seion where Jeremy Smith had been invited to preach while Derek was preaching in another church. It was really incredible for me personally to return to Capel Seion where I’d spent so much time last summer working on the building. I have a strange sense of “coming home” to this place, even though I only know a few people. Our team made up a large bulk of the attendees this Sunday as many were out for the start of the summer holiday here, but we were led in some wonderful hymns - in Welsh of course - by Davida and heard a great sermon from Jeremy that was perfect for situation. After returning to the hotel, we grabbed lunch before hearing Derek preach as the afternoon service at Capel Gomer. Then - one of best traditions around - afternoon tea and cakes!. Sunday night was a brilliant experience…We joined the Derek and the children from Hope Siloh chapel for their final “kids club” and had a fantastic time. We played games and made friends with many of the students who will be coming with us to camp on Tuesday. There is honestly more going on that I can keep up with (and I’m already a day behind in the blog), but God is doing wonderful things here and the Welsh and American teams are bonding and making great friendships. Tomorrow, we meet to plan the details of camp and shop for supplies. May God add to His already gracious blessings!