First day of workshops. We had a lot of energy going in to camp. Unfortunately for me, I accidentally had a cream bun from the bakery... Definitely is not going to go well.
Our first group of students were overjoyed and happy to see us. They just finished their exams yesterday morning so it was their first time to have some fun. They were extremely receptive to what the team had to offer through our stories and they were delighted to write their emotions down on paper as response to our music. A student in which I cannot pronounce his name wrote me a wonderful and very touching note. I had to get it translated. Picture to follow.
We met up with some of the students at their cafeteria for lunch. It was very different than from the one we were eating from. There are absolutely no chairs and only a couple of tables. It was a complete change in atmosphere from the workshop before. There was this ambiance, a certain glow in their faces while we were with them for the short 40 min.
We had our second group later on in the afternoon and they were also enthused to see us, but we were drained physically. However, they were very responsive to the workshop more so than the first and they were extremely emotional. Despite this though, they also showed joy and were very active.
What the kids had gone through was a lot and it was hard for us to relate to what they went through. They had so much courage to step up and share their memories. Though I was still unable to understand what they were saying, I was still able to feel God's power and presence working through them. It brought tears to my eyes thinking what they had to go through. They were only high school students and yet they carried so much weight on their shoulders to get through the year without their friends and siblings.
We spent that evening composing a song made from their notes and emotions so that we could give it to them at the closing ceremony.
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