El Elyon - God Most High

Thursday, June 27

We had another amazing day here with the girls and staff! In the morning the girls learned about El Elyon, God Most High. One of greatest pieces of truth we can leave with the girls this week is the truth that their God is sovereign. There is absolutely nothing that God does not have complete and total control over! As the girls have been using their new Bibles during Bible Study, the collective sound of all the pages flipping is music to our ears. It is beautiful watching their eyes light up as they find their scripture verses in the Bible. -Aimee H.

During the afternoon, we visited a water park and the girls LOVED it. We swam and played and laughed-- enjoying being together. This was the highlight of my day, watching all the smiles and pure joy & overcoming fears as they went down water slides and swam. I spent most of my time with the smallest girl who was not very confident in her swimming abilities and there were areas in the pool she could barely stand up. I put on my swim teacher hat and by the end of our time at the pool...she was SWIMMING! Every time she would swim to another team member, she would pop out of the water with a huge grin on her face, so proud of what she accomplished! -Megan M.

For Team 1, this is their last day with the girls. Please pray for fruitful conversations, sweet memories, and that everyone would make the most of every moment together. The eagerness of each girl in Bible study is a huge encouragement, continue to pray for their hearts - that they would truly grasp how much Jesus loves them and how He created them with a purpose.

Lots of braiding happened to get ready for the Water Park!

Space Savers -- The best travel hack! Each girl received a new beach towel!

Amazonia Park - Coolest water park I have been to in a long time! And my sweet friend who can swim like a fish now! (I tried telling her that in Romanian but it didn't quite click!)

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