C'kemi (hello), our team has safely arrived in Eurseka. We left Tirana yesterday morning by bus. The trip took about 6-hours. It was a beautiful drive through the Balkans. Eurseka is a small town which sits in a valley in the Balkans. Greece is just over the hill. We will hike there sometime. The population is about 7 thousand here.
Already we have gotten to know the residents here. We are staying at the Hope House. It was originally designed to be an orphanage, but the need for it is not strong so it serves as a community home. The Stoscher's (the missionary family which runs the camp) also live here. They have four children and are very nice. Everyday from 6-7 kids from all over the community come to play. There is a play structure and an inflatable jumping pin. More than twenty kids came to play yesterday. Already they like us and we like them. Along with the kids are about twenty turtles which roam about the yard.
The camp is very unique. It is not in a rugged region. In fact it sits behind a couple factories. It was built in 1999 to house ethnic Albanians which were pushed out of Kosovo. After they returned the building was purchased Torch Bearers International and a camp was formed.
Currently we are preparing the camp. Thursday the main staff comes in. Today we poured gravel around the ropes course. (I'm working on my guns). We have this huge trampoline to set up, which I cannot wait to jump on.
An interesting connection, I am meeting people who went to the Urbana Conference I attended back in January. It is neat to share in that experience because that is where I felt God calling me back to Albania.
Thank you for your prayer. I miss you all but I'm not home sick yet.
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