Thursday Training

On Thursday, we continued training at Malenovice. We learned (or re-learned) the history of Fusion International, with the session being led by our JV friend Zuzka. Many of us first met Zuzka in 2011, at one of the early Fusion camps.

In the afternoon, we finished preparations of "FusionBook". FusionBook is like a paper-based copy of Facebook. Each camper has his/her own "wall" where there will be a photo of them, some of their likes and dislikes, an area for public posts (made using Post-It notes), and a personal "mailbox", where they can receive more personal messages. It allows all of the campers to more easily associate faces with names and know their fellow campers interests. It also allows us leaders to provide feedback and personal encouragement to individual students over the course of camp.

We also finished preparing the Fusion guitar pick necklaces that each student and leader will receive. The pick design this year is based on the camp colors of neon pink and neon blue, and incorporates the theme of camp, which is "Upside Down". I will try to post a picture of the finished product later today.

In the evening with the other teams at our training, we had communion as individual teams, and commissioned and prayed for each team. 4 of the 6 teams at training will be teaching their camps in other cities, and they leave this morning (Friday).

Most of our camp equipment arrived around 10pm, and we finished setting up the main room, with stage, lights, and sound, at about 1am. Here is a photo of the (mostly) completed setup.

Today, we will spend time together as a team, and finish setting up the rooms as the other Czech camp leaders arrive from Havířov. Everyone remains in good health, and at varying levels of tiredness. Thank you for your continued prayers as the campers arrive tomorrow afternoon.