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We are in the process of installing new lighting on as much of the camp as we can. We are planning to hold an older youth camp August 24-30, and we need no shortage of light there. We are also seeking to replace the old refrigeration units. They are very old, needing constant repair, and are not energy efficient. The repair/upgrades are expensive, but we believe that they will pay off in the long run. Besides, something must be done as the juice was squeezed out of the old ones long ago. We hope to install some type of filtration system for the swimming pool. While we did add chlorine daily last year, the water was soon dirty, and the pool had to be drained between camps. We would refill it in two days, but the water remained too cold to swim for several days after that. The cool summer nights here make swimming a test of endurance anyway, but the kids sure do love those short swims every day, and this pool is the only opportunity for many of them to enjoy. We have four camps of our own scheduled, including three 15-day kid's camps: June 14-28 (Servant Life- Oklahoma team,will have heavier focus on orphans and younger children); July 5 - 19 (North Monroe Baptist Church team); July 26 - August 9 (mixed group); and the youth camp August 24- 30 (Team headed by Jay Morgan based from North Louisiana). The kid's camps will be very similar to a giant Vacation Bible School as far as teaching goes. There will be worship services at night and a variety of sports and other activities throughout the days. We are inviting 250 kids per camp, and have teams coming from bases in Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Alabama. We still have need of help in the third children's camp and the youth camp. If you are interested, please contact us,by email is best. We are expecting about 250 youth from all backgrounds in the youth camp, with ages 14 to college or university age. This promises to be an exciting time. We are focusing on discipleship also, and while I am anticipating the excitement, I am dreading the discipline that I know will be required. The Ukrainian Baptist Union will also host a one week children's camp August 10-15, and a local non-denominational group will host a camp August 16-22. As you see, there is no fallow-time for the camp territory. The few days we have in-between camps will be spent on repairs and clean-up, and hopefully, the camp team will get much needed rest. We have a great group of interpreters this year. Many of them will interpret for their first time. Marilyn has put many hours into them, and as we have practiced, we have been able to teach many Spiritual truths to them. We also have our group of "old faithful" interpreters who have really shown themselves faithful. We have had the joy of being with many of these kids over three years now, and have experienced some ups and downs with them. We have witnessed some going questionable directions, and then later getting reoriented, coming to themselves, and holding to the better path of righteousness. For most of them, all of our teaching is still under trial. Biblical concepts are said not to work in this society. Not our words but Christ's words are being tested. He is able to prove himself without any help from all of us. What we need to do is declare His word. Marilyn and I will be in the US April 22- May 14. We will try to visit as many as possible, and we have a team led by Bro. Jeff Robinson coming in May to help us prepare the camp for the summer. There is no shortage of work for them to do, and maybe we can get teaching and preaching in every day as well. We have a website at www.crossovermin.com. It has lessons that Marilyn has written for camp one. Camp two will probably use VBS lessons and we're not sure yet about camp three. We don't have a big team so far. Don't know all yet. The web site also has a booklet that any person coming this way would find helpful and informative on our camp operation. Youth camp topics are being discussed, and are expected to be on such topics as purpose of life, the importance of being a true disciple, purity of life, information on the Bible, what is sin, etc,? We have yet to meet and discuss all, but we are "cooking." This is part of what we will do while in the US during early May. We continue our efforts to repair and improve the camp, and honestly, while it is old and run down, we feel it is a jewel entrusted to us, and a tool for shaping young lives and Eastern Europe. It also seems God is using it to shape the lives of many foreigners, mainly Americans, who come here to help, and then end up experiencing God shaping their own lives through the lives of those they came to help. Although we only have nine years left on our lease agreement with the coal mine, the camp proves to be a consistent base of ministry in Lugansk Oblast, but it is also known far into Ukraine. Last year in the summer camps, seven nations were represented, and we expect the same this year. Kids and workers come and go, carrying the message back with them wherever they are from. They may not seem like much yet, but boys will be men, and like the prodigal son, God will bring to remembrance the things they learned in their childhood. We are also privileged to have some Americans staying with us to help most of the summer in the camps, and one young man just finishing high school will be staying a year.