Arts incident
Hello all,
Well it is Thursday and it was the in the first part of the camp. We had just finished games when my partner, Tim, got a new Albanian addition to his group. The boy is known as Shindit and is called a "townie". He has no parents and the town and his grandparents kinda raise him. He has no manners and is really seeking attention. This brings us to "The Incident".
I don't want to focus on the negative because there is so much positive about what happened. We all went to craft time and my group of 6 boys (3 Albanian and 3 Serbian) were at our cramped little table. Tim and his group of 3 boys were at his table. Shindit began to curse and say bad things in Albanian. This caused the other boys to laugh. Shindit became more bold and then began to threaten Tims Serbian boy that he was going to beat him up after camp. At this point he was told to stop cursing and to stop his actions. He refused and continued to curse. He then turned around and started threatening one of my Serbian boys, Nikola. Nikola is very small being 12 years old. The other boys are 14 and a little bit bigger. He wanted to know where Nikola lived and said he was going to go to his house and beat him up. He was over at the wall when the teacher told me there was going to be a fight. We told Shendit to go back to his table. As he walked away he turned and acted like he was going to fight or threaten Nikola again.
At this time Nikola was pushed to the back of the room and the other 2 Serbian boys, Nino and Vuk started to protect him. At this time the most amazing thing happened. The 3 Albanian boys Arjainit, Ardian, and Granit stepped up to Shendit protecting Nikola. Granit grabbed Shendit and told him to stop what he was doing, go back to his table, and to leave his friend alone. This was amazing to see an Albanian step up to another Albanian to protect a Serbian. I praise God that bondage to hate is being broken. This is huge to see them getting along because they have hated each other for hundreds of years. I praise God that the children are starting to learn unity and that there is a begining of change.
I pray that God will continue to change these people and call out His people. I pray that I have been able to plant seeds that He will use to change this country. It has been an amazing day and I ask you all to pray for these children and their families. Please also pray for Shendrit as he said he does not want to return to camp. I pray that God shows him his Glory and changes him as well...
In His Grace,
Art
Well it is Thursday and it was the in the first part of the camp. We had just finished games when my partner, Tim, got a new Albanian addition to his group. The boy is known as Shindit and is called a "townie". He has no parents and the town and his grandparents kinda raise him. He has no manners and is really seeking attention. This brings us to "The Incident".
I don't want to focus on the negative because there is so much positive about what happened. We all went to craft time and my group of 6 boys (3 Albanian and 3 Serbian) were at our cramped little table. Tim and his group of 3 boys were at his table. Shindit began to curse and say bad things in Albanian. This caused the other boys to laugh. Shindit became more bold and then began to threaten Tims Serbian boy that he was going to beat him up after camp. At this point he was told to stop cursing and to stop his actions. He refused and continued to curse. He then turned around and started threatening one of my Serbian boys, Nikola. Nikola is very small being 12 years old. The other boys are 14 and a little bit bigger. He wanted to know where Nikola lived and said he was going to go to his house and beat him up. He was over at the wall when the teacher told me there was going to be a fight. We told Shendit to go back to his table. As he walked away he turned and acted like he was going to fight or threaten Nikola again.
At this time Nikola was pushed to the back of the room and the other 2 Serbian boys, Nino and Vuk started to protect him. At this time the most amazing thing happened. The 3 Albanian boys Arjainit, Ardian, and Granit stepped up to Shendit protecting Nikola. Granit grabbed Shendit and told him to stop what he was doing, go back to his table, and to leave his friend alone. This was amazing to see an Albanian step up to another Albanian to protect a Serbian. I praise God that bondage to hate is being broken. This is huge to see them getting along because they have hated each other for hundreds of years. I praise God that the children are starting to learn unity and that there is a begining of change.
I pray that God will continue to change these people and call out His people. I pray that I have been able to plant seeds that He will use to change this country. It has been an amazing day and I ask you all to pray for these children and their families. Please also pray for Shendrit as he said he does not want to return to camp. I pray that God shows him his Glory and changes him as well...
In His Grace,
Art
posted by Art & Melodye at
10:48 AM
1 Comments:
Dear Art and Melodye,
What an opportunity to witness what God can do. So many times, His grace, mercy, and love get lost in the tasks of our every day. To be able to see such an awesome work, is an amazing glimpse into the great things that our Father does and the hearts that He touches. It is a wonderful blessings to read about all that He is doing in the lives of the people and children whose paths you have crossed. And what a blessing that you are both there to experience these things together. We are praying for you and the boys. We love you all and miss you. We will see you soon and can't wait to hear the stories and see the pictures you bring back to the US. May He keep you strong in faith and grace.
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