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Matt Hines
Jun 13, 20191 min read
Headed Home
6/12/19 Breakfast at 7:30 and ready to head to Warsaw for a day of adventure before returning to the home tomorrow. So hard to say...
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Matt Hines
Jun 11, 20191 min read
GA BBQ! Monday June 10,2019
Monday was a great day. We spent the morning in Ostroda. Our friends went on boat rides on Ostroda Lake. We enjoyed Polish pizza for...
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Matt Hines
Jun 8, 20191 min read
Shabbat shalom! Friday, June 7
Friday we visited one of the coolest things in Poland. The Elblaski Canal features a unique transportation system found nowhere else in...
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Matt Hines
Jun 8, 20191 min read
2019 Ostroda Olympics
Today we started the day with another great devotion. Afterwards, we ate breakfast and had fellowship with our friends from Israel. After...
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Matt Hines
Jun 6, 20191 min read
To Gdansk and Sopot
Today was touring day for the Holocaust survivors so we were there with them. The strategy early in the camp is to be present, to serve,...
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Matt Hines
Jun 5, 20191 min read
Day Full of Fun
This morning started with daily devo among all of the missions teams. It’s a time to pray for the camp, our visitors and our leaders. We...
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Matt Hines
Jun 4, 20191 min read
They have arrived
June 4, 2019 Today started with a little more cleaning of the cabins and the chapel. The Holocaust survivors arrived around 5 and what a...
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Matt Hines
Jun 3, 20191 min read
Flipping the Camp
Monday, June 3 Yesterday the Polish group Forever Young completed their conference so today was dedicated to “flipping the camp”:...
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Matt Hines
Jun 3, 20191 min read
First Few Days Fri May 31-Sun June 2
First few days of the trip we traveled from Savannah,GA, to Philadelphia, PA, to Heathrow London. Thankful all flights went smooth. I...
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Matt Hines
Jun 12, 20182 min read
Our Last Full Day With Our Friends
Tuesday was a day of traveling, laughing, crying, and goodbyes; our last full day with the Holocaust Survivors (HS), our hosts, the...
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Matt Hines
Jun 11, 20182 min read
Sharing Christ In A Place Of Memories
It is the end of the day as this message is written. Most of us are on the top floor of the main building listening to our guests shout...
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Matt Hines
Jun 10, 20181 min read
Savannah Day In Ostroda
What an exciting day. Beautiful weather and such a wonderful experience to be with our new friends. All of us from Savannah had the...
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Matt Hines
Jun 9, 20182 min read
The Olympics Come To Ostroda
Saturday was Olympic day at Camp Ostroda. Our group has certain responsibilities during the week in addition to caring for the holocaust...
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Matt Hines
Jun 8, 20182 min read
Shabbat Shalom!
Shabbat is such a special day. It represents the seventh day when, after creating this universe, God rested. Jewish people take this day...
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Matt Hines
Jun 7, 20181 min read
Getting To Know Them
What a beautiful 40-something something degree morning in Ostoda, Poland. Had to get up early for 7:00am breakfast then morning service....
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Matt Hines
Jun 6, 20181 min read
Together In Ostoda
There was a much different atmosphere waking up this morning. We woke with excitement and enthusiasm for our first full day with our...
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Matt Hines
Jun 5, 20181 min read
They Are Here!
Today was a busy day as the day went on. The women cleaned the chapel and setup the conference room. The men finished the tent and hung...
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Matt Hines
Jun 4, 20182 min read
Flipping the camp
Monday was an important transition day for everyone. New friendship time is valuable as we need to know who we will be working beside,...
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Matt Hines
Jun 3, 20181 min read
What a Beautiful Morning
What a day. The fresh clean air and the cuku birds aglow with song, God’s glory revealed to me yet again. All the people here are just...
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Matt Hines
Jun 2, 20182 min read
Wild Blue Yonder
After almost a year of preparation, BCE’s first international mission trip is finally here! We met at the airport on Friday morning, got...
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