During the Summer I helped out with a day-trip to a school in a village to the west, about 5 hours drive. We put on a play for the children, talked about making healthy choices in life, about God's love, and played lots and lots of games.
I dressed up as "Misha", wearing a bear-costume and a scarf, and nearly died of the heat running around in it! We gave out sweets and presents and had lots of fun. We then broke off into small groups and asked the children what they wanted to do with their lives, thinking about the future.
At that age, things that many adults accept as "reality" hasn't stopped them from dreaming! We did some face-painting and made balloon animals (I can now make a poodle :) ) Our group was made up of youth groups from the local Novosibirsk churches and some people from the Missions Organisation we work with. Some of the youth from these groups also took part in our short term outreaches during the summer.
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