Challenge Camp: Better Life for Children

Do you still remember the first day you went to junior high school? This is a new challenge to a child who is going to step in a new level in life!

To prepare our sponsored children are able to deal with the new stage, the Mustard Seed Mission conduct a special summer camp to them. In the camp, there is a breakthrough activity! Children have to achieve every goal of the activity to get a completion certificate! The certificate will be the mark of breakthrough and bring courage to them to face the new challenge!

In the breakthrough activity, children need to walk 7 kilometers in pair with one child's eyes covered. When children can't see, they will feel scared and helpless, so their speed were slow. Their teammate need to adjust their steps to take care of another teammate! The two children have to work in team to complete this challenge! During the trip, you can see children learn to deal with problems themselves, learn to understand others, learn to care other's needs, and learn to trust teammate!

In the activity, we let children to visit flood affected families. During the visiting, children have learned brave stories from flood affected families about how they rebuild their community! When kids saw the painted houses, knowing these houses were affected houses and having a new look after painting, they get courage in their heart and are able to looking forward to their future!

The 7 kilometers walking is not easy to children, but they made it! It will be a good memory and training for them to walk on their own path!

We invite you to support us again!

Challenge Camp: a Good Life for Children - Help underprivileged children in communities in Taiwan are able to have chance to see and learn more!

Youth Employment Training Program - Help underprivileged youths in communities in Taiwan are able to have a positive first step on their career path!

Let our community be filled with Love and Energy!

The Mustard Seed Mission

Links:

• Challenge Camp: a Good Life for Children
• Youth Employment Training Program

This summer, the Mustard Seed Mission contucted a chellenage camp for 60 children in Taina. In the camp, we provided many activities to children such as field games, tournaments, drama time, small group time, and chellenage games. We hope children’s self-awareness and self-affirmation can be developed through group activities and supportive group and enviornment.

Wayne is raised by his grandfather, his grandfather runs a small and old hostel but doesn’t make lots money. Wayne’s cousin also lives with Wayne and grandfather.

Wayne is a strong boy. He doesn’t show many emotions on his face. He always let people feel he is not a friendly child. In fact, Wayne is a nice boy, he usually helps his grandfather to run the hostel.

Wayne is also good at observation. When he went to Mustard Seed camp, he was the one who always helped team leaders and played a good role in team to warm up the atmosphere. In the camp, he tried to challenge himself to play main role in a drama. In a clown performance event, he was willing to go up on the stage to interact with clown.

In the camp, Wayne has learned to express his moods. Sometimes smile, sometimes laugh out louder, sometimes he was serious while doing tasks. He seems to accept himself more through the camp. It is really a breakthrough to Wayne.

Links:

• Power and Change Showed Because of Love