{"id":211,"date":"2026-07-03T12:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourhelpfund.org.ua\/novyny\/camp-zhyttya-ne-gra-30-06-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T17:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:33:10","slug":"camp-zhyttya-ne-gra-30-06-2026","status":"publish","type":"yh_news","link":"https:\/\/yourhelpfund.org\/en\/novyny\/camp-zhyttya-ne-gra-30-06-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"143 children, 16 workshops, and Joseph's story: the \"Life Is Not a Game\" camp session"},"content":{"rendered":"From June 30 to July 6, our sports and wellness camp session of the \"Restoration\" program took place at our camp near Chernivtsi \u2014 **\"Life Is Not a Game, But Very Similar 2\"**. Altogether, **143 children and 61 mentors** came together \u2014 instructors, psychologists, and volunteers who lived alongside the children that week.\n\n## The theme of the session: \"Pawn\"\n\nThe thread running through the week was the biblical story of Joseph. A boy whom circumstances threw from a pit into slavery, and from slavery into becoming the one who helped save an entire nation. For children who have lived through war, this is not an abstraction but a direct conversation: what happened to you does not yet decide who you will become.\n\n## 16 workshops every day\n\nEvery day, sixteen specialties were available for the children \u2014 from art therapy, soap making, and mug painting to rock climbing, water volleyball, and \"free fall.\" For some, it was the first time in their lives baking Belgian waffles; for others, the first time standing on a climbing wall. There was macrame, diamond painting, chess, swimming, pizza, and pancakes \u2014 so that every child could find something of their own.\n\n## Morning with prayer, evening with gratitude\n\nThe team began each day with spiritual encouragement and prayer, and in the evening the children worshiped God together. This is what \"Restoration\" exists for \u2014 not just active recreation, but a week when a child feels that they are not alone.\n\n## In one week \u2014 more than 4,200 meal servings\n\nThe kitchen prepared **612 servings a day, 4,284 during the session**. Behind every number is a real child who, that week, felt warmth, safety, and peace.\n\nThank you to everyone who makes these camp sessions possible. **One week at camp for one child is $120.** Your charitable contribution is a real week in the life of a real child.\n\n
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