The UYC in Zambia took place this year at a beautiful place called Ciyanjano—meaning reunion—on the outskirts of Lusaka with 37 campers and 18 staff.

Most youths and staff arrived on Sun- day and assembled in the hall for the official opening ceremony. Some were yet traveling from Nalubanda North, Kasumpa and Isoka. Present were the two ministers, Wilson Nkhoma and his wife, Dorothy; Major Talama and his wife, Feli- cia; and Deacon Jonathan Litaba from the Copper belt (Mufulira).

The youth officers of Zambia welcomed the campers and a special speech was given by Mukumbuta Talama. The emcee of the opening evening, Isaac Chipempele, called upon Mr. Talama, who welcomed the American guests and introduced senior pastor, Jim Tuck. Mr. Tuck said he and his wife, Joan, were thankful for the opportunity to help with camp. He mentioned that Jayson McDaniel would arrive soon from the U.S., and he declared camp officially opened.

Geared to learn, the campers came with a lot of excitement and first-timers could not wait for the fun, to begin. What started as a group of strangers a few hours earlier ended up as one group reciting verses and helping each other. They came from all over Zambia, but had a close bond rom the first evening.
The campers woke up at 5:30 a.m. for

a road run with sports master, Jonathan Litaba. After the morning exercise before breakfast, the campers were given duties, some were cleaning the hall, bathrooms, surroundings and, of course, their dorms.

Following breakfast campers had the daily morning compass check, and a memory verse for the day. The campers were asked why Christ came into the world, and many participated in giving answers of what they knew. Mr. Tuck challenged them to recite the verses given at the end of the day during the Christian living class.

The first activity of the day for the boys was speed-away, and they were so excited that they went to the sports field early to find out about this new game being introduced at camp. The girls had a class for arts and crafts with Joan Tuck. She taught the girls how to use a decoupage technique to make picture frames. They had a lot of fun. Later during the week, each camper was given a group photo of the campers and staff to put in their frames. The boys proved to be very adept at doing the craft project as well, and the girls showed themselves to be very adept at speed-away.

After lunch, the activities continued, this time the girls had needlework with Felicia Talama, who taught them sewing and types of stitches they could use, later they made handkerchiefs. Everybody cooperated extremely well throughout the activities.

The rest of the events continued until after dinner when Mr. and Mrs. Tuck served the camp ice cream on behalf of donations of the San Francisco Bay Area churches of California. It was indeed exciting because everyone got a share.

On the Sabbath the attendance at the pavilion meeting hall increased to 85. Following services, we had the question-and- answer session, which ended in the evening. The session was exciting as campers asked a lot of questions, especially concerning dating and questions on the previous scriptures in their lessons. After dinner, campers were awarded certificates for their participation in the camp activities followed by ice cream and a dance in the evening.

The camp was incident-
free except for one boy
who came with malaria
from Mumbwa, but he was
rushed to a nearby clinic
by Mr. Talama where the young man was treated. He recovered well and was seen playing speedaway with other campers.

The camp for this year was most improved and exciting. It was a great success, a character building event for the young people of Zambia.

Tabo Nawa Talama