Activity of “Children’s Leisure and Rehabilitation Centre”
at Issyk Kul lake in Kyrgyzstan in 2018
May
30 IV – 5 V protestant sport youth camp – 40 persons
28-30 protestant youth leader camp – 30 persons
June
1-9 Orphanage from Tokmok (15 people)
Caritas Meeting (10 people)
Baptist children “Golub” 30 people
11-19 Children from poor families (Local Social Aid Organization) from Jeti-Oguz (25 people)
Children from poor families from Karakol (8 people)
Orphanage “Kaleczek” from Kyzyl-Suu near Osh (15 people)
Orphanage “Lotos from” Osh (15 people) (20 participants)
21-29 Children from poor families from Karakol (8 people)
Handicapped from Talas (Beknur foundation) (17 people)
Children from Catholic Parish from Jalal-Abad (30 people)
July
1-9 Children from poor families (Local Social Aid Organization) from Pokrovka (70 people)
11-19 Handicappad from Taszbulak near Jalal-Abad 25 people
Children from Catholic parishes and Families Meeting (40 people)
21-29 Protestants Youth Camp (80 people)
August
1-9 Youth from Catholic Parishes (40 people)
Meerim Bulak Handiccaped Children Foundation Dzalalabad (30 people)
11-19 Astronomical youth camp for Muslim Kyrgyz from Suzak (40 participants) – 20 people sleeping in tents
“Czon Umtulu” Handiccaped foundation (17 people)
21-29 Astronomical youth camp for Muslim Uzbek from Suzak (40 participants) – 20 people sleeping in tents
Music School from Bishkek (30 people)
Handicapped from Barpy near Jalal-Abad (20 people)
September
3-5 Spiritual retreat for parish member from Kamyshanovka, Oktyabrskoye, Bishkek (15 participants)
9-17 Spiritual retreat for lay persons and religious (9 persons – Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan)
28 IX – 6 X – spiritual retreat for Jesuits
1-5 XI – teacher meeting (Fr. Adam Dzalalabad – 15 persons)
7-10 XI – spiritual retreat for youth (10 persons)
Collaborators
This year our activity was much better organize because we involved permanently for all summer 3 young lay persons from our parishes to be responsible for organization of all activities during camps. Total number of collaborators and volunteers was 25 (local, Poland, Great Britain and Germany).
Commentary
Without doubts work of “Children Rehabilitation and Spirituality Centre” is the biggest pastoral and charity work of Catholic Church in Kyrgyzstan. This is also our biggest activity between Muslims. Every camps has his own specific:
Camps for disabled children are the testimony of Christian love for Muslim society.
Protestant camps are example of practical ecumenism.
Astronomical camps are pre-evangelization work with Muslim youth.
Catechetical camps for catholic youth (this years the theme was: saints) and children (this years the theme was: Fatima) are work of growing up future generation of Catholics in Central Asia.
