- Our worship times will include times for prayer, teaching, creative worship arts (painting, drawing, etc), and prophetic words for one another and each of our nations.
- All other times will be for relaxation, relationship, fun, and encouragement for each other.
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Note: There is one bed available for a single lady, or 3 beds for single men. If you want to come and are single, contact your church leader who can send your request for registration (prior to July 28th).
We are excited to see everyone!
- Poland does not use the Euro – Nearly every shop or store takes major debit and credit cards, including contactless/apple/google pay, cash is generally not needed.
- However, the camp does have a small cafe with treats and drinks, which we believe is cash only, so maybe get a few Złoty from an ATM on your way to camp.
- There is a small shop right across the street from the camp which does take cards and has a variety of treats and food items available.
- Have fun!
- Encourage one another!
- Bibles
- Towels
- Mosquito and bug repellent
- Life jackets for small children if you want (there will be some provided, but not for all children at once)
- Sunscreen lotion
- Swimming suits
- Fun things like footballs, swimming floats, board games for fellowship time, etc. (if you can, we know most cheap airlines don’t give you much space/weight)
- Empowering adults and parents to empower the next generation (Denise Johnson – Poland)
- Learn techniques and tools that you can use to empower the next generation, weather you have your own children, work with youth, or interact with anyone in the next generation. Denise Johnson is a missionary in Poland who has many years of teaching teachers classroom management, teaching skills, and has worked in public schools in the US with students with learning disabilities among other difficult backgrounds.
- Empowered self-defense – Krav Maga Survival (Torstein Møller – Norway)
- Learn how to defend yourself and have fun with an expert instructor of Krav Maga. Torstein is a leader among our Up North family and teaches Krav Maga survival courses to the general public. Learn to empower yourself for any situation in different circumstances.
- Empowered from Acts 1:8 (Erik Jensen – Norway)
- Learn what it means to be empowered by ACTS 1:8. Erik Jensen is a speaker and teacher from Norway and has spoken all around the world on various topics. One of his many passions is Christian apologetics, learn practical ways of applying the idea to go to the “ends of the earth” and be empowered in new ways.
- Tuesday is “Army day” – bring clothes with a military theme
- Wednesday is “Spy day” – bring clothes with a spy theme
- Extra clothes to change into in case you get mud, flour, or other mystery fluid/stuff on your clothes
- Room/Cabin Assignments: Next week you will get another email with your “ticket” (one per camper) to the camp, this updated ticket will have your assigned room or cabin number.
- Some people are assigned to sleep in the “main building”, Rooms 12 (A & B), 14 (A &B) have bathrooms in the room. All other rooms will share showers and toilets on the main floor or in the same building on the lower floor.
- Some people are assigned to cabins, each cabin has its own toilet and shower except cabin 1 (A&B) people in cabin 1 will need to go to the main building for showers and toilets.
- The main building is also where the kids ministry room is located, the cafeteria, and a cafe/lounge where people can fellowship on breaks.
- There is a large field for sports.
- The campgrounds are fenced and gated, so small children shouldn’t be able to wander far, but please be mindful to keep the main gated CLOSED.
- The camp is located right on the shore of a large lake and has a swimming area and kayaks that can be used. Some life vests are provided for the kayaks. The “beach” is fenced off and has a gate to keep small children away – please be mindful to CLOSE the gate when entering and leaving the beach.
- The camp has requested we DO NOT drink alcohol.
- WiFi is NOT available to the general campers unless absolutely needed for an emergency, work, etc. Feel free to use your own data connection and mobile devices.
Camp Schedule
Here’s a sneak peek at what to expect!
Day 1 Monday 30 July
15:00 – Registration starts
18:30 – Dinner
20:00 to 21:30 – Main session & Welcome (with kids program after worship)
Day 2 Tuesday 31 July
08:30 – Breakfast
10:00 – Morning session (Opening from Brett & main speaker Angel) (with kids and youth program)
11:30 – Snacks/coffee/tea and break/fellowship
12:30-14:00 Optional Child Care Provided (Under 6)
14:00 – Lunch
15:30 – Workshops (with kids and youth program)
17:00 – Afternoon break with snacks/coffee/tea
17:30 – 18:30 Optional Child Care Provided (Under 6)
18:30 – Dinner
20:00 to 21:30 – Main session (Speaker: Andreas) (with kids program)
Day 3 Wednesday 01 August
08:30 – Breakfast
10:00 – Morning session (Speaker: Maria) (with kids and youth program)
11:30 – Snacks/coffee/tea and break/fellowship
12:30-14:00 Optional Child Care Provided (Under 6 years old)
14:00 – Lunch
15:30 – Workshops (with kids and youth program)
17:00 – Afternoon break with snacks/coffee/tea
17:30 – 18:30 Optional Child Care Provided (Under 6 years old)
18:30 – Dinner
20:00 to 21:30 – Main session (Rober) (with kids program)
Day 4 Thursday 02 August
08:30 – Breakfast
10:00 – Morning session (Balys) (with kids and youth program)
11:30 – Snacks/coffee/tea and break/fellowship
12:30-14:00 Optional Child Care Provided (Under 6 years old)
14:00 – Lunch
15:30 – Baptisms
16:30 – Afternoon break with snacks/coffee/tea
17:30 – 18:30 Optional Child Care Provided (Under 6 years old)
18:30 – Dinner
20:00 to 21:30 – TALENT SHOW
Day 5 Friday 03 August
08:30 – Breakfast
10:00 – Morning session (Krzysiek) (with kids and youth program)
11:30 – DEPARTURE 🙁
How to get there:
Where: Camp Ostróda, in Ostróda, Poland [Map], Website
- By plane: Gdańsk airport is the closest, then a 1.5 – 2hr train ride or 1.5 hr by car. Warsaw (any airport) is a 3-hour drive or about a 3-hour to 3.5-hour train ride.
- By ferry: Ferries from Bornholm, Denmark, and five routes from Sweden – schedules and other information can be found here on this website. Once in Swinoujscie which the Bornholm, and three of the Swedish routes go to, it is a 6.5hr drive, if arriving into Gdańsk or Gdynia (which is where the other Swedish routes arrive into) it is a 1.5 to 2hr drive.
- Train schedules and other info can be found here, the train station names are
- Gdańsk Airport – GDAŃSK PORT LOTNICZY
- Warsaw Airport (Chopin) – WARSAW AIRPORT
- Warsaw Modlin Airport – MODLIN LOTNISKO (see info here for the shuttle bus from Airport to the station)
- Ostróda (where the camp is) – OSTRÓDA
- If you need any help with planning feel free to ask Travis or Weronika!