Neptune Mentor Diary

30th July

Finally the day has arrived It is here, today we visited  the Theme park. It was good to see the  campers interacting with each other outside of the campsite.  The campers were let loose to enjoy them selves on the rides. The highlight of the day was the ghost house which brought the campers closer to God and reminded them of the hereafter. My arms will never recover from how hard they squashed them. They even pushed me to the front as a human shield for their protection, but who will protect me?

When them time for namaz arrived, the part of them camp overlooking the lake was converted to a prayer area. This was a life changing and confidence boosting experience for the campers as it breaks down their  fear of Praying in public, and gives them confidence to practice their faith in the public domain.

After we arrived back at the camp we recited Dua Komail after Maghreb and isha namaz. This was recited by various campers in  Arabic with English translation by the sheikh. This was good as the campers were able to understand and contemplate what they were reciting.

After the dessert we sat down with the campers and had a discussion circle on various topics. This was interesting as it gave us an opportunity to get to know the campers in an informal environment and be able t find out what their views are.

Hope to see you soon in Stanmore. We will try and bring your children along with us - if we can.

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