Baba Galya

This witty and spry granny made a cameo appearance at the Colorado Children's Camp. She very courageously faced down sixty rambunctious third and fourth graders each morning to weave a little bit of Bulgarian life into some of Matthew's parables. The end result was, she hoped, a grain of spiritual wisdom that fit into the palm of each childlike hand there at camp. Her name was Baba (Granny) Galya.

She limped a little. Her back was crooked. Her hands shook (could have been from too much caffeine or possibly old age). Her voice was scratchy and her English wasn't so good but the grandkids seemed to love her. Who doesn't like a granny?

Baby Galya planted seeds, she built churches, she celebrated God's victories in Bulgaria, and she reminded the kids to let the roots of God's word delve deeply into their hearts. On the last day of camp, Baba Galya proved that one is never too old to play a little prank. The kids and their counselors, who had been pranking all night, were recipients of Baba Galy's Bulgarian humor as she played her own little prank on them. Here you see her, flour faced, cooking up her home remedy for a stew to revive their tired bodies. Many 'ewwws' and 'yucks' accompanied her cooking extravaganza as wide eyed eight year olds watched her pour mustard and vinegar into her soup. Ever unsteady on those aged feet, as she walked through the crowd, her wobbly arms began to give and the big kettle began to sway. All at once the pot tipped spraying the children with the 'soup' which was of course flour. Who knew Babas have a sense of humor?