An Old freind

Last night I had the opportunity to meet with an old friend here is Slovakia. One guy you might remember from my emails last year, Slavcy. This was a really good time to catch up with him but he also told me about a really hard situation in his life. We were able to talk through it and I think he gained a little perspective on it, but there is still a lot of work needed, and a lot of restoration of some relationships in his life. Please pray for him. Also pray that I will follow God's lead in this relationship with him.

Roznava

This weekend I was in Roznava. It was a good weekend I spent a lot of time with the leader of the youth there, Rudo. It was a great opportunity to encourage the team! We also had a KECY Club on Friday night. Two boys from camp that had not been coming decided to come this week. One boy Jozo has been pretty much refusing to come to the groups but finally he came and he told me that he absolutely loved it and thinks that now he will come back. I was pretty excited to hear this, it was such a blessing. Now one of the guy leaders that I have been mentoring decided that he wants to disciple this young guy to Christ. It is such a wonderful thing to see!

Tour of my flat

Here is a video of where I live.

LEVICE

This weekend I spent in Levice encouraging the team and meeting with some of the students from camp. On Thursday evening we had our club from the camp and had a good turnout. The theme was music so I dressed up like I was a famous singer. It was a lot of fun. The next day I had an English class that I taught there was a pretty good turnout to this class and I believe the students learned a lot from it. I was able to meet with each of the guy leaders and share some ideas about discipleship with them. I also spent sometime helping them think about some personal goals they could set for themselves. On Saturday evening I had the opportunity to speak to the high school youth group. I talked about Jesus‘ parable of the wicked servant and forgiveness. After this meeting I was going to go hang out with one of the boys from camp. This boy does not believe in God and is not interested in church. When I was talking to him on the phone I invited him to the youth group and to my surprise he said he would come. After wards we went bowling and he told me that he enjoyed the story I told and he would like to hear more. He was especially interested in the parables Jesus taught that were focused towards the religious leaders. He found in fascinating that Jesus also had a problem with “religion” without faith. This was a really good opportunity to share about God with him. I hope and pray that the guy leaders in the church will stay connected with him! Please be praying for the team in Levice that they will continue to be open to Gods’ leading in their town, and that they will not get discouraged. Also pray for boldness as they try to connect with students in their town.

My neighbors

Well I have not written much about them but if you recall from my first week in Presov post there are two young people a brother and sister who are my neighbors now. There names are Milan and Lydka (Lydia). I have been spending time with them every week. Sometimes I will go to their house and sometimes they will come over to mine. They are two really special people to me they are the same age as my brother and sister. Therefore, I affectionately call them my adopted brother and sister, and they say I am like their older brother. On Sunday we spent the whole day together. We began the morning with a nice American breakfast that I cooked (we have been trying each others cultural meals). Of course it is pancakes! We hiked up to this spot above town called Calvaria. This was a great opportunity to get to know them better. We had a good conversation about God, his existence, and what faith is. It was really interesting to talk about this because we all had a different perspective on the topic. As I continue living in relationship with these two I am praying that God's love will be seen in my life and that they will experience His love and acceptance as I have. Please pray that God's love will flow through my life and that each day I will grow closer to him and become more like Christ in the way I live and act toward others!

Retreat for the Soul

This last weekend I spent some time in the Tatry's which is the tallest mountain range in Slovakia. I went there to take some time to pray and read God's word and search out God's will for the future. It was a very blessed time for me to have this focus. I would like to ask you to continue praying for wisdom for my future as I am trying to decide whether God wants me to move to Slovakia on a more permanent basis. Also continue to pray for the students I am interacting with!