When I think of all the things I can thank you, the faithful who make it possible for me to be here, for this month the list seems incomplete for the bubbling over pot of gratitude in my heart.
Thank you for the opportunity to partner with Josiah Venture. The vision of what they, in 12 countries in Eastern Europe, and KAM, here in the Czech, are working to achieve for the Kingdom is really very exciting!
– http://www.josiahventure.com/
– http://www.kam.cz/
Thank you for sending me to reconnect with the Hartman’s. Not only did Matt coordinate a full and blessing filled schedule but he and Amy CARED for this misfit group of missionaries so, so well. If you have means, send some love their way!
– http://www.hartczech.com/
Thank you for the opportunity to promote summer English Camps. Our schedule was grueling, sleeping in different beds every night of the week, and energizing. I really enjoyed meeting native Czech after native Czech who is desperately committed to sharing Jesus with their nation.
Martina is one such example, in the middle of the Ignition travel huddle she was such an encouragement to us
and she is a lovely beacon of light to Czech for the Gospel.
Promoting Fusion Camp became a thousand times more fun once we visited an actual Fusion. The young adults totally won me over! I am so encouraged by the many I spoke with who have the desired story of finding Jesus through this ministry of music; awesome!
Instant gratification BONUS: as a direct result of our time in the classrooms, Fusion has seen increased traffic on their webpage and at least one camper has already signed up for camp this summer–Whoop Whoop!
NOTICE: If you have ANY interest in English or Fusion Camps this summer please contact Matt…the response by the students is so great they are in need of a few God loving, native English speakers!
Finally, I am thankful for all the conversations/mini interviews that brought affirmation to my place in this journey. For example, when you are missing your grandma, it is so sweet to have a Czech grandma greet you at church on Sunday and gush, in broken German, at her delight in your presence and assure you you’ve been in her prayers since you met last week!
(PS: Frau O, thank you, for making me fight through German in high school, without you staying after me I might have missed this blessing.)
The only thing that makes moving on from this place do able is the complete confidence that more great stories await and not wanting to miss out on one of them! It is with gratitude, a happy heart and hopeful expectation that we bid farewell to the European continent and head south to see what awaits us in Central America!
Answers to “Gumshoe” Blog: 1) Nova Sad, Serbia, 2) Budapest, Hungary, 3) Vienna, Austria, 4) Prague, Czech, 5) Ostrava, Czech, 6) Sumperk, Czech, 7) Zabreh, Czech, 8) Kyjov, Czech, 9) Zlin, Czech, 10) Havirov, Czech
