One Month Left in Czech!

I have one month left in the Czech Republic. The feeling is bitter-sweet. I am really enjoying my time here but I definitely miss my family and friends back home. Each week continues to get busier and busier with teaching. I am teaching 4-5 days a week at the high school and once a week at the Basic school. I usually only teach 2-3 classes a day so it's not too difficult.

English through Majak is going great. Our "English Weekend" is in 2 weeks. The theme is "A Trip to the USA". I will be talking about places I have been in the US as well as Brad & Lucie and a few others who have traveled there. Kevin & Susan from my church in Ft. Collins will be coming to Czech next week to be a part of the English weekend. I will teach 5 classes and Saturday night (the main event night), I will be giving my testimony and sharing what brought me to Czech and so on. It will be quite out of my comfort zone to share with around 50 people but God will give me the strength and courage. :) I am really excited to see what God will do that weekend. 

Hotel in Malenovice where the celebration was held.

Last weekend, I spent a good amount of time with some students from the Seminary school in Prague. A group of 20 of them came to Vsetin for the weekend to attend the Majak Anniversary Celebration in Malenovice. I had a lot of fun getting to know them and they had the perfect opportunity to practice their English. The celebration was a blast! It was so great to have the entire church family together! A few people shared their testimony, Freddy gave an annual update, we had a wonderful lunch, and the rest of the afternoon we had free time. There was a ton of snow in Malenovice so we all stayed inside playing games, napping, or just talking.


I had the opportunity to spend a couple days with the Kaspar family. Adam, who is 13 months old, took his first steps and I was there to witness it! I almost started crying and screamed so loud in excitement that Adam almost started crying. We had a great time together. Brad & Lucie are my adopted parents while I am here in Czech. I have been truly blessed by them and their hospitality. I went swimming with Lucie and Adam Thursday afternoon. The pool in Vsetin is really nice and I enjoyed playing with Adam. Thursday night we had a group of people over and taught how to make Banana Bread. It turned out perfect!
Yesterday we had club/youth group at the field. We played baseball for a couple hours and Lucie shared the story about Cain and Abel. It was pretty cold but the kids had a blast. This morning, I taught the Hurta girls how to make Chocolate Chip cookies. Half of them didn't look very good but they tasted great! Tonight, I am playing volleyball like usual. Tomorrow, Brad is giving the sermon. I will attend the CB/Jasenka church service in the morning, have lunch at Mary & Pavel's place, and then go to the 5pm service at Majak.

Sun setting behind the hill across the valley

This coming week is filled with teaching. I also have the opportunity to see the inside of a Czech Ambulance, see the Vsetin hospital, and spend some time with a doctor looking at x-rays and such. Friday after club/youth group, the girls are having a Slumberparty at Majak. I am going to teach them a workout, we will talk about relationships, do eachother's hair, and watch a romance movie. I am really looking forward to some quality girl time! Saturday is a service day so we as a church, will be spending the morning picking up trash and serving the town of Vsetin as much as possible.