Today was a wonderful day and definitely a Sabbath. That is one thing I have loved about being here in the Czech Republic, so far both of our Sundays have really been about God and about resting. Last night, we all stayed with different host families throughout the city. My hostess was one of the English teachers here in Chotebor. She spoke English fluently, which made conversation a lot easier, and she was really great to talk to. Her name is Olga and she is not a Christian, but she was extremely hospitable. We had some great conversations about literature and language and castles. Since she isn’t a Christian, we didn’t go to church this morning. Instead she dropped us off at our dorm around 11:30. About half of our group was back by then, and we all ate lunch together in the Restaurant on the square.
After lunch, We all had some quiet time for naps or devotions and then we went to the language School where we had a church service for our team and some Christians in Chotebor. The service was great. We met a few new Czechs, and one of them was a new Christian who shared his testimony with us. It was powerful to watch him because he had a beautiful passion for Christ. It reminded me that I want and need to be that passionate about Christ everyday. After the church service, we ate dinner and then went to Joanie’s house for a team meeting and really just a time to get quiet before God. It was an absolutely beautiful evening. We started off by praying and watching the YouTube video about Cardboard testimonies. If you haven’t watched this video, you should. It’s very powerful because it is all about people being vulnerable about who they were before they met Christ and who they are now because of the redeeming power of Christ. This was the third time I had watched the video and I was still moved by it.
After the video, we split into three small groups and we prayed for each other and then wrote out our own cardboard testimonies. I was really struck not only by what God has done through my life in the past, but also what He is doing right now. I’ve really been struggling with complete trust and obedience in God and through out the last week He has been speaking very clearly to me about obedience and faith. After we shared our cardboard testimonies, we had some praise and worship time. It was absolutely beautiful. I also had some time to begin a conversation with Joanie about her struggles and her joys in living in obedience to God. I’m looking forward to continuing that conversation. I realized tonight, that if for no other reason, I know that God put me here so that I could talk with Joanie and with Ernie about ministry and boldly following Christ. What that will mean for me right now I have no idea, but it’s a wonderful journey.
In about 2 hours, we’re getting on a bus and travelling over night to Auschwitz in Poland. We’re traveling with 19 jr. higher, so please pray for us!
Thanks for all of your prayers and support on this trip. God is doing marvelous things!
Britt Hughes
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