Ahoy! (Hello)
Today was a great day for the entire Czech team to catch up on some much needed sleep. We had just spent yesterday in Poland visiting Auschwitz and salt mines, and we didn't arrive in Chotebor until one o'clock in the morning. It was wonderful to be able to sleep in a real bed after three days since we had an overnight on Friday, homestays on Saturday, and Sunday night we slept in the cramped bus. It was also great to sleep in until 11 or 12 in the afternoon (this is the only time we were ever able to sleep in this late).
The girls and I washed our clothes by hand today, which was actually really fun! The washing machine here definitely does not work, so the women on this time decided to get our hands dirty :) We all felt like women scrubbing our clothes and we all laughed by how ridiculous we looked with all of us in the bathroom scrubbing away; however, it was a great time! Later on that day some of the team went to "Exit Klub" at four while others went shopping for our events we will have this weekend and the Horni Krupa group went to the village to make crafts with the children.
I was able to go with the group to the Exit Club, and we were really able to see God at work tonight in incredible ways. For those of you that don't know what Exit Club is, it is a small group time where missionaries Joanie and Irena talk with young teens about specific issues. The small group times that we have been a part of have included the topics of forgiveness, and broken hearts. Normally Exit Club starts with a game and then the teens watch a short clip made from a Czech Christian organization about the specific topic being addressed that night. After the clip we split up into groups and share our experiences and we pray together.
Tonights topic was on forgiveness, and Joanie was nervous that no young teens would show up. Joanie mentioned that normally they have five to ten people that show up and tonight Joanie and Irena were scared that no one would show up since the kids had also gone to Poland with us the day before. However, praise be to God that six NEW kids showed up!! The kids that came were kids that we had been ministering to in the schools, we had been at an overnight with them, and we went to Poland with some of them. We had handed out the flyer about Exit Club and they came!
After playing games the young teens watched the film and then we split into small groups. In my group some of the girls on my team (including myself) shared some testimonies about forgiveness and about how God had moved in their lives through forgiving others. The testimonies were powerful and at the end we prayed together. What I didn't realize was that the new girls who were in the group with us didn't really know what prayer was. Joanie told me afterwards that the girls didn't know what prayer was so Joanie was able to explain to them what prayer is and why it is important to pray. Again, praise the Lord that these young teens were able to experience prayer for the first time!
Joanie also told me that the NEW boys in the small group came up to Joanie and asked her if all the Americans (taylor team) were also Christian and she was able to share that we were, and why we were here in the Czech Republic.
Joanie was so excited tonight to see all of these newcomers, and we are so excited for Joanie and what God has done tonight in her ministry. Please keep praying for Joanie's ministry and for these kids who came tonight that their eyes will be open to Christ, that they will see Christ, and that they would respond. Thank you so much for your support!
Josie
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