Packing up and heading home

Hey all back home!

Just wanted to let you know that we are all in our rooms and packing up to be in the lobby of the hotel tomorrow morning at 4am to head to the airport!

We spent part of our day traveling by train to our current location, Wrocław, followed by some food, sightseeing around the city, debriefing a few things about our camp, last minute souvenir shopping and saying our last goodbyes to the daylight hours of this beautiful country.

I'll let the team tell you about their tear-filled goodbyes, their changed hearts, and their experiences. Please ask them. If they give you a one word answer- push them to tell you more. There is so much that each person on this team has to share! Don't let them get away with just telling you that the trip was "good." We would call that an American answer- and I guarantee that they have so much more in their hearts and brains than that one word.

If they are your family member- be gracious to them- they may need a few days to adjust before the stories will come- but they will.

Love to you all. We can't thank you enough for your support and your presence on this trip through prayer.

A Recap and Sunday by Will Just

Friday
As Weronika finished her faith story I saw Michał and the rest of the worship team walk up to the front. Realizing that I hadn't stood up yet, I jumped out of my seat. As I jumped I felt a blunt pain in my head. Seeing the window that I hit and hearing surprised gasps from the Poles and the Americans;  I smiled and motioned that I was OK. I walked up and put my bass on, and got ready to play. I felt something wet on my neck and reached up, touched, and saw red. I showed the crowd and muttered something akin to "Umm, Umm." Domi and Maciek pulled me out and ran me to a chair. Getting a first aid kid and paper towels they worked together stopping the bleeding. After stopping it, I was ushered into the side room, and the debate started. What to do, what to do. As Domi texted her friend, I dealt with the reality of a sudden lack of hair. Domi's friend answered, " if his father's bald, let it heal by itself, if not take him to the hospital." Didn't go to the hospital. Sitting on a chair, with a large piece of paper underneath Abby came with a scissors. Snip, Snip, Snip. Watching my hair fall to the I sighed and thought about for the next couple months my head will be colder than I would like. Eventually we got steri-strips on the wound and gauzed it up and I read until we went to McDonalds, where a Big Mac awaited me.

Sunday
Last night we had overnights at some of the youth group's houses; Guys at Michał's and Maciek's. Girls at Gaba's. I woke up to rather than snoring, a parakeet squawking about. Having breakfast and taking a quick shower at the place we soon got ready to leave. We then went to church in which we took communion and listened to the sermon. Walking back to the hotel, we decided to go for some lody (Polish Ice Cream). For me I got the Tiramisu flavor and then walked to the church a had lunch. Thus started the goodbyes. After which we started packing and getting ready for the dinner we would soon have. Then we walked around in Cieszyn and saw the oldest building in Poland and stood in Poland and the Czech Republic at the same time. We ate at a fancy restaurant, acted like dumb Americans, and had a good time. I wanted the beef cheeks but had to settle for a pork with mushroom sauce; still very delicious. Then, after paying, we walked out and started home. The car trip home was one of the more sobering experiences I've had in my short life. We didn't want to talk about leaving, or saying goodbye. But we eventually got to the hotel and tears were shed. It was the definition of a minnesotan goodbye, most of us crying, and having Abby say "Nine O'clock", we all knew what that meant. Eventually Nine was reached, hugs were given, again, more tears, and hopeful "Ill see you again". Tomorrow we leave for Wrocław and will soon start our journey home, it is sad but it is what it is.

Last Day of English Camp straight from Kyle

It is challenging to believe that English Camp is already over. It was only one week ago that we were welcoming our campers. Here's all about our last day.

The day began for me by taking a walk to the town square with Joel to pick out some cherries from a sidewalk fruit and vegetable stand for Patti and Randi. At camp, English Class became Polish Class, and we all became the students learning from those we had taught throughout the week. Lilli and I were treated by our students to various types of Polish soda and candy, and we learned the states and capitals of Poland. Sam and Jannah even got to share a Polish song they learned from their students with everyone.

The highly anticipated America vs Poland soccer game was full of excitement, intensity, and even comedy. It began with the singing of both the American and Polish national anthems. Ben showed us that his camp dancing feet can also maneuver around the field as well as they do on the dance floor. In my opinion, Emily gets the MVP award for her newfound soccer skills, bravery, and for sharing the ball with everyone. I expect we will all be ready to play in the next World Cup games; we will simply have to extend our stay here in Poland to practice. I will follow up with Abby and let her know the change of plan.

Note: We are not actually staying in Poland to practice for the next World Cup. We have to return to America to get a change of clothes first.

The Closing Program came too quickly. We watched one last camp picture slideshow, did one last camp dance, and played one last camp game. The Pink Team won the Camp Color Team Competition after a grueling game of balloon battle. In second place was the Purple Team, followed by the Grey Team in third place, and succeeded by the Green Team.

The last day of camp can always be a sad one because we have to say goodbye to those we have known and come to love in less than a week. However, the relationships, the experiences, and the messages from the Bible that we all heard and shared are ones that will stick with each of us in some way or another.

I am thankful for the church in Skoczow and the commitment of the Polish youth leaders to the local youth. God continues to move in this community, and I believe we are living witnesses to this.

Thank you all for your prayers and support. We'll be home soon!

Kyle

Friday at Camp as told by Ben Golden

Today started fairly normally.  Kyle and I went to the bakery, pharmacy, and farmers market in the morning for a pastry, medicine for Joel and some massive raspberries respectively.  Our morning congregation was lead by Sam and I think we all benefited from the renewal of our courage thanks to Sam’s thoughts on some Psalms.  English classes focused on Washington D.C. and included currency with some debating. This was our last day teaching English as tomorrow our students will teach us Polish.  We played rugby and capture the flag outside today which both were very competitive.  After some good conversations with the students before the evening program, we were asked three good questions by Abby in the sermon about our lives and who we are in relation to the Kingdom.  

Someone also received an unexpected hair cut on our team.

We had a medical theme for theme night tonight with everyone walking around in scrubs with facemasks. After camp, the Polish and American teams went to Cieszyn to eat at a really nice McDonalds which brought us to the end of the Day.

Thursday at Camp as told from the one and only Randi Norman

Hello, all! Randi here. I am currently sitting on my bed in the hotel room as I write this. It is almost 11 P.M., and we have had a full and wonderful day.  Most of our time here in Poland has been rainy and cool and today was no exception. Our day started with Jannah leading devotions. She was prompted to share about the Lord’s  blessings and steadfastness even in the midst of our struggles and stumbles. After our devotion and prayer time, we ventured out on our 0.6 mile walk to the school (exact milage courtesy of Kyle…don’t ask me how many meters that is…I have never been good with numbers or the metric system!). I love our walks. It is nice to have a little quiet walking time in preparation for and/or reflection of the day. I also enjoy it as it is a time to bond as a team. 

Today’s Camp Schedule:

-Welcome and an “Ice Breaker” game

-Slideshow of previous day’s pictures and events

-Lilli gives the scores for our “Color” team competitions (I teased Abby before we left that my team was going to beat hers…let’s just say I have been greatly humbled).

-Camp Dance (Joel loves it!)

-English Lessons

-Break

-English Lessons

-Lunch

-Workshops

Kyle led a bridge building competition. One camper, Daniel, loved it. It was seriously the highlight of his week, which was very encouraging to many people on our team. 

-Team Competition

The Polish youth group led the color teams through various Indiana Jones activities. It was so fun! 

-Snack

-Evening Program

-Labyrinth

The Labyrinth is a series of stations that are set up to encourage students to reflect on Abby’s messages and questions on where each student individually stands with Jesus. “Was Jesus Lord, a lunatic, or a liar?” was the question she posed tonight. She then shared the Truth that she knows, that we as believers know, and what it means to follow Him and be in a relationship with Him. The Labyrinth is definitely a highly anticipated and prayed over event for both our team and the Polish team. The Lord is definitely stirring hearts; at our debrief meeting tonight, two specific campers were brought up, as they talked to two separate members of the Polish youth group team. The Holy Spirit is moving. Doors are being opened.

Tomorrow is our last normal day of camp. Saturday the campers teach us Polish, and we are for sure playing a game of soccer…we don’t stand a chance! Thank you so much for your prayers so far. Please continue to be in prayer for us and with us.

Love, 

Randi

Field Trip Day

I am a firm believer that the gospel is best presented when lived out in our lives through relationships. Up to this point of camp, our focus has been big time on building the relationships with the campers in order to point them to Jesus.

 We continued growing in those relationships throughout our day today.  

Day 4, today, is what we call affectionately call “field trip day” here at camp. Somewhere in the middle of the week we take one day off of our normally scheduled camp day and do something off site of where camp normally takes place. Today, due to the weather, we were subject to plan B of our day would look like. We rode a bus with the campers to a trampoline park in a nearby city- followed by lunch at the mall along with a movie. Due to the movie being dubbed in Polish, us Americans decided to pass and had a chance to hang out at the mall. Between walks to and from the bus, bus rides, sitting at lunch, and walking in the mall, our goal for the day was to have conversations with the campers that might not happen in all the craziness of a camp day. We prayed that we would have courage to go deeper with them; to begin asking deeper questions about faith and their lives.

After the trip, it was fun to sit in a room with our polish teammates to talk about conversations that were had as well as to be able to pray by name for campers- both those who have not yet come to place their faith in Jesus Christ, as well as those who need encouragement in their daily walk.

Overall, it was another day of deepening relationships- showing God’s love through our actions and smiles as well as asking questions that show we care- Questions that were all across the map but questions that showed love and listening ears. 

Tomorrow, students will have a chance to hear about the victory that happened on the cross. All of our evening talks and our intentional relationships have been building up to tomorrow night. 

After the evening talk, each camper will have a chance to go through a series of stations where they can reflect individually on their lives and where God fits into that. At the end of those stations, they will be given the opportunity to say yes to giving their lives to Jesus. 

Our prayer is that no one, not a single one of us, walks away from this camp unchanged. We pray that people come to know Jesus for the first time, we pray that campers who do know Jesus are strengthened and encouraged in their faith, and we pray that we would not be the same people leaving this trip that we were when we came. 

Would you pray with us? 

On a side note- sickness has been running wild through our team. The enemy has been trying to knock us down but know that he is not succeeding! Everyone on the team was able to be at the field trip day today! Please pray that this continues to be the trend rather than what has been happening thus far. 

Thank you all! Sending our love from Poland

Abby

Half Way Through Camp- as told by Lilli Jorgens

“But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.” James 3:17

Much like our other mornings, we started the day off by meeting as a team to go over a devotional, which was led by Randi. She read a portion of scripture from James 3, which included the verse featured above this paragraph. As a team, we discussed the importance of seeking godly wisdom rather than the wisdom of this world. Usually when someone gains even the slightest bit of worldly wisdom, they often develop a mindset of thinking they know all of it; they think they know everything. However, this passage in James talks about how wisdom should be accompanied by meekness or humility. That verse---verse 13--- seems quite counter cultural; wisdom typically turns into boasting, even if that isn’t our initial intention. But with possessing godly wisdom, the more of His wisdom you have, the more you realize how little you know in comparison. The more you realize He is God and we are not. He is omniscient or all-knowing and we are not and that is okay- good even. 

After our time together as a team, we walked to the school and shortly thereafter, we started our fourth day of English camp. It seems surreal that day four of English camp has came and went. In many ways it seems like we have already experienced a full week of camp with all the activities that occur within a nine to ten hour day. Yet at the same time, it is unbelievable knowing that there are only three days of camp remaining (excluding our field trip day tomorrow) and my heart longs for even more time with the Polish youth after Saturday. English camp has been wonderful this year! Even though it is a smaller group of campers compared to other years, this allows our American and Polish team to intentionally connect with the campers. It has been such a blessing for me personally to catch up with many of the campers and youth group leaders I met last year. To see their spiritual growth and see how God has changed them over the course of one year is an incredible experience. And I know the campers this year are learning and growing too. 

Like I briefly mentioned earlier, today was our fourth day of English camp. The English classes went well and each of our classes had a very fun, interactive time during today’s lesson on weather and film in Los Angeles, California. We played many different games throughout the day such as huggy bear, UNO, Tenzi, and squat ball, which is a variant of dodge ball. However, I think one of the best parts of the day occurred during our camp workshop time (and I think many of the campers would agree with me). There was a team from Fusion, which is a music group that is a part of Josiah Venture. Their team came to our camp today and taught us three different songs. Most of the campers as well as the leaders on the American and Polish team participated in this activity. For each song we learned choreography as well as different vocal parts. It was a blast for all of us to learn something new together and I loved how Fusion’s ministry focuses on teaching and learning new things for God’s glory. By the end, we were singing, dancing, and smiling to “Open the Clouds”, “No Roots”, and “Pod Wiatar.” Try to guess which song is Polish. I think many of the campers laughed as the Americans tried to follow along with the lyrics. 

I could write so much more about the Fusion workshop, English camp as a whole, and all we as a team have experienced within our week here in Poland. However, I will conclude by saying that God is so clearly at work in Poland. He is opening many of the campers hearts during their discussions. He is equipping the Polish youth group leaders that He has called to serve and lead this English camp. The youth here that know Jesus and have a relationship with Him are authentic and passionate and in awe of who God is. And God has been teaching me through them to fall more in love with Him each day. God has been teaching me to never lose the wonder I have toward/about Him. Please continue to pray for our team and this trip. Please pray for Jannah and Ben who fell ill today; pray for God’s healing and rest. Pray that the Holy Spirit would give us boldness and power tomorrow on the field trip as we continue conversing with the campers. Pray that the Holy Spirit would intercede on our behalf and help us to have spiritual conversations with the Polish youth group. Pray that we would be men and women of God who stand firm in whose we are. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of your love, encouragement, support, and prayers. 

God Bless,

Lilli Jorgens

Camp Day 3 as told by Emily

Cześć! Today was full of learning, teaching, and furthering our relationship with the campers. Before us Americans went to the school to prepare for English lessons, Lilli lead us in a devotion based off of 2 Timothy 1:6-14. We discussed how fear does not come from God because he has given us a spirit of self-control, love, and power. This was the perfect way to start our morning, as several of us have been feeling nervous about teaching English lessons and leading group activities. Throughout the entire day this verse was able to remind us that we have no reason to be afraid.

            Today in English class Randi, Ben, Joel and I practiced English with our students by playing games with them to teach them new words. It has been exciting getting to connect with our campers as they are continuing to open up to us! We have been praying for campers by name and God is already answering our prayers. This evening, a camper named Lidia (whom I met last year) shared her faith story with me as we were walking after camp. This was very encouraging, as earlier this morning I prayed that I would be able to connect with Lidia on a deeper level. Please continue to pray that us leaders would be able to have these deep conversations with the campers during our time here. It is one of the most important elements of English Camp. 

            Since today was our first full day of English Camp, we had several different workshops for the campers to participate in. In these workshops we did everything from painting to playing board games. We also had a giant field game of Ultimate Frisbee. Of course, my team (the pink team) won, but if you know me you would probably be able to guess that I did not catch the Frisbee once! It was thanks to my polish teammates that the pink team won! 

            After games and a snack was my favorite part of English Camp, the evening program. I have been leading worship with Kyle, Will, and our Polish friends Maciek and Michał. While singing the songs oceans I could hear the campers worshiping loudly in Polish while I sang in English. It is so special to me that we are able to come together and worship God even if everyone in the room speaks different languages. Abby then shared a message about David and Bathsheba. It was a very important reminder that even the “heroes” mess up too.

            We had a chocolate theme night after camp tonight. Which meant that after camp was over all of the campers and leaders played games involving chocolate. It was as amazing as it sounds!  

            I cannot thank you enough for all of your prayers for our team. Please continue to pray that we would be able to have a spirit of power, love, and self-control. 

Sunday in Poland- as told by Patti P

Greetings to you dear Timberwood family on this wonderful Sunday.  It is about 11 p.m. in the evening and we have enjoyed a very full day. 

The church bells were ringing early this morning and seemed to be calling all of us to come, come, come. We attended services in the church that we partner with here in Skoczów.  What a very special morning of worship it was.  There were some familiar faces there from camp and it was wonderful to see them with their families.  I am always drawn to the precious little ones that are being held or toddling around as all adults have time to socialize before the service.  Oh…as I write the bells of town are again ringing.  It is just such a pleasant sound and one that brings joy to my heart. The service was conducted in Polish with Domi translating. It was powerful to hear a message delivered here in this place so far away from the very same Word that we hear from. This just made me pause and think about how big our God is.  The songs were sung in Polish and English at the same time. It gave me the chills to hear all our voices joined together to sing our praises to our great God. After church we went out for ice cream at a local shop.  It was delicious indeed!

Today was day 2 of English camp.  The students seemed more comfortable today in class as well in activities as a group. They are eager to have a chance to practice their English with us and it is so fun to see their faces light up when they are able to put new words into a sentence. We have introduced a new game to camp this year.  It is called Tenzi and it has become a HIT!!  

After supper and having a chance to debrief about our day, our attention was turned to a very important matter.  The Polish people love their soccer.  Their team was playing in the World Cup game tonight in Russia.  We all gathered together at Domi and Ania’s parents home. Gathered around the T.V. with chips and soda and stripes of red and white paint on our cheeks we joined this lovely family in cheering on their team. But, sorry to say that the Polish team lost to the Columbian team.  It certainly wasn’t for lack of support from our cheering section!!!

It has been a very full and wonderful day.  Despite any obstacles we may have encountered throughout our day, our God has been there for us.  He called each one of us here and He continues everyday to give us what we need for the tasks He has for us.  We are so blessed here with the love and support from the local church.  Their kindness and caring is incredible.  I really wish you could meet all of these dear folks.  

The days are going by quickly.  We will be back home before we know it. But we will be forever changed from this experience.  

Hugs to you all.

Patti P

Camp Day 1 as told by Will Just

Cześć, Will here.

            Soon I will fall asleep only to be awakened by angry polish drunks and the inflow of cigarette smoke through my window. Besides that and the fact that Joel snores like a freight train, life is good here on the other side of the pond. I mean its like day five and I have yet to discover this terrible thing called jet lag everyone keeps complaining about. Honestly if anyone could tell me what it is I would appreciate it. In addition the food is amazing and I could eat the breakfasts here for the rest of my life.  Such is the life in Poland. Walking the cobblestone streets, being the loudest in a mile radius, we have fun here. Unfortunately they have yet to discover the joy of a multi-shot espresso beverage and the magical, medicinal qualities such a drink entails. Guess I’ll stick to caffeinated tea. I’m sorry but I have to mention it again; Joel really does snore loud. I’m glad I have my music to drown it out

But to take a more serious note the times here have been great.  Today we have experienced our first day of English camp, which was a lot of fun. I am teaching the intermediates and in doing so I discovered how hard it is to teach it really is. As I watched of the blank, bored faces, I thought to myself do they get it, do they understand. But as they slowly warmed up to Patti and I, I began to see the value. The fun. The fruits of our labor were slowly revealing themselves. As we ate lunch and then had another lesson with our class I found myself enjoying it. Then closer to the end we had a praise and worship session in which I played along with several members of my team and the Polish team. We sang praises in English and Polish and prayed in both as well. Then we had a theme night; America night. This particular theme night we the American classic- PB&J. And it was a blast. We ended with having dinner and discussion with the Polish side of our team. 

And that’s about it. 

Catch you on the flippity flip

Will

Friday in Skoczów from the eyes of Samuel Hardy

Hello All!

            In life we are often confronted by challenges that demand an immediate response. It is at this point that we must make a decision. Do we use that moment of difficulty to fulfill our own notions and desires or do we instead wage war against our self-serving natures in order to respond to those tasks in a matter that is in accordance with God’s call on our lives. This has been a continually reinforced point that I have been frequently reminded of over the past several days. However, I want to diverge from this thought for a moment in order to catch you up to speed on the most recent actions of our team.

            Today has been a constant process of preparation as we gear up for the first day of English camp, which starts at 10:30 tomorrow morning Polish time. We began the morning with a study of 1 Corinthians. From there, we met with a few members of the Polish youth group in order to decorate the classrooms where the English classes will be held. Everyone worked as a team and we accomplished our objective within a short amount of time. After that we met the rest of our counter-parts from the Polish youth group so that we could further coordinate our resources. I have to say that this was one of my favorite parts of the day because it gave me the opportunity to work and talk with a couple of wonderful youth. This helped me to really appreciate the opportunity that I have had to be apart of this trip and serve along side our Christian family in Poland. God is most definitely at work within the hearts of the Poles. 

            These experiences have also brought the afore mentioned reality to mind. I must set my own personal expectations aside if I am to truly finish well in the tasks that God has given me. His plans are greater than my plans and all I have to do is trade my worldly viewpoint for the option of completely trusting that God will guide me on the path that He has set before me. 

            Thank you all for your prayers—their effects are clearly being observed by both myself and the rest of the team as we strive to impact the lives of those around us through the work that is yet to be accomplished. 

            

God Bless,

Samuel 

Visiting Death Camps as told by Jannah

Greetings all! We made it to Skoczów safe and sound! (minus a random nose bleed of course). Today has been a wild ride. We started off at H20, which is a place of ministry that I would describe as a parent organization of smaller organizations that reaches out to the young Polish community. This morning we all woke up, we had breakfast, a meeting, some free time, another meeting and then the Timberwood team, as well as a couple of other teams we met at H20, left to visit Auschwitz and Birkenau. I believe the best word we could collectively come up with from the experience was ‘sobering.’ We chose this adjective partly because we aren’t really knowledgeable of many synonyms (lol) and because that was simply the one emotion/feeling we all felt collectively. I overheard Kyle (one of the leaders that is a part of this endeavor) mention how he didn’t feel right with himself taking pictures in some places that people were allowed to take pictures during the tour. That got me to wonder, how could someone have so much hatred towards a race or religion that they would take such elaborate and destructive actions to remove what they did not see eye to eye on? Off of that, while we were taking a tour of Auschwitz, we came to the point where they had saved some original items from the actual event. They were all safely stowed away behind glass and as you approached to look inside you would see a reflection of yourself. That just reminded me that we are all a part of the same race that did such an unspeakable thing to its own race (the human race), furthermore that we have the potential to do it again. That was very interesting to me since at one of the meetings I mentioned earlier we were also placed in front of some mirrors to face ourselves. I have a feeling like this will be repeated theme coming up during this trip and I am anxiously awaiting the opportunity to face myself again and learn from my mistakes.

                                                                        As always,

                                                                        Jannah           

Training Day as told by Joel Lemberg

We made it safely to Poland! Thank you for the prayers of safe travel.  Some of us were awake for more than twenty-four hours, but the excitement of being here overruled our fatigue for at least two hours.  We are currently at H2O, a retreat/training center that is owned by Josiah Venture (the organization that we are here with). 

Yesterday after we arrived, we had supper upon arrival and then had the rest of the night off.  It was great to unwind and to get to know the campus.  With this being my first time to Poland, I was amazed at how similar the country’s appearance is to Minnesota.  Yes the cities and towns are very different, but the types of agriculture and forests are very similar. As a Forester, I really am geeking out at the trees and shrubs on our walks.

Today was our training day. We started the day with an informational presentation on the history, mission and countries that Josiah Venture is active in, and where their English camps are located within Poland. We were also trained on the differences between Polish and American cultures. Each group of missionaries was also asked to do a mock English teaching exercise. Sam and Jannah did a great job of representing our group! After lunch we had three hours of free time, and then we met as a group for an evening program presented by the Josiah Venture interns.  Many of us went for a walk down a walking trail along the river while others just rested.

Tomorrow we will complete some training in the morning before going to tour the Auschwitz concentration camp.  After that we will move to our hotel in Skoczow to prepare for English Camp!

Please pray for our team and our Polish team as well that we may stay healthy and be spreading the Gospel to our students the way God has planned. Please pray for the local your in that many would be moved to come and participate in English Camp.

Made it to Germany! 2018 Team

Hello all back home!

We have a little less than an hour before we board our last flight so I thought I would let you all know we have made it this far! Everyone seems to be in good spirits and excited to have only one flight remaining. Other than some delays and having to speed walk through the Newark airport, everything has been incredibly smooth.

We were blessed by the group who came to send us off this morning! (or was that yesterday morning? ) The days all blend together at this point. It's 10am here but our bodies think it is 3am. We will definitely be working through the jet lag in the first few days.

The last of our team shared their faith stories, some journaling, reading and getting a chance to walk and stretch our legs after the long flight is how we've spent our time in Munich.

A few shout outs::

Thank you to the makers of MyPillow, for giving Emily Espeseth 9 full hours of sleep so far in our travels.  (while the majority of us is functioning on between 1 to 2)

Thank you to the makers of Immodium, Pepcid, Ibuprofen and essential oils- which have gotten multiple team members through our travel days so far.

Thank you to German Sandwhiches in the Munich airport- they have been a tangible blessing to those of us who weren't able to eat the airline food due to turbulence causing motion sickness.

In all seriousness, thank you to all of you- for supporting us this far, for encouraging us and for most of all- for all your prayers. We covet them and we are blessed by them. I have already seen them at work and I ask that you would continue to be in prayer whenever you think of us. More specific ways of how to pray to come- for now, pray that we would be open to the Holy Spirit at work in each moment of our days- whatever comes our way.