This past month, we've had lots of special events at our church focusing on relationships. It seems that it's been an intensive time of really getting to know the great people that God has brought to our church.
At the end of March, a few ladies and I at our church along with some ladies from Mission Hills in Littleton we're involved in planning and leading a retreat for the women of our church. There were 50 of us that spent the weekend in Wisła at a "Spa for the Heart." Because of the fact that our bodies and souls are so connected, we spent time talking about physical and spiritual needs... water-cleansing, fruit-fruit of the spirit, food-the food from the Word of God, exercise-walking with God for the long-haul. We also had lots of fun doing special "spa" things as we played and talked together.
I've heard from a number of ladies how God met them in a very special way. And, since that as well as a goal of getting to know each other was met, I'm very satisfied and thankful to God for what He did.
A few pictures:
After we returned from the weekend, we also invited the remaining women from our church who couldn't join us on the retreat, to enjoy a British tea also hosted by the ladies from Mission Hills. The beauty and the discussion on the need of us being involved in each others' lives really blessed me. I trust that it also blessed the other ladies who joined us.
Then just this past weekend, 65 of us from our church headed 6 hours on a bus to Prague for a site-seeing trip together. Again, the goal was to enjoy this amazing city (in spite of the rain!) and each other. We really feel like community is beginning to run deeper. Conversations were happening deep into the night and on the bus about matters that really touch people's lives and hearts. We long for it to spur each other on towards love and good deeds.
If you haven't gotten to Prague, you need to go! What a city. And, even though we've been there before visiting fellow JV missionaries or hanging with summer interns or traveling through on our way to Germany, we've never really just been the typical tourist. It was fun to join the "masses" who make their way to this beautiful city.
I was also really moved to hear again the story of John Hus and his committment to the Word of God in the language of the people. As we sat in Bethelem Church where he gave sermons in the Czech language for the first time to over 3000 people back in the early 1400's which later cost him his life, I was challenged to "speak the language of the people" and live and die for what really matters. I'm thankful to be able to walk in the paths of people such as he. This spurs me onward!
Isn't it beautiful?
Love being with my man!
Sure helps to have Starbucks along the way!
Great picture of community!
We're so excited about the continuing deeper relationship we're experiencing with Irek and Basia, the Pastor and his wife from our church.
