Skupinka (small group)

(top row: Zuzka,Tanya,Milka and bottom row: Janka,Natalia,Me)

I have had the amazing opportunity to lead a small group of girls every week. Their ages range from 14-10 years old. These girls are so much fun and have a passion for God.
Each week we get together and share something about our lives and what God is teaching us.
In the next week I am going to do the book "Purpose Driven Life" with them. The book is offered here in Slovak so we are looking forward to it. I think it will be a great study for all of us.

Last night all the girls stayed the night at my flat and I made them Mexican food for dinner and a traditional American breakfast (pancakes, eggs and bacon)in the morning. They really liked it. We had so much fun together just being girls and sharing about our lives...we got NO sleep and went to bed at 6am and then we got up at 7:30...I am getting too old for that! :) Despite the lack of sleep and feeling a little disoriented the next day, it was worth it.

I am so encouraged by their faith and how they try and reach out to their friends. WOW!! I love that when we get together they open their hearts and share about their life....stuggles, praises and challenges. I am truly excited to build these relationships and continue to grow with these girls!

Slovak Paintball

How many of us have experienced the fun action of paintball in our lives??

Some friends from Serbia came into town yesterday and we decided we were going to go play paintball at the last minute. I will admit, I was a little nervous because I did not want to get clobbered by all the guys and I knew that getting hit hurt. I decided to join the guys in this adventure...(picture below is the teams that played against each other...yes, I am the one with the red sleeves and the sassy mask on. HAHA) I know, I know...we all look REALLY tough.



When we first arrived I looked at this old run down building as was beginning to wonder how safe this adventure of paintball was going to be. We ended up playing in this old run down hotel that looked as if it was bombed out at some point. It was defintily not a safe place by any means.. haha (picture below)



We split up into teams and had a great time (4 on 4). When we were choosing teams I was sure to let the guys know that they need not be intimidated because I was a female because I would probably kick all their butts anyways. :)

The funny thing is my team actually won most of the rounds and I only got hit a few times. I have bruises to prove it. It was really neat running around through this old run down hotel, although not the safest paintball zone, it was still really cool. We hid behind walls and in rooms, sniped people from windows and had a couple of floors we could go up and down hide from people.

Trials and Tribulations...getting connected and caught up

First of all I want to appologize for not updating this sooner. My parents came to visit for a few weeks and I planned on updating and posting some pictures of our adventure then my computer crashed (hard drive failed and might have lost most of my data)...right now I am borrowing a friends computer until I get mine back. I am sending it to the states for repair.
I will continue to have my friends computer until probably the end of November. I am doing my best to keep in contact with you all but with out my computer it is difficult because all your information was on there. I do have access to email but it is limited right now so please forgive me if I do not respond in a timly manner. I will be in touch as often as I can until I get my computer back.
Also, the "local" phone number I sent out to all of you is connected to my computer so you can leave me msgs but I just can not answer the calls because the computer I am using does not have a mic...if that makes sense. :)

Thank you all for your support and prayers. I will continue to keep you updated.