Our 1997 Honda Odyssey is holding up well as we spend the summer visiting churches on the furlough trail. When finished , our travels will have taken us 12,000 miles through 20 states. We are preaching and presenting our work in the Czech Republic in over 30 churches. It really has been a wonderful summer!
Two of the places we enjoyed stopping at on the way to different churches were both Czech towns; Cedar Rapids, Iowa and the Czech Capital of the USA, Wilber, Nebraska.
God has allowed us the blessing of reacquainting ourselves with pastors and friends along the way. We have enjoyed being a part of different church activities, helping plan a new missions apartment, weeding a church garden, passing our VBS flyers and being the recipients of two yard sales! We have so enjoyed home cooking and the hospitality of pastors and their wives.
One family of eight traveled two hours on a Sunday morning just to be with us in an Iowa church.
The mid summer break at our home church’s annual Family Camp was a wonderfully relaxing week!
The music, preaching, fellowship and food was great! It was a perfect balance of time which fulfilled our spiritual and physical needs.
Back in Prague, the Paines are standing in the gap for us until we return.
Look at the sweet faces of the ladies after a Sunday night service. Zdenka, in the white coat is a real blessing. Jana, in the red shirt has been recently saved.
The Lord has given His protection in our travels and we are looking forward to our return in August, to the field the Lord has called us to.
3 comments:
Aww, I just love reading all about your travels and especially the dear folks in Prague!! Your pictures and words tell such a sweet and special story, I feel like I am right there!
I had no idea about those two "Czech" cities. We have Czech friends from Nebraska, but I didn't realize that a lot of Czechs live there!
Thanks for sharing the photos from your mission field. I loved seeing all of them...the Dvorak theater and all of the dear people filling it was so neat! I will be praying for your work and for your travels!
Love,
Abbi
I didn't know those towns were the Czech capitals of the US. I guess I need to go pay an omage. I wish you guys could come out here to WA.
Thanks Emilie for sharing the photos of your travels. I too, did not know of the Czech cities in the US. I bet you felt right at home. Can't wait for your return to NTBC.
Love you lots, Sharry
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