Apologies first! So sorry for not being able to write as much as I wanted. It's been hard between camps and between "rest" time. YAY UPDATES!
We went to Hallstatt, Austria as a team a couple of weeks ago. I was basically in a hole...in the Alps....filled with water. Lake Hallstatt. wow..... it was beautiful. We got to stay there for a few days to get our last official team time together before we started the Tabor english camp.
After 13 1/2 hours travel time to Tabor (technical train and bus difficulties..) we arrived at camp. We prepared for the students in our "classrooms" (I taught in a dining hall). The students arrived in the evening and we got to start getting to know students!
Through the week we went on a rainy hike, played some sports and enjoyed eachother! We worked with another American team that was just gere for the week, and they were rad.
Above anything that I have to report from the Tabor camp, this is the most important. God orchestrates relationships so quickly. He helps us to have patience and He gives us hearts to pursue people. The prayers that you have been lifting up for us, have been heard and answered with so much abundance. Teaching english is just a pro compared to the great inside jokes and fun memories that we (being my team and the Tabor students) get to smile about when we think about them. I wish I could describe all of the students, and all of the youth group members from Tabor and Oregon to you. You all who are reading this from Tabor and Oregon know who you are and I love every....single...one of you.
Our hearts hurt a little bit after being at camp. We had our first goodbye with the first relationships that were created this summer, and still have 5 more left. The most beautiful things I have seen this summer by far, is the sight of 50 people running next to the train and waving goodbye with so much intensity. Some tears, some smiles, some confusion. But it's all relevant. Seriously, sometimes the hardest things are the most beautiful because of how much deep emotion they bring...and there is nothing you can do about it.
The past 2 days have been in Cesky Tesin. It has been restful, but now we are getting ready for another 12 days with a youth group in Bohumilice. We were having a hard time getting students to sign up for this one, but we asked God to bring us 60 students all together. It was good news to hear that the new number for students at camp is exactly 60. Thanks God.
Keep praying for strength for our team. Energy to pursue and a heart to be able to move on to the last camp after this one. Gosh I miss you guys. Lots of love.....
