Dear family and friends! We started out on the first leg of our journey landing safely in the Czech Republic on Friday a little after lunch time. Our flights were good, only a slight delay of three and a half hours at JFK due to a storm. When landing in Prague(known as Praha in Czech) we were greeted at the airport by my precious friend Gaby! It was an amazing blessing to see her in person for the first time since we met in Oct. of 2009 when I was here for my first foreign mission trip. God has been so gracious to give me true friends here in the Czech Republic. Gaby took us to her apartment, provided a meal for us... such wonderful hospitality! We then packed a backpack for a short two night trip to the city of Brno, Czech Republic, where we would attend the KVZ Students for Christ 20 Year Celebration!
When we arrived we were greeted at the bus station by another dear friend...Rosta! I have kept in contact with his wife, Draha as well. It was beginning to feel like a family reunion...a reunion with God's family! Rosta took us to our hotel, got us checked in and said good night. We then made our first adventure to a resturant on our own. It was great...I had an original Czech meal like I had experienced when here before. Preston ordered a trout (fish...for those who don't know...LOL), when they sat the plate down in front of him I said, "oh my word, I am glad I that is not my plate!" the head, fins and skin were all still attached....GROSS! He said it tasted good...LOL. Elijah ate something like pasta and a white sauce, kinda like alfredo sauce..but not. And, good ole Nehemiah had chocolate and vanilla ice cream!!!
Saturday was the beginning of a reunion with my friends here in Czech! The celebration event was like that of a well orchestrated conference with the beautiful sounds of worship in the Czech language and testimonies of those whose lives God has changed through this ministry. It was a great time to hear the Word given by some other ministries that have come along side KVZ to work to spread the Gospel to the Czech Republic, Poland and Solvakia. Beautiful friends...I love you all so much! I am still can not get over the fact that God opened the door for me to return to Czech if even for a few days!
Saturday after the conference we went to downtown Brno with some KVZ friends and fellow Believers in Christ. We had a wonderful time....taking crazy photos, sharing our stories of God's work in our lives, building friendships, being challenged in our own walk with the Savior, making eternal memories. Thanks so much Andrea, Sonya, Katka and Filip!!!! We love you all!!
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