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Sunday… Last Day in Zvolen

Greetings from the hallway of our Zvolen Hostel.

Well, today was our last and final day in Zvolen, Slovakia. Tomorrow we board the train at 9:35 am and travel to Bratislava to spend the day and night. Then early Tuesday morning we will head to the Bratislava Airport to begin our journey home. We should be arriving back in Canada…

Posted July 27, 2008 by Pastor Josh   Read more

Saturday… Football Day

Greetings from the Charisma Cafe in Zvolen, Slovakia.

Well, our trip is quickly wrapping up and we’ve had such an incredible time here in Slovakia. Today we had the opportunity to sleep in and catch up on some lost sleep. It was nice to get a couple extra hours of sleep. We ventured over to a local park at 10…

Posted July 26, 2008 by Pastor Josh   Read more

Friday… Last Day of Camp

Greetings again from our Zvolen, Slovakian Hostel.

Well, our Gypsy camp has officially finished. It was an awesome day and a really successful week! Today was particularly difficult for me as I woke up with a non-stop runny nose, an intense head ache, and an extremely sore throat. Under normal circumstances in Canada, I would have probably taken a sick…

Posted July 25, 2008 by Pastor Josh   Read more

Thursday… A Serve Day

Greetings from our lively Hostel in Zvolen, Slovakia.

Today was an excellent day of practical ministry for our team. We divided into 3 groups and went to 3 different cities. One of the groups went to Lucenec, Slovakia with Pastor Otto and helped him transport some Bibles and they also visited a small orphanage with 8 kids. They played games…

Posted July 24, 2008 by Pastor Josh   Read more

Wednesday… Rain Storm

Greetings from the North West Corner of our Hostel in Zvolen, Slovakia.

Unfortunately tonight I am not enjoying the comfort of our local coffee shop and experiencing the Slovakian culture. Instead, I am leaning up against the wall trying to get enough reception for my wireless Internet to send this update to you. It is a little bit uncomfortable but…

Posted July 23, 2008 by Pastor Josh   Read more

Tuesday…Mixed Emotions

Greetings again from the Charisma Cafe in Zvolen, Slovakia.

Well, again I find myself with some members of our team at this downtown coffee shop, this time enjoying a forest berry smoothie and reflecting on today’s events. What an AMAZING day!!!

As we walked into the community centre this morning it was flattering to have the Gypsy children run up…

Posted July 22, 2008 by Pastor Josh   Read more

Monday in a Coffee Shop

Greetings from the Charisma Cafe in Zvolen, Slovakia.

Well, I’m currently sitting on IKEA furniture, in a downtown Slovak coffee shop, drinking a nice cup of Carmel Hot Chocolate while enjoying conversation with half of our team and a local church planter named Otto. It’s has been a great experience thus far for our team and we know God has…

Posted July 21, 2008 by Pastor Josh   Read more

Sunday in Slovakia

Greetings from Zvolen, Slovakia!

The Youth Missions Team is settling in very nicely.

We arrived in Zvolen yesterday after a long, long day of traveling. After a 7 hour plane ride to Prague, a 1 hour plane ride to Bratislava, a 30 minute bus ride, and a 3 and a half hour train ride, we made it safe and sound…

Posted July 20, 2008 by Pastor Josh   Read more