where to begin?

Boy oh Boy…what a crazy couple of days it has been!

Intern training is done! It was an incredible week and a not so incredible week all in one. The beginning of the week was very hard for me. I had this immense feeling of fear upon me the first couple of days. I was afraid to talk to people, I was afraid of the summer, I was afraid to enjoy myself. I was just afraid. One of the afternoons we talked about spiritual warfare and it definately struck me. I was reminded that fear is not from God and that I was dealing with some pretty nasty stuff. So I prayed about and am doing much better now. I am still feel afraid sometimes but i know “even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for YOU are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4) Other than this, the rest of the week was great. Dave Patty, co-founder of Josiah Venture, spoke every night. He talked about repentence, faith, servanthood, vision, and the victory of Christ. All vital things that we need to know about for the summer. By the end of the week I felt nervous, but ready for the rest of the summer!

This past weekend we went to a village called Vikyrovice to hang out with the youth group there. We came to encourage the students to come to the english camps and invite their friends. It was a lot of fun. On Saturday they took us canoeing at this awesome lake called lake “krasny” (not sure on the spelling there) which means “beautiful” in Czech. We also played frisbee and Uno, and they even had a BBQ for us. I felt super blessed by the youth group and I can’t wait for english camp with them! On Sunday we went to the Vikyrovice church service and I got to witness 6 kids being baptized. It was so beautiful. Baptisims are one of my favorite things. I love being able to rejoice with the angels and with my new brothers and sisters in Chrsit. I also stayed at my first host home this weekend. It was awesome! They also blessed Erica and I. There was tons of food and love in that house; they made us feel like part of the family.

On Monday we went to our first school visit to tell them about english camps and invite them to come. In Czech, the students know what they want to do in highschool and then in college their schools are specialized in the fields they want to persue. A lot more pressure than in America, I’d say. This highschool we went to was predominately a girls school for socail work. I never knew talking to so many people would be so exhausting! It was a lot of fun though, and I hope many of the girls will come to camp!

Today we’re heading to Havlickuv Brod, which will be where our third camp will be, to hang out with their youth group and encourage them to come to camp. None of us have no idea what to expect since this is the first time doing a camp here. It will be fun either way, I’m sure.

I’m very tired these days. We’re running around every day and sleep is scarce. Please pray for energy for me and my team. Please also pray that Satan won’t have a part in our camps and in the students who come. Please also pray for the students who are unsure of coming or students who don’t want to come that God will soften their hearts and that they will sign up!
Hope all is well back in the states!
In Christ,
Dora