Update - May 4

We have been in Sumperk for 5 full days now. We have been keeping busy, visiting friends and making new ones. Saturday, the girls had a surprise birthday party for Lida in the morning, and we all went to Jirka and Esthers house for lunch. They have a beautiful home just outside of the city, nestled into the base of the surrounding hills. We were so grateful for their hospitality and enjoyed the lovely time with them. It was probably the best weather we have experienced so far here, so we took advantage of the opportunity to sit outside for our meal. 

Vasek continued his sermon series through the book of John that evening at the Kostel service. He taught Jesus message of "Peace be w for ith you" from John 20.19-31.

Yesterday we went to visit Majak -"lighthouse"- in Vsetin. Majak is 1 of 3 main churches in the Majak network. You can learn more about the Majak network here. It is neat to see the Global church in action, unifying and collaborating on the things that matter most.

We had an amazing lunch at a beautiful restaurant with Robert and Adela from Metro Church in Olomouc. It was actually their 1st wedding annivesary, and they chose to spend it with us! Lenka and her sister, Aneta, joined us to walk around the city of Olomouc after lunch. We walked through a couple cathedrals and observed the festivities, celebrating the 70 years of WWII. Soldiers were firing howitzers in the streets, and people were dressed up like the throwback times.

Kostel has a regular ministry of Open Houses where the church members and invited friends can gather at peoples houses and enjoy just hanging out, relaxing, and getting to know each other. There was an intense game of Bang! happening all night. We watched Dr. Horribles Sing Along Blog and ate snacks and had good conversation.

Things you can pray for -

• Seniors are going through end of year exams right now.
• Continued relationship building and connections

A praise- jet lag seems to be finally subsiding!