Fusion Czech Team: Travels & the Weekend

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for your patience as we try to crank out another post here. I hardly had any wifi access last week, and Daniel was busy with his own travels and hosting English Conversation by himself.

We both had amazing weeks of adventures. Daniel visited Prague for three days. Vašek went with him on Monday but returned the same time. Daniel used his Couchsurfing.org connections (we love couchsurfing!!!) to stay with a guy in the city. He walked to far ends just outside the busy hub bub of tourist attractions and enjoyed the peacefulness of the outskirts. He did a little shopping as well and got himself a warm winter coat. :)

English Conversation went well for him. The first group talked about types of clothing and where you might wear those items to (party clothes, winter clothes, hiking clothes, etc). It was a good opportunity to review weather related and celebration type words. The second group talked about media: music, tv, movies, etc.

This coming Thursday, we're going to be having a combined Christmas party for both groups. We'll play Christmas games and everyone is supposed to bring their favorite Christmas treat to share. I still need to brainstorm/refine my ideas for games. You can pray about that!!!

Lenka and I traveled through Vienna, Budapest and Bratislava last week. We were thankful to have some awesome connections with friends, global partners, and couchsurfing for our overnight accommodations. It was interesting to hear updates of the refugee crisis in each of the areas we visited. You can be praying for the amazing opportunities that Cru friends are experiencing with the refugees currently. So many open doors to share the Gospel! Just two weeks prior to our arrival in both Vienna and Budapest, streets had been closed and borders were majorly congested. Many groups are working tirelessly to love on and care for the refugees right now, and progress is being made.

Lenka and I both agreed that Vienna had the most amazing and widespread Christmas decorations while Budapest had the best Christmas markets (they had more handmade and unique items) and Bratislava had the most beautiful Christmas tree. It was nice to end in Bratislava, a smaller, quieter place compared to the large cities of Vienna and Budapest.

I got back home Friday evening, and Saturday was back in full swing again with action and activities. Daniel and I attended a married-couples' morning of study and talk at Kostel. Then I had an incredible 3 hour hike with some girls for English Conversation. The view was breathtaking, and I'll have to post pictures next time. Saturday evening was the Kostel service, and Sunday evening was a concert! I'll also save pictures and videos of the concert for next time. :)

This week is full of English Conversations - some new and some returning people. A lot of beginner level, which is a lot more challenging.

Ways You Can Pray for Us

- pray for ease and flow of English Conversation meetings

- pray for us not to face the blues too much with being away from home for Christmas

- pray for health for Vašek, the pastor here; he's fighting a sore throat and a cold currently

And now a few pictures of our travels!

First - Daniel's trip to Prague: