Sunday, June 26, 2011

Krakow to Bialka Tatranszka

God blessed us as we worshiped with Piotr and his congregation in Krakow this morning. Singing praise songs in Polish that we sing at home in English made us feel we are truly one in Him. Piotr shared a wonderful sermon. (No, we're not just saying that because it was in Polish! Lukasz, Piotr's son, translated for us!) We were also touched by the testimonies of 2 members of the congregation. One of these testimonies came from Sophie who was with us for 2 English camps up north in Ostroda. God has been working in her life.

After church we had a little more time to explore Krakow and enjoyed a wonderful lunch in a quaint Polish restaurant. It felt like we went back in time as our team enjoyed a traditional Polish meal, and our favorite quote of the day came when Cathie returned to the table and said, "Oh, Emma's eating a fish head!"

We left Krakow at about 4:00 and traveled to Bialka Tartrzanska to begin our camp adventure. Tonight was all about settling in our rooms, enjoying a meal with the Polish team, looking ahead at the coming week, getting the lay of the land, and lugging our many suitcases filled with English and craft supplies. We were all a little leary of opening those bags tonight, so tomorrow after breakfast we will be organizing everything in preparation for the next 2 weeks. The children will begin arriving at about 2:00, and we will begin determining which English class they will participate in. Please pray that we will make wise decisions about placing the students in classes, so that their needs will be met in a way that is comfortable for them. God bless you all, and thank you for your support and prayers.