Slovakia comes to a close

Stephen cooks his Slovak sausage...

After 12 days, thousands of miles of travel, new friendships and plenty of Gospel-centered discussion our time here in Slovakia is coming to a close.

We are sitting in the Vienna, Austria airport looking over the tarmac and considering what it is that God has for us across the pond. The team has proven to be a HUGE blessing to Ed and his team (his words, not mine). And in so doing, they have shown me that high school students are perfectly capable of discipling others and sharing their faith on a daily basis. To be sure, there were lots of memories that were amazingly fun...but those are for face to face discussions - what matters most is the relationships that were/are being forged for eternity.

Michalah with Dominika

A brief story to sum up and a few pics...On the last night I had my niece Michalah come to me in tears at the top of the stairs. Dominika was with her - also in tears. Dominica comes and gives me a huge hug and in broken English says, "we now are brother and sister..." Our goal is never just the conversion of men, but the discipleship of them as Christ calls us to in Matt. 28:18-20. The church at Stara Tura has a huge task ahead of them as they seek to pour into those who have begun a walk with Jesus and those who are still thinking about it. Please pray for them - seek to lift up especially Pavel and his leadership team as they put together a comprehensive follow up plan and works with Josiah Venture to grow students to maturity in Christ.

Church at Stara Tura

We closed the entire time with a party that started at 4pm and lasted until midnight. We cooked Slovak sausage, did the camp dance, and in general just hung out.

so we did have some fun... Yogurt in the Face

Again, thanks for all the support and prayers - continue to lift up Ed and his family as he has a difficult task ahead of him for the summer.

The church and team