It seems like just a couple of days ago that the high schoolers and leaders were landing, now we are finishing up our last day of camp and leaving for Krakow tommorrow for debreifing before heading home on Saturday.
It is with joy that I come back to see friends, but my heart is not ready to go. I can't really explain it...This country desperately neeeds the touch of our creator's hand. People are sad and searching. The other night I just cried and cried in the back of our service. Dan was talking about our God who cares. We so desperately want these kids to understand this. It broke my heart. They know a lot of the right answers, but they have no personal relationship with God. I continue to pray that every person at the Ustka Camp will leave one step closer to God. Even the American kids. I can see evidence of God's work in their lives. It will be wierd to be home this weekend. Sometimes that's when I process the most...when I first come home. Thanks for your prayers!

Balance...

I've been thinking a lot about this over the summer and the time that I've spent in Europe. I think this is one of the things they do SO much better than us... It is a different pace of life. There is something to be said for city squares where people hang out. They watch people, read, talk to people, just whatever they want to do. Their meals are more balanced, eating the large meal at lunch. There is a better understanding of what needs to be done as opposed to what you think needs to be done.

There are many lessons that I've learned over the past few months. This is perhaps one of the most valuable...

Every breath...all of me. I am so excited for our team of 15 who are in the air right now to join me in Poland. I am anxiously awaiting their first impressions, their tired faces and to have God do amazing things in their lives as we commit ourselves...every breath to Him for the next 2 + weeks.

Please pray for us as we get to know students from all over Poland at an English/Sports camp in Ustka, Poland on the Baltic Sea.

Thanks for praying for us!

How can something be so incredibly relaxing and yet the most difficult thing that I have ever done in my life all at the same time? I don't even know where to start in trying to explain my experience hiking in Zakopane, Poland for the past 5 days.

It has been an incredible journey. Tears, laughter, frustration, pain and exhileration almost simultaneously. I've been reminded that God is my rock and my fortress. He provides a sure place for my foot. He provides shelter and comfort. And, His path is never easy.

Here are some pictures of the Tatry Mountains on the Poland/Czech border. Seriously, God is SO amazing! The more I see of His World, the more I know this.