The Power of God

The team standing on a castle wall in Kamnik

Yesterday and today, we were promoting English Camps in the city of Kamnik which was quite a different experience than the promotions we did up in Radovljica and Maribor last week. In Kamnik, we were denied permission to go into the classrooms and promote the camps. Yesterday was a pretty mediocore day when it came to getting students interested in going to camp. We basically spent our time hanging out in front of the school talking to students as they came out on their breaks between classes. After we were done we just felt like our time was a complete waste. We had a few good conversations here and there but overall we didn't feel very effective in our outreach to the students.

Today when we went back we started out feeling really low and not all there considering how our first day went. God totally had a plan up His sleeve and reminded us that it is not in our power but in His alone that we accomplish our goals. We parked our car across the street from the school and hung up the camp promo banner across the side of the car facing the school. Then, we laid a blanket down in front of the car and put out at least a hundred T-Shirts from the previous English Camps. Now the thing to remember that in Slovenia nothing is free. There is always a catch. So when a group of Americans are offering free T-Shirts they were automatically pretty skeptical about the whole idea. But God works in amazing ways. It took the students a little bit to warm up to the idea but once a few of the students came over and started talking to us more showed up. Then one a teacher came out and started talking to us and was wondering why we weren't in the classes promoting the camps. We told her we were told by the school psychologist that we couldn't promote in the classes. Then she said, "Well I will see what I can do." Next thing we know one of the students of her class is running towards us telling us we have five minutes in the class to promote camp. God is so great and opens doors we think they are closed. We were able to speak in two classes today. We gave away all the T-Shirts we brought and still people wanted one. Plus we were able to make a lot of good connections with students, teachers and parents in Kamnik. Our hope for tomorrow is that God will continue to open up the doors for us to make connections with students.

Please be praying for us as we are promoting this camp. This is a brand new camp; the very first year we have ever done one for the city of Kamnik. We currently only have one student officially signed up and two possible students signed up. We are praying for 20 students to go to camp. With God all things are possible. Also be praying for the city of Kamnik, it is a very spiritually dark city. Pray for a revival and that the true light would burst forth and destroy the darkness that is so rampant in the city.

Me standing in front of a very short door. I think a bunch of short people might live her.

Kamnik from the top of a castle

The team eating Cepavi after our second day in Kamnik. The food was so amazing.