A week in Slovenija

So I've been in Slovenia one day short of a week already. Oh how the time flies when you are having fun. Not a whole lot has been happening so far just a lot of little things here and there. I just wanted to update you guys really quick on what has been happening on my side of the world up to this point.

As I let you guys know in my last post, we arrived in Slovenia last Thursday June 4 at about 11:30pm my time. Here is a picture of the team of interns I will be serving with this summer. Top row left to right consists of David Bordner (our fearless leader), Tim, and Chris. The bottom row from left to right contains Kaylee (who is married to Tim), Me, Sarah, Mateja (who is Slovene), and Rachel.

On Friday, we hung out with the junior highers at McDonald's which was a great time. Then we went to the mall and played find the American with the high school students. Basically we hid in different stores around the mall and the students were given clues and had to find us and ask us questions. Afterwards, a group of us went over to David's apartment and hung out and played mafia.

On Saturday, we went over to Josh and Kristy Patty's new home and helped them get it ready for them to move in. There is a lot of work to be done to get it ready and it was truly a blessing to be able to help them get it ready. They are trying to get it done so they can move in on June 19 so Hondo and Trish, who are new missionaries with Josiah Venture, can move into their old house. So you can be praying for them that they will be able to get the work on their house done by June 19 or close to that date.

On Sunday, we went to church which was great. Even though I didn't understand what was going on or what was being said, it was amazing to hear people of a different culture praising our Heavenly Father. After church, we went with a group of about 7 Slovene youth to a pizzeria and had they most amazing pizza. I had a pizza called Treviso which was definitely the best pizza I have ever eaten. This picture doesn't do it justice.

On Monday, our fearless leader arrived back from his weekend in the states. He went home to attend his grandmother's funeral service. We all went out and watched Angels and Demons; which was not what I was expecting. The movie was good some of the acting was kind of cheesy and a little unrealistic, but overall a pretty decent movie.

On Tuesday, we attended a Bible study lead by Mateja about 5 Slovene students were there. Which was actually a fairly good number considering they have finals all this week. After the Bible study, we went over to a park and hung out with the students and some of tried an amazing burger. Now this is not your typical American burger. This burger you wouldn't be able to find in any restaurant in the USA. If it was found in America, the restaurant would be immediately closed down. The reason is that the burger was made with horse meat. That is correct. I ate a horse burger and it was delicious.

Today, we went up to the small town of Radovljica to help Sebastian (a Josiah Venture) help promote English Camp in the local schools. We will be heading back up there tomorrow and help him out again. After we got done promoting camps Sebastian look us to the beautiful Lake Bled. The water is an incredible clear aqua blue color and extremely gorgeous. God is truly an amazing Creator. How some can say this happened by chance completely baffles me. Here are some pictures of the lake so you can get a glimpse of its beauty.

Well that's basically what I've been up to for the past week. I hope you enjoyed reading it. Here are a few quick prayer requests. Please be praying for us as we promote the English Camps at the various cities/towns in Slovenia that we will be clear and that a lot of students will be exciting about camp and want to come. Second, camp is about two weeks away. Please be praying for us as we prepare our English lessons for camp that we will be able to get them done and that they will be clear. Third, please be praying for the hearts of the students who will be attending the various camps that they will be open to the Holy Spirit's tug on their heart. Thank you once again for all your prayers.