Camp starts today!

Hi everyone!

We have just finished up our preparations and training for english camp. The students have done so well - Jess and I are very proud of their diligent work and prayer heading into camp. The team is excited for the Czech students to get here. We've had a sweet time together in training. 

A few updates  - 

We've gotten to experience two of my favorite Czech meals: schnitzel and sausages. God has blessed our stomachs richly, indeed. Josh learned how to say "holy" in Czech ("svaty") and has been repeating it over and over again. Emma has been trying (and failing) to teach me about instagram filters. 

Camp will be starting in just a few hours now, when new students arrive. We'll be trying to start great relationships with them from the very start with games and a meal together. Then we'll have our evening program where we share a testimony and a message. The theme of this year's camp is "Did you get my message?" Ben Reis and I have worked on talks for the week that describe the story of God and how he is redeeming a people for himself.

You can be in prayer today for a few specific things.

- Emma will be giving her testimony tonight. Pray God to use her incredible story to get students thinking about their own stories and struggles. 

- I'll be sharing about our own stories and how we want to be remembered. Pray that God's Spirit begins to work as we share the story of creation.

- Pray for Alena, she'll be our main translator this week. It's an important job as she translates our words and testimonies into the heart language of students at camp. She's so gifted, but it can be a tiring and time-consuming task to prepare translations.

- Pray for the first hours of camp - that we would be so intentional in loving the Czech students well, that friendships would form quickly, that discussion groups would feel like a safe place for all students to share.

Thank you all for your prayers!

- Justin