Mid-week update!

Hey everyone!

Sorry for the lack of blog posts, but it has been a crazy few days here!

From the past few days:

English Classes and Evening Programs
So far, we have had 4 full days of English class. We have been learning a lot of vocabulary and grammar with the students. During the evening programs, we have heard testimonies from Lanae and Colson. After, we've played some awesome games (you can see Emma and Martina teaching the game in the picture below).

Hike Day
Yesterday was Hike Day, which meant that the camp climbed the mountain, Lysá Hora. It was an awesome time where our team could have long, intentional conversations with the Czech students. Many Americans and Czechs shared their life stories with each other. Not only that, but we all shared memories of the beautiful nature that we saw! Although many of us are sore and tired, it really brings the camp closer together!

Gospel Night
Tonight, Justin will share the Gospel in his talk. He will share about Jesus' death on the cross and how God's wrath was poured out on Him and our sins were paid, then three days later Jesus was raised to life. This might be the first time for many students that they have ever heard the Gospel! Please pray that Justin would be able to effectively communicate the Gospel and that the Holy Spirit would give be working on the hearts of the Czech students. After his talk, we will split up into our english classes to discuss what we heard.

PRAY:
-for energy and strength to keep pushing forward as a team
-for that the Gospel would be communicated well to the students
-for the Holy Spirit to change the hearts of the students
-for relationships to continue growing with the team and Czechs, so that Christ would be evident in the Czechs' eyes

We are so thankful for your prayers and support. We'll try to give you another update in the next couple of days :)

Love you all,

Nathan (for the team!)

Jess is doing great!

P.S. You can see more pictures from our trip by searching the hashtag #ecczgram on instagram!

Travel, Training & Team Time

Hi everyone!

Finally... an update :)

From the past few days:

TRAVEL: We are praising God for smooth travel days! Flights were on time, all our bags arrived, Delta representatives were kind, airplane food was decent and there were even a couple hours of sleep!

TRAINING: We just finished two days of training at a beautiful hotel called Malenovice. Along with around 100 others who are heading to other parts of Czech to do English camps, we learned about Czech culture, history, leading small groups, teaching English, etc. Aaaaand recovering from jet lag!

TEAM TIME: The past few days have also been full of team time. We've had time to prep for English camp, but also time to take a quick hike to a nearby waterfall and drink lots of Kofola (a Czech pop!). It's been a sweet time to connect as a team and refocus on why we are here, especially during times of communion and prayer together.

In just a few hours, the team from Kostel Jinak (who we are leading English camp with) will arrive. We can't wait to see (and for some of us to meet) these brothers and sisters who we get the joy of doing ministry with.

Tomorrow, Czech students arrive and camp officially begins!

PRAY:
-for a spirit of deep unity within our team, for kindness in our interactions with each other, for us to move towards each other in love.
-for the final camp preparation details to come together today and tomorrow before students come!
-for Czech students to clearly see something different at English camp -- that Christ would be so evident in the ways we treat each other, have fun, etc.

We are so thankful for your prayers and support. We'll try to give you another update in the next couple of days :)

Love you all,

Jess (for the team!)

Less than ONE Week!

Hi everyone,

It's that time of the year again... our NHC Student Ministries is sending a team of 19 to Sumperk, Czech Republic for English Camp!

We are excited to see dear friends, meet new friends, eat delicious food, experience Czech culture, sings songs and play crazy games.... but mostly, to share who God is, what He has done for us, and how He is changing us.

This trip is going to be tiring in many ways - physically, spiritually, emotionally, relationally. We so desire your prayers for us -- in these days leading up to the trip, during the 17 days we are there, and as we return. Even more so... would you pray for the Czech students we will be spending time with? We so want them to know God in a personal way. Pray for all of our hearts - that God would be preparing them now for what He is going to do.

Thankful for each of you! We wouldn't be going without you.

Much love,

Jess (for the team!)