Prague Trip

We just returned from a business trip and a tacked-on vacation to Prague, Czech-Republic this weekend. We had our Ebenezer Conference which is a conference for new ms to talk about what they have experienced so far. It was great!!! We were able to listen to testimonies of our friends of what the Lord has done in their lives within the past year. We were also able to listen to some “old” ms give their testimonies of what the Lord has done in their time of service overseas. Basically we learned that we aren’t crazy. :0) Culture shock is a real thing and while Brian and I haven’t experienced a horrible case of it, we know from where our frustrations are now stemming. The Lord is teaching us a lot about how much we need Him and how dependent we must be on Him in order to survive everyday, and it seems like He is teaching that to all the new ms. :0)

We also got to spend time with some really good friends with whom we were in training. Of course we did this while enjoying American restaurants (TGI Friday’s, McDonald’s, Subway, KFC, and Hagan Das). We laughed at each other’s language and cultural mess ups. I was excited because I went shopping in a real-sized mall!!!! :0) and even visited a superstore kind like Walmart. It was a real American vacation: food, shopping, laughing, food, more shopping, and of course site seeing (Prague is one of the most beautiful cities in the world). But the best part of hanging out with all these friends was bearing one another’s burdens. It was so wonderful to talk through some of the things through which we have been going since we have been here. Not only that but it was relieving to have a listening ear of someone who is going through the same things and understands our situation completely!!! God is so faithful to supply all of our needs and even our wants. He does so everyday whether we want to see it or not. He is good!!!