10-10-10

What a great day to celebrate! God did more than we could ask or imagine!

10-10-10 was the day of our first Worship Service in Plzen, Czech Republic.

41 local czechs (10 have been attending our weekly Bible study and the others came for the first time)

+14 people from our church in Konstantinovy Lazne came to support us. What a blessing that was!

+15 Americans (our family, 8 from Texas and an awesome couple that we are working with here in Plzen)

Our New Place!

This month we have a new place to meet...in a great location...somewhere bigger than our living room, ...and made possible by a great God, prompting believers who are excited about what He is doing in Plzen, Czech Republic.

This week 8 people from Forney, Texas were here to help us celebrate what God is doing here.

Youth Group met on Thursday and about 22 czech teenagers/young adults enjoyed games, Bible study and worship in a great new place.

With no expectations on who would come...Friday we opened up the building for anyone who wanted to come hang out... and 45 people showed up and stayed for hours just talking, eating, and playing on the Wii. It was a great opportunity to continue building relationships here in Plzen.

English Camp Plzen 2010

100 students - ages 4 to 74 - came this year to English Camp in Plzen. 16 incredible people from Forney, Texas came to teach English, build relationships with the Czechs, and most importantly to share Christ with them. We had 22 teachers total in 6 different classes ranging from beginners to advanced. In all of the classes, we had so many opportunities to share the Good News of Christ. To the advanced class, we offered the option to attend a discussion of what the Bible is all about. 14 people (teenagers and adults) attended this class.

Sharing the Best Story Ever!

This year we celebrated Easter with lots of friends (30). We used the Resurrection Eggs to tell the Easter story in Czech and English. Then we enjoyed an incredible Easter egg hunt in our back yard with lots of children and 300 eggs, and a great meal together with friends. It was a great opportunity to share the most amazing story ever, and 2 families that came to the Easter party decided to come to our Bible study on Sunday evenings.

Zachary and Larry recently had the opportunity to attend training in Michigan to become Centershot Archery instructors. Centershot is a Christian archery organization that is using archery to introduce people to Christ. We are very excited about the possibility of using archery here in the Czech Republic. We are thankful to Centershot Ministries, Mathews Archery, and Jay's Sporting Goods for donating equipment and training. Please pray that God will provide the remaining needed resources as well as a place. If you are interested in using the Centershot program in your church or community you can find more information at www.centershotministries.org