Sacred Digital: Chuckk Gerwig

Tiffany Eiriksson: Hey, things are going great here in Czech. I am on the English Camp team; we are helping about 12 Czech teenagers with conversational English and are sharing our faith with them through it while getting to know them and developing relationships. We have been doing some classroom activities along with games and sports. On Saturday we went on a really long hike with them and tomorrow we will be doing a scavenger hunt around Ostrava. Oh yeah, and my toe got infected and we almost had to amputate it, but thankfully with the amazing medical care available here we were able to get it under control and it is now okay. (Just kidding about amputating it, but it did get infected, but looks okay now). Thank you all for your support and prayers; we really appreciate it.

Caitlin Walsh: Wow!!! I cannot believe we have already been away from home for a week. Time really does fly. And what a change in the Czech kid’s faces coming up the stairs to English Club. The first two days they would come up to us (American and Polish missions kids) with a very guarded demeanor, and now they jog up the steps to the school with a smile and curiosity in their faces. Finally!! They’ve realized we’re wayyy too weird to be making fun of their accents, etc. etc. (however… don’t expect the same grace from them.... oh wow I learned how to say ‘one, two, three’ and apparently I have a slightly Chinese accent.) But it is amazing, I am so thankful to be surrounded by a bunch of crazy Christians on fire for the Lord. So we can all get energy from each other to be able to better reach the Czech kids. I have found that the more ministry we do to reach out to others, the more it actually benefits my own faith. Tonight we sang some songs and shared testimonies. I’m on such a spiritual high. Anywho... off that note, if you are my legal guardian, (or even a friend) I Love you, and you are missed (probably) AND… I haven’t been to the hospital, and Chuckk has not yet sold me into marriage for extra team ice cream money, but I do have a rather disgusting bite on my ankle that slowly turns darker each day… right now it is black in the middle fading into a pleasant blue color and finally ending in a magnificent purple. Maybe God has it in his plans for an amputation of the foot. I don’t know if it matters right now, because I’m ready for anything.
p.s. anyone know if Brown Recluses live in the Czech Republic???

Tyler Hurst: Okay so I don’t really know what day it is and I have been lost time wise since I fell asleep on the plane to Germany. Not too mention the fact that I don’t speak Polish or Czech. And it is amazing. I am working in an English teaching camp where we are teaching through contemporary songs and games. I feel that we have been able to make some strong relationships and the students have started to open up more and more to us. For the last three or four days I (along with Tom the translator) have been playing soccer with a varying range of kids. I am pretty tired, but the trip has been awesome so far. Please pray for the survivors.

Sam Ritchie: I can’t believe we only have a few more days here before we leave for Prague. I wish we could stay here longer! I am involved with the English Camp. The first day was a little discouraging because the Czech students weren’t responding to us. They were very guarded. But the next day we went on a REALLY long walk and the students began to open up. The next day at camp was a million times better!!! We really began to create some great relationships. The people here are amazing. They are so thoughtful and extremely welcoming. I am going to miss the people here a ton when we leave. Please pray that our relationships with the people here and our team would continue to get stronger. Thanks for all the support you have already given to us. It is much appreciated.

Maciej: ( Polish Student) 7 dzień misji. Myślę, że to co zrobiliśmy dotychczas było dobre. Są to dni w których zmagamy się ze swoimi słabościemi, wadami, sytuacjami, itp. Dlatego bardzo potrzebujemy pomocy Boga w tym wszystkim. Bardzo chciałbym podziękować ludzią, ktrórzy nam pomagali w różny sposób. Są tutaj bardzo fajni ludzie, ja mogę na nich liczyć. Przed misją wyobrażałem to sobie inaczej niż jest. To wcale nie oznacza, że jest źle, wręcz przeciwnie, jest bardzo dobrze. Co prawda jeszcze ani jednej nocy nie przespałem całkowicie, ale spędzam bardzo dobry czas przez to z Bogiem. Za bardzo nie wiem co mam jeszcze napisać. Paweł prosił mnie, abym napisał, że jest on bardzo opiekuńczy i troszczy się o nas. A tak szczerze to naprawdę on wykonuje very good job.
Dziękuję bardzo Chuckowi za to, że udostępnił mi komputer i moglem się wypowiedzieć.