Greater Th>n: Poland

We wanted to give a special shout out to those who supported us through finance and prayer in our mission trip to Poland these past couple of weeks. Thank you very much by supporting us you provided the opportunity of God's everlasting love to be shown to teenagers who have never been told of the true personal relationship that we all can have with our Heavenly Father.

     Being a part of Josiah Venture and the "Greater Than" english camp in Bielsko-Biała truly blessed us, as we were able to connect with our Polish peers (even if we don't speak ANY Polish...) and renew our relationships with the amazing missionary families that we are lucky enough to call "Aunt" and "Uncle" as we are as close as family. We praise God as there were 10 decisions made this past week in response to testimonies of personal change, and the gospel being presented. 

[Alaina and some of the Polish girls on Olympic night]




[Prancy Nancy, and White-boy Mike leading warm-ups]


Each day consisted of a different theme a few days include: Military day, Circus night, Olympic Night, Medieval Night, and a day long scavenger hunt. There was always something for everyone to look forward to and dress up for! We even had some made up characters come to Olympic Night as guest judges, Prancy Nancy, and White-boy Mike did an amazing job of being enthusiastic and staying in character. They were a great way for all the campers to get silly, and comfortable with the crazy American games planned for that night. 

This year was a bit different than last year as there was added responsibilities for our camp involvement, Alaina taught her own english class this year (oh my!), Paige was a wonderful assistant to a teammate from Colorado. Before camp we had plenty of time to prepare for each day of class with fun english games, candy, vocabulary and LOTS of idioms. There were 10 students in Alaina's class, and she had a great time speaking with them about what Americans like to do. Also specific pop culture things such as "The Peanuts", large American public school system, and questions like "Does Hannah Montana live in Texas?" and "Because you live in Texas do you have a horse that you ride to school?".

Overall we each personally grew in different ways including relationships being built with the Polish nationals and our hope is to return for a visit before we leave Europe. Thank you for your prayers and continue to pray for the Polish youth group as they follow up with campers that may have questions or want to know more about our Lord. 

Off to find adventure!-xoxo