Krakow Tigers

This past month has been amazing! Two members on our team, Mark and Shea, are coaching an American Football team here in Krakow called the Krakow Tigers. All of the players are Polish and have a passion to play football. It has been great to see the relationships that have been built as they work together. In March, we had a team of coaches come from Arkansas to give the players some insight into the game by providing a week long of training. Along with the football training, many of the coaches were able to share their faith with the team all together but also with many of the players individually. God used them in a MIGHTY way and many seeds were planted. We are so thankful for their willingness to come and share their hearts with the team. Please pray for Mark and Shea as they continue to deepen their relationships with the players that decisions would be made to follow Christ. This is the video Seba prepared for the team that they watched at the coffee house on Friday night before their big game day on Saturday!

Did I say that right??

I had the opportunity to share my testimony in the Polish Baptist Church that Sebastian and I have been attending on Sunday mornings. I was nervous but God worked through the nerves and was able to use me. I was unable to share my complete testimony in Polish but I did as much as I could hoping they would understand me through my American accent and thankfully they did. We are so blessed to be apart of a fellowship were Christ is glorified. Please pray that we would be BOLD in sharing our faith to the people we encounter everyday.

Tom Sawyer?

Yes, you read it right, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is popular in Poland. At the coffee house one Friday night I met a girl who is in acting. As we continued to talk she told me that she performs at the Rotunda (the equivalent of Casa Manana in Ft. Worth). Of course the teacher in me went nuts and I asked if I could go to one of her performances. She thought I was crazy but was excited that I asked. So I sat in the midst of 250 fourth graders and enjoyed the show! We talked after the show and she asked if we could get together next week for coffee. Please pray that our relationship would deepen and that we would get to talk more about a personal relationship with God. In the play she portrayed Aunt Polly. Here she is talking with Tom.

Basketball, Frog, & Sunday Morning

In the last few weeks we have been as busy as ever. A couple of weeks ago we hosted a basketball tournament with about 90 participants and over 150 in attendance. We've contacted them to join us for an NBA watching party where we hope to build more relationships. This last Saturday we had our FROG meeting with 15 youth in attendance. We watched Nacho Libre on a projector and had a Bible study with them. It was fun and the group is coming together nicely. The day after I preached at one of the Polish Baptists churches here in town. God showed his perfect timing as I talked about spiritual storms during a tough week for the church. Please pray that God would continue to use Erin and I to help people here in Poland.

Kid's Camp

Last week was winter break for the students in Krakow. The church we attend on Sunday mornings, First Baptist, put on a kid's camp for the children. The theme for the week was "Treasure Island." Each day centered around finding different characteristics of God. Many of the kids do not attend our church so it was a great outreach ministry. As you can see in the pictures, we made "mini" treasure islands out of homemade play doh, soap shavings and rocks. Each student hid a small coin in the island then they had to make a map of the island they had just created. Sebastian burned the edges of the paper to make their maps look old. (Of course this was their favorite part). Please pray for the children that came to this camp that they would seek to become more like Christ and that their families would seek as well.