we had a couple days of debriefing where all 30 Czech interns hung out and talked. we got to see the new Batman movie together, and then we had a dinner cruise on the river. the last night, my team had a nice dinner at a great steakhouse in Prague, and then hung out until 3:30 when we left for the airport.so i don't know how i feel about being back. Nate had a lot of great thoughts for us as we come back, and that is that America is where i am called right now, so i can't be stuck on Czech. the biggest culture shock i've had is the high water level in the toilets :-)
Nate said that life has gone on for everyone and i haven't been a part of it. it's true, but at the same time, it seems like nothing has changed and i have so much. i hope that i can keep living in this change and not go back to the way things were before. i hope my love for Christ is renewed through the year.
keep me in your prayers, because it's so easy to go back to life and forget about my summer.
pray that i keep in touch with the students, and that the youth groups keep building relationships and caring for the students.
pray that i recognize my mission field in america and am satisfied to be here.
so here i am, and thus concludes my blog. sorry my entries have been so long, but in a way they've been more for me than anyone else. thank you for all your prayers!
2 comments:
Glad you're back. Julia wants you to babysit sometime.
God doesn't change, the cross doesn't disappear, and the resurrection doesn't either. God has you at his right hand and that won't change. God probably spent a lot of time thinking about whether it would be a good idea if He died or not, I doubt he's going to go back on that decision. And all of that is far more important than how close to him you feel, because his opinion of you doesn't change with your feelings and spiritual energy. With having gone to Czech and then tons of conferences on top of that I got frustrated with how often I got frustrated at myself for lacking spiritual energy. Don't look for energy from another country or event or from yourself, it'll drive you nuts.
i appreciate that you shared what nate said about being called to America right now... cuz i'm having issues with that and patience cuz i'd much rather be here in the philippines. ;)
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