Monday, February 27, 2012

Packing Perplexities


Well, here it is ... time to pack and head off to Poland. It's strange how life becomes so "normal" in the States, and then we board a plane and before you know it our world has shifted once again. We find that we are living in two worlds, both feeling like home, but in different ways. This time I will leave first, arriving in Warsaw and then taking a train the very next morning for southern Poland where I will teach throughout the weekend at the Christian School of Music. From there I will head to OstrĂ³da to make sure the house for our new camp director is clean and warm before he and his family arrive. Dave will follow in two weeks as together we will host the team from Taylor University. So -- what to pack? It's always a trick in the springtime since who knows if there'll be sun or snow. Should I take my heavy coat? What about boots? or maybe sandals? And in the midst of these life-or-death decisions, Dave reminds me to "pack light." Yeah, right! He's a man -- how can he understand?? :)

Friday, February 24, 2012

Team Building


These first few weeks of 2012 have been full of travel as we meet with short-term teams and raise awareness of God's work in Poland. Yes, our spring and summer are always full of camps and activities in Poland, but it requires months of preparation to make it happen. Dave and I love meeting new (and old!) friends as God brings teams together to serve in OstrĂ³da Camp. This past weekend we met with the team from Post Road Christian Church in Indianapolis, IN. They will come to assist at a camp for Russian children in mid-June, and another team will come in August to help with Makeover 2012. Yay, Post Road! :) Thank you for your willingness to be servants in a foreign land to make known the name of Jesus.