Hidden Talents

For our first Sunday we split up into a few groups to go to church. I was in Horni Krupa with several others from our group. We were introduced to a congregation of about 60-70 people, and then Jared got to preach. The service had a relatively similar format to most church service in the states, but a little shorter. After some singing and praying, Jared preached, and then we had a long time to talk and fellowship with the people in the church. An older woman who spoke no English took a group of us to the basement of the church and showed us several rooms that we think are Sunday school and youth rooms. In one of them we saw a picture of some Taylor students from last year's trip. We stayed for about an hour and got to talk to some of the youth that we have seen a few times already and get to know them better. In two other churches Dan and Dustin also were able to preach this morning.

We have had several great meals in the last few days. Tonight's main course was a GIANT mozzarella square with a lot of potatoes. Many of you know how much I love potatoes, but they seem to adorn every meal.

This afternoon we had some down time and were able to find a few hidden talents among our Czechmates. For example, Lauren is able to cry and giggle like an infant, Dustin can squack like a terradactyl, and Drew is living up to his name with his crane call.

Most of tonight was spent preparing for a full week ahead of teaching. Almost everyone will be teaching in Chotebor tomorrow, and 3 of us will be back in Horni Krupa for a few classes. We are all very eager to begin teaching tomorrow and get a somewhat more regular schedule going. Everyone's spirits are up and we are excited to see what God has for us this week. Tonight we were reminded by Drew's devotional to give our burdens to the Lord and trust in His power to sustain us. Blessings to all back home.

--Megan Sutherland (for my Czechmates)