Klub Lavina

We (Dustin, Judy, Keri, and Megan), have been teaching English to first through fifth graders in three small villages in the area. On Friday night, we have been going to the local church kids club called Klub Lavina. The word "Lavina" means avalanche in Czech. The word broken down is what makes it even more unique. "La" is the first two letters of the Czech word for love, "vi" is for faith, and "na" is for hope. Tonight we shared the story of Joshua and the Battle of Jericho (Joshua 6). We represented the wall, and the children marched around us for each day that the Israelites marched around the walls of Jericho. On the seventh day, when the trumpets sounded, the wall (us) fell down. Following the story, we handed out gospel bracelets and explained what each of the colors represent. Judy prayed the prayer of salvation and two children (11-year-old Filip and 13-year-old Aneta) indicated that they had prayed along with us for the first time! We gave them New Testaments and the local pastor will be in contact with them. After they left, Pastor Roman told the story that Aneta only came because her family's car got stuck in the snow and she couldn't get home. Earlier in the evening, she had noticed Keri's cross necklace, so on her way out, Keri gave it to her. Aneta told Pastor Roman that she was so excited because it was the first cross she has received. Our team was able to come back and report this great news to the rest of the team.

We have also gotten to know an 11-year-old student named Honza who comes to all of our events and speaks English very well. Last year's team told us about him and challenged us to get to know him. He asked Dustin to draw in a book for him this morning at school, so this evening when Dustin gave the book back to him, Honza's response was that Dustin is his best friend. In addition, Honza will be coming to church on Sunday to see us one last time before we leave. Please be praying that he will continue to become involved and more curious about the church.

Overall, this experience has really opened our eyes to how God is working in such an atheistic and dark part of the world. We are grateful and have seen the impact of previous Taylor lighthouse teams and many others who have invested in this community. Our prayer is that we too will be another building block for future teams to build upon.

Through Christ's strength,
Horni Krupa Group :)