Friday, September 12, 2008

A Heart Changing Trip


If you know me well or have even just talked to me before, you know that I am in love with Slovenia, a country in Eastern Europe. God called me there 2 summers ago and has been working in my heart for the people there ever since.

Being over there, my job was primarily to help run English camps for junior high and high school students. The camps run for about a week where we do sports, have themed nights, sing worship songs, and have the legendary amazing race. I can't even tell you how amazing the people of Slovenia are. They are hospitable, incredibly easy to love, and have such a passion for other people and life. They make it so easy for me to have such a great time at camp!

Not only do I absolutely love the students at camp, but I am so blessed by the missionaries that I have been able to work with. They are all so amazing and have such a unity with each other!

Something amazing that I saw this year was the way that Slovenes were stepping up in leadership all over the place. Not only at our camp, but all over the country! I was so used to really being one of the leaders at camp, but so many of the Slovenes stepped up in that position that I really just got to sit back and watch them grow in this area. Amazing! God not only humbled me, but allowed me to really see the changes that are happening there.

God is still working in my heart, as I am hoping to be in Slovenia for a longer period of time. I am hoping to spend all of next summer there, and I would really appreciate prayer for this decision! God's calling, so I'm hoping that I can spend some extra time there to really answer this call.

Thank you all so much for praying! Prayers are being answered there every day!