With great excitement we are but one day from our departure as a Builders Group to Martin, where the staff and students are just as excited to receive our hands and feet and strength! The project work looks to be demolition of existing walls where the Physics and Chemistry Labs will be built...
There are always one or two items that I forget with each Builders Group meeting, and our last meeting on December 30 was no exception… as I forgot to get a group photo! So I asked the Builders Group team to submit a photo for inclusion on this BLOG. And as is the case once again...
The Builders Group of Roseville Lutheran began in the Spring of 2003 giving much needed physical labor and spiritual uplifting to the Martin Bible School in north central Slovakia. Religious teaching had been all but eliminated in this small communist country. Truly this was a mission field...
I have been to Martin on the first trip and several times since which presents the opportunity for me to witness the growth of the C.C.E. from the beginning. We have always gone there and reflected that while we went there “to give of our time and treasure”, we came away feeling we...
The Builders Group returned home safe and sound on Saturday afternoon, April 12th, with a ‘goulash’ of stories. Stories of re-connecting with old friends, making new friends, church services in Slovak, kids practicing their English, painting, painting and more painting...
NICE is nice! With the Builders Group work completed in Martin, it’s now time for us to relax and enjoy the sights and sounds of Nice, France for a couple of days. We had a very early bus ride from Martin to Vienna catch our flight to Nice. After a short rest, we were met by Frederic, a...
For the Builders Group to have an entire day off, particularly at the end of our work days is unprecedented! Today was a FREE DAY, but frankly, it was not spent napping! (Except for Kathleen who has a cold). Last minute shopping for souvenirs or gifts, or for one last trip for ice cream...
From our day of rest yesterday we arose a bit more rested, but a little ‘slow’ this morning. We picked up where we left off last Saturday with fence painting, and moving the office furniture back into the appropriate offices. What a difference it made to have freshly painted walls...
And on the 7th Day God (and the Builders Group) rested….It is Sunday… an easy day for us, with a late breakfast, 10AM worship, lunch with the CCE Staff and several Slovaks that were a part of a conference that the CCE hosted. Then Tomáš and Bohdan (and his family)...
Imagine 80+ adults and 50+ kids … descending upon the CCE at 8:30am for a half day of volunteering. Imagine the organization is takes to keep 85+ adults BUSY for 4 hours. Imagine the collaboration between Slovaks and Americans in doing our best at completing our morning projects. The CCE...