First report is about our sick team member, Pastor Steve, who has been in bed for two days with a bad cold. Today he arrived at breakfast greeted with a round of applause. At the Friday midday worship services for the CCE kids, he gave the sermon, so it was a good thing he was feeling better! In...
BUILDERS CONTINUE DESPITE MAN DOWN…..Pastor Steve’s work post today was IN BED RESTING with his cold, but the Builders carried on in earnest. More of the same work projects… painting offices, varnishing soffits and glazing/painting windows, which now number over 100!!...
ROCKIN’n’ROLLIN…It was a short day today…. our schedule had us heading to Žilina at 2:30pm wish Sisa (from the CCE) on the train for an afternoon and early evening of just wandering and shopping in and around this beautiful little European city. After a trip...
No April Fools here in Martin today…. just a group of crazy Americans who love to share their gifts and talents with others, and this week those ‘others’ are our Slovak brothers and sisters. Today was an AMAZING day with the 2 projects from yesterday and two new projects...
LET THE WORK BEGIN….Ok… it’s our first work day…and WE WERE READY TO ROCK’N’ROLL!!! After breakfast and a tour of a few of the classrooms (with students) we dawned our workgloves and wash buckets to our assigned projects. (before breakfast the barbed wire...
We awoke to a GORGEOUS SPRING day… birds a-singing, and bells a-ringing (Church bells that is). Amazing what a good night’s sleep will do for one’s brain power. Sunday worship with our Slovak friends was …. well, Slovak! Lunch was with the CCE staff and their families...
Everyone and everything arrived safely in Martin. Sing praises! At the msp airport we learned that one member of our group wasn’t on the group itinerary. She did make the trip and so did her luggage. We were warmly greeted not only by Thomas but also by the sun and warm temps. This...
The day has finally arrived for the 15 called servants of the MN Builders Group to depart to Martin, Slovakia. We’ve all JAMMED our luggage with a few extra items as gifts for our Slovak friends, along with work gloves and shoes, rain gear, painters tape, dust masks, vinyl painting gloves...