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...
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!!...