Life after Outreach

Hello family and Friends!

The debrief time at the end of my outreach link was amazing. We were able to go on a safari in Krueger Park. We spent a whole day in a van watching giraffes, monkeys and elephants live their lives in their natural habitat. It was always very exciting when the animals would walk right in front of our vehicle! After the safari we spent 4 days at a Nazarene Conference Center in South Africa. The highlights of those four days were playing sand volleyball, watching movies, eating amazing food,relaxing in the sun, and reminicing about our time in Mozambique.

Our travels back to Slovakia all went really well. It is hard to beleive that I have been back for almost a week now. To my surprise, I experienced some culture shock especially with the cold weather and only seeing white people. Even though the shock has worn off, my body still has not gotten used to the cold ;(. It has been wonderful reconnecting with the other half of my school that went to Jordan. They too, had an amazing outreach and were able to evanglize to the muslims through teaching english and working at a coffee shop.

This week started off the lecture phase again. Our speakers are Kevin and Andee Bridges and they are leading us through a program called Jumpstart. The purpose of this program is to help each person discover their natural abilities, spiritual gifts, their best working environment, their life mission statement among many other things through taking different personality tests and talking to family members and close friends. So far it has been very helpful and I will share with you my findings once I complete the program.

I hope this quick update finds you doing well and I will write again soon.

Much love from Slovakia,
Kelsey

Praise God with me for:
- Safe travels from Mozambique
- all the unique ways that he created each of us

Pray with me for:
-a heart that will dream big. I know that God can do anything and I want to live this life in fullness and with no regrets. Pray that the dreams and passions on my heart will become a reality and that I won't get discouraged by doubts or obstacles that may get in the way.
- the people who are going to be hearing about this DTS as we travel to various churches and youth groups around Banska Bystricia. Pray that the people who need to come to this DTS will answer the call that God puts on their hearts.