Ok, so for those of you following along on this trip . . .
We’re departing from Harrisburg on Friday afternoon, and will land in Prague, by way of Atlanta at around 9:30am Saturday, local time. We’ll be 6 hours ahead of everyone back here (those on the East Coast, anyway).
I’m going to try to post daily updates here . . . I’ll have computer access, and my phone will work . . . so if you need to call, you can.
We’ll spend the week working with the people of the Czech Republic who are working year-round to maintain facilities that are still being rebuilt from the communist occupation, when they were allowed to deteriorate. While communism is gone, the effects of that occupation are still felt deeply there. A country once rich with faith in God is now 90% atheist, and the United Methodist Church is there, working to turn those numbers around. We will only be there for a short period of time, but we’ll be able to provide much needed support to those who are working full time in this mission field. In addition to the physical restoration to the facilities, we will also have the opportunity to share our stories of faith, as an encouragement to those young men at the rehabilitation center.
Anyway, I’m looking forward to the trip . . . keep me, and the rest of the team, in your prayers as we travel.
Later.
-MH
