Our team arrived safely in Budapest, Hungary, early last week. Our first week in Slovakia was spent living in Lucenec with a host family. We commuted about twenty minutes each day to Cinobana in order to teach English each weekday for three hours. I taught a beginner English class of eleven children (ages 10-12). The teacher spoke English well enough to translate; however, her German was much better as she is a German teacher in the school. Along the way, the children insisted that I learn basic Slovak, and they spent some time teaching me my numbers and a couple of different greetings. After several days (and lots of giggling), they were almost satisfied with my pronuciation of their Slovak numbers.
During the afternoon from 2-5 pm, our team hosted a camp for both Roma and Slovak children. Each day we had about 35-45 children show up for games, crafts, Bible stories and singing. For the final day of camp, we partnered with local translators and affiliates to host a carnival for the children during the early evening. With face and fingernail painting, fishing for candy, painting, relay games and a bucket toss, there was a lot for the kids to do and enjoy.
This weekend we will be living and relaxing in Nesvady, Slovakia, before moving on to another week of camp. Please continue to pray for us as we travel and share the love of Christ!
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