By this, all people will know...

Good Afternoon! We are currently unwinding, and about to go to bed. Yesterday we experienced another group of kids coming to camp, we wished them off today, went into Tomaszów for the evening and we are all worn out.

Yesterday morning about eighty 14-15 year old kids arrived. We played baseball with them (yet again) and they were stinking good. Like denting the wiffle balls and knocking them over trees. We were sitting there thinking, “These kids HAD to have played before.” It was a lot more fun to watch than it had been with the elementary kids. After baseball, it rained HARD the rest of the afternoon. Some kids played carpet ball and cornhole in the tent, some of them hung out in the cabins, while some of the girls came and flirted with our cute young Proem friend Kuba in the snack shack. Of course Kuba loved the attention, so he continued to flirt back, and left the girls hanging by not showing up the next day. Later we had a heart-to-heart, explaining why you don’t lead girls on. Oh, young love...

The night rounded out with some Kiełbasa over a fire and a slight dance party in the snack shack. Some Lady GaGa and Lou Bega were the sounds of the night.

After wishing the students off this morning, Erich and I went into Tomaszów to hang out at ...I-Cafe. I got to talk to a student named Paweł for little about English and his studies. He does a lot of Tech stuff at the church and it was really cool to hear about his commitment to what Tomy Church and Proem are doing.

We also had a little bit of time to study Polish in before Kuba introduced us to his friends, Martyna and Claudyna. When I asked what things they like to do, they said nothing really and followed that by saying they are going to Claudyna’s grandma’s house that evening. Later, I asked, “So there is really nothing you like doing?” Claudyna responded, “No. I said we are going to my grandmother’s house tonight.” At that point I realized they thought I was asking them what they would like to do with us, which made everything a little akward. I quickly explained myself, only to find out they enjoy windsurfing and snowboarding. Pretty awesome.

Rounded out the night with some more Capone’s pizza (it’s SOOO good). We’re off to bed in a few, and a 180 person group is coming in tomorrow. Also, tomorrow is Corpus Christi (or Holy Thursday), which is a public holiday in Poland. It’s a Roman Catholic tradition very similar to Easter in that it honors the Eucharist. It also commemorates Christ’s new commandment (John 13:34), the washing of the disciples feet and the agony of the Garden of Gethsemane. All the stores and schools are closed down for this feast celebrating the Holy Communion. You might consider reading John 13:1-35 tomorrow and share in washing someone’s feet. I think we are going to do that. 

Lastly, we found out we are going to travel next Tuesday through Friday. We believe we will be going to Prague. Exciting! We’ll keep you updated.

Pray for the group this weekend, and have a great rest of the week! We love you all!

-Dane