Łódż Visit!

Dzien Dobry! Good Morning! We are just rolling out of bed after getting in at 2:30 AM last night. We had a late night in Łódż and it was great.

Rehearsal for church on Sunday was good. It took some getting used to really listening for rhythm and notes, but I eventually caught on. It's just awesome to hear the musicians pour their heart into music, especially music that they have poetically translated themselves.

Yesterday morning, we spent the entire morning teaching baseball to kids. We taught throwing and catching, batting, and fielding. During the time we started playing, 3 different kids grabbed their cell phones and called their parents just to tell them they were, "playing baseball". It's crazy to think most of these children have never touched a baseball glove in their life, but that's culture. I feel like we will be teaching a lot of baseball this summer.

In the afternoon, Chad and Amy picked us up to go to Łódż. They will be a part of the next church plant that is going to take place, and it will be in Łódż. It's such a beautiful, older, urban city. After walking down some streets, we ventured over to a mall (which was unbelievable! I've never seen a mall look this nice.) We had coffee, ate dinner and did some looking around while there. There were a few essentials we had been meaning to get since we arrived in Poland, but we just got the chance to last night.

After some wandering, we went over to the movie theatre to see Angels and Demons. Very interesting movie, with some good twists. I haven't seen the Da Vinci Code, but I thought this movie was extremely interesting. Amy mentioned how the movie completely reminded them that they are 'in Poland'. Based around the Roman Catholic church, the culture truly mirrored that which is prominent in Poland. After the movie, we rounded the night out with an hour ride back to Zakościele. 

Yesterday was great to just relax and see some of the city. It was so neat to see where Proem is going next, and how they can continue to affect the people of Poland. There were a lot of things we saw while in Łódż that encouraged us, and made us think more about the gospel in Poland. 

We're excited about this weekend. Keep praying that we are effective in helping the people sing to the Lord tomorrow!

-Dane