Our apartment door comes with a unique feature: to lock it from the inside there is no knob; you must use the key. If you leave the key in the lock, you are unable to lock or unlock the door from the outside – yes, two keys makes for potential trouble. Today, as we left… Read More Breaking and Entering
We returned to Slovakia on Tuesday evening after spending 6 days in BC. Amber’s cousin Courtney got married and Matthew was asked to perform the ceremony (a first, and a true honour), and we were both asked to be the MC’s. Amber’s bloodline teems with ambition and so her uncle reached into his bag of… Read More 6 Days in the Old Country
We are in process of settling into our newest church home. Mozaika had it’s first service in KZ last Sunday. There are some technical aspects to work out, but nobody could deny that it was good to meet in a building that had the heat on! In some ways it is tempting to relax because… Read More There’s Nothing Like the First Time
We just got off the phone with Miro (the local church planter we work with) and he had some good news….insert suspense….. As of last Sunday, Mozaika had nowhere to call home. Since the Turbulencia conference was happening, it was not a big concern. Though we still do not have a place to call our… Read More Another New Home
Turbulencia is an annual conference hosted by the mother-church in Nové Zámky (which originally planted the Mozaika church here in Nitra). The conference saw people come from across the country to start the year with worship, preaching, teaching, workshops, panel discussions and kids programs. It was exciting to see so many Slovak Christians come together… Read More Turbulencia
We returned home to Slovakia on January 30th after spending 6 days at the Global Business Development Conference (aptly named for those working in restricted countries). There were services, workshops and some practical business meetings. It was the first time in the history of the P.A.O.C. that every worker came together. Attendance was mandatory, but… Read More A First
For us (Amber and Matthew), yesterday was the last time we would ever be a part of Mozaika in the VBC Business Centre. The church still has one more Sunday in this facility, however we are going to the PAOC Global Business Development Conference. On Sunday February 1st our church is part of a regional… Read More On the Road Again
It is 3am in Slovakia on January 1, 2009 – making it 9pm in Toronto and 6pm in Vancouver on December 31, 2008. It is like this post has traveled through time! We rung in the new year with a service at Mozaika and then at a friends house. As the clock struck midnight we… Read More Moving On…
On December 20th we had a program for kids from our church and the surrounding community. There were also some new families who came from the nearby social assistance housing. We decorated, had snacks, music, games and prizes. Every child that came got a gift that had been provided to us by Samaritan’s Purse (so… Read More Wrapping Up 2008
Slovak’s celebrate Christmas on December 24th with gifts and a large meal. Traditionally, this meal is kapustnica and kapor (cabbage soup and carp). Today we will have church in the morning and then practice some of our Christmas traditions (this may include, but is not limited to, the over-consumption of turkey, the unwrapping of gits,… Read More Merry Vianoce
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