Thoughts, reports and insights connected to our life and relationships in the Slovak Republic.
It has been a while since we have given a thorough update on the life of Mozaika, and there are some pretty great things that we would like to share with you. On June 21st Mozaika hosted a “Church Day”. The people from the Nové Zámky church, the church that planted Mozaika, joined us here… Read More All Things Mozaika
A proof-reader is a great thing to have here. While making father’s day cards for the dads that attend Mozaika, Matthew, thinking he was following grammatical rules that we will not even attempt to explain, changed the word “father” into “vinegar”. Fortunately, the mistake was caught before the cards went to print. We trust you… Read More Happy Vinegar Day
Within 48 hours of our return from the Czech Republic, Matthew’s sister and mother joined us here in Slovakia. 4 days later Matthew’s father arrived from Ukraine where he had been on a missions trip. It was great to have family here. It makes it so much easier to share stories over the phone when… Read More Time with the Tribe
One of the most enjoyable aspects of living in another culture is the exploration of new traditions. Slovak culture, being steeped in Catholic traditions, focuses strongly on the 4-day holiday that surrounds Easter (Velká noc). On Easter Friday (Veľkonočný piatok) people do not eat meat to symbollically connect with the suffering of Jesus on the… Read More New Traditions
When we first moved to Nitra 14 months ago we were told about how to make good will-esque donations. There is no thrift store that we know of, but there are dumpsters outside of the apartment blocks. In order to make a donation, all one has to do is leave the item (old clothing, appliances… Read More In Lieu of the Salvation Army Store
One of the unexpected perks of living here in Nitra is the occasional, and often creative, store give-aways. Let’s not forget METRO’s Christmas offer of a free carp and bottle of champagne. Earlier this week we picked up a few household items from BauMax (similar to a Home Depot). Since we spent more than 20… Read More Door Prizes
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 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
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