life, as we see it

this was a glorious month of october!! we had a real live actual team from our home church arrive here in the great land of breza, bosnia i hercegovina. joining me and heather were michael & susan, betty, kurt and anthony. the purpose of this trip was to really focus on solidifying old and making new relationships. it was a time to refresh and breath new life, as well as listen and share.

hanging out at church

there were a few afternoons that were spent with the women in Bible study. our focus was to really share and try to learn together about dividing truth from lies. we also talked about our spiritual giftings. of course, as any southern women should... susan and betty did a FABULOUS job of preparing goodies, atmosphere and FOOD!! oh my goodness, heather and i ate more these two weeks then we have in 2 months!

the women really responded and opened their hearts. it was beautiful. we spent time in a large group for teaching, then we broke into 2 small groups for prayer and sharing. there was much freedom gained and emotions released. all of the women have talked about it and what was learned. and... if you know a dcf-er, you KNOW we LOVE to have FUN!! so that was a given here as well. we had manicures, facials, games, laughter...

it was so nice to have them come with no agenda but to love and enjoy. the 3 total weeks were spent with movies, tears, music, games, mexican and southern food, language learning and snow.