Training

FINALLY CAUGHT with up to date with the BLOGGING!!

Training is going over so very well. The mountains up here are beautiful and these last few mornings spent with the Lord and hearing his whisper was unlike anything I could experience back home, so I am grateful for that. Spending time with the other interns, laughing, sharing, and worshiping has been an amazing time of fellowship as well.

WORSHIP

These last 2 nights of worship has been a thundering and tender sweetness. Just to know that the Holy Spirit is working in every single person in that room is such a different experience. I can hear there their hearts cry out and it has been humbling to be used by God, and to trust His Spirit to lead through me. I was so encouraged when people would not compliment on my vocal abilities or guitar, but how their souls were nourished. Praise God. I will truly cherish these next 4 nights!

DEVOTIONS

Every morning aside form our own personal devotional time, we all gather to read a few verses from selected passages. First we hear the passage. Then we read it ourselves. Then we take note of things that stand out to us. Then we read it a second time. We pray about what God wants to show us. Then we read it again and pray how God wants us to respond-Thanksgiving, repentance, challenge, etc. Then we share with each other.

CAMP TRAINING

Every morning we go through 3 hours of English Class/Discussion Group training. We prepare for English lessons and those times of discussions. It was so helpful to see lesson plans and actual examples of lesson plans. *Czech team from NCC, if you want to see those manuals or lesson plans let me know. I feel so much more encouraged and even excited to begin planning these lessons. JV values excellence so much that I am really encouraged to hear all the amazing stories of how English has been a means to the Gospel and changed lives. We went over things to do, what not do, resources, themes, lesson plans, and activities. We brainstormed some great activities to facilitate English speaking. Some funny and innovative ones people thought up of were -Make your own inventions, fashion relays, infomercials, make your own super-hero, Reinterpret pop songs, Showdowns(debates: blonds vs brunettes, denim vs khaki), Make your own ransom notes. These activities would coincide with a particular theme each day.

Discussion Groups

This is the Spiritual focus of the Evangelistic camps. In our Czech camps, our English groups are our discussion groups to maintain the intentional relationships. Every night we will here a redemptive story from the Bible. Then in our groups we will share and discuss them. It was really challenging to prepare for that environment. One of the elements in leading these groups involve not answer the questions...to leave room and time to process. Czechs have grown up in classrooms led by old school teachers grown up in the communist era who lecture, where one way is the only way. No discussion. As a leader in that, I will have to be able to read the environment and ask good questions that will allow the students to process. This will be interesting with a theme like redemption.

Moreover, my team and I are growing. Yesterday was refining day. Painful but good. We debriefed about the race and the platform was staged for edifying. We encouraged each other with things we saw in each other and it was a really warm time. The platform was also staged for confessing the internal struggles and the confronting one another. This was tough as I fought my tendency to sacrifice confrontation for peace and said some hard things to Sean and Kim. I knew I was really messed up inside and I wasn't willing to see the goodness they bring and the strengths they possess. Confessing and seeking forgiveness for being messed up sucks. It was also tough to hear hard things. Others shared with me my unwillingness to listen and let others lead. The wounds always sting when you clean it out but thats the only way they will heal. That night, we committed to praying with each other every night. Thank you for your prayers, they are being answered in every fashion....Please stop praying for humility though...its getting old....JUST KIDDING!!!!! No really praise God and Thank you that I get to share this experience with not just myself and journal, but with a family I love.

I love you

Kha

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

1. Training to be well absorbed and utilized. That training is Spirit led and wisdom for the leaders of JV

2. Growth with believers here not just on superficial terms, but on a deep level. Willingness to be transparent and confront all issues/internal conflicts here and now.

3. Rest. Still not feeling all the way there. Sleep is difficult. Still congested.