We’ll we’re done with camp. I’m sitting in the lobby of the (nice) hotel where we are staying in Krakow. Camp ended this morning and it was really hard to leave. The students at camp helped us pack the bus and even ran down the street waving goodbye while crying. This camp was an amazing time with the Lord – more so than just about any mission trip I’ve ever experienced. It’s been a while since my last blog because the internet service was slow and any down time we had with the computer not being used in worship – Mark had to use it to do video editing. I will post all the videos in the next couple of blogs. I need to go soon, but I want to share two short stories:

Polish Drum Using Sam's Pens To Worship

1. Wednesday night at worship, some of the Polish students formed a band to play for the service. It was great, but there were no drum sticks for the drum that was at the seminary. The boy used writing pens to play it. The pens where from Sam Copeland. Sam, your pens where not only used for students to write down their devotional thoughts, but actually used to bring glory to God in worship through song. Wow. I attached a picture below. Thanks for praying for our students, Sam.

2. Last night was one of the most moving experiences I have ever had. We did a prayer experience with the students during worship. I lasted from 9:00pm-11:30pm (1hr of which was solid prayer). Even after 11:30pm, over 15 Polish students stayed in the sanctuary to pray and deal with things on their hearts. We know of at least one teenage girl who accepted the Lord as her Savior and almost all the rest of the 50 students from Poland rededicated their lives. Our students where changed too. We had a number of our own students rededicate their lives as well.

Thanks for your prayers – they were felt. We have a day of touring Krakow tomorrow and then travel home on Sunday. See you then!

By the way, read the previous blog (the Monday video is now working).  Also, since I last wrote the cross has been passed from Katie Roberts to Anna Grace Hall and now onto Martha Lee Lancaster who is wearing it now.

It’s Wednesday afternoon here in Poland. We are preparing even now for worship tonight. It’s been a good, but rainy day. Things are going great and the team is doing well. We bought the team pizza last night and ate it at our nightly meeting – everyone loves a youth minister who gets pizza! Especially when we’ve been away from American style food for about a week now. Below is another video made by Mark. This was the video from our Monday activities. I hope you enjoy seeing your children, friends, and family serving the Lord so faithfully in Warsawa. Pray for us tonight at worship. 7:30pm (1:30pm your time). I’ll blog again soon. By the way, the cross was passed from Paul Inclan to Katie Roberts last night.

Here is the video from our first day at camp (Sunday). Mark Alexander has been working hard and late into the night everyday to produce a great video of the previous day’s events. The quality is low on this YouTube version, because of size and the Internet, but the real thing is awesome. I’ll try to upload more videos soon. We’re wrapping up our third night at camp and the students are just leaving worship and heading to our night life activity (ultimate frisbee). Keep praying for us. Please pray especially that God would pierce the hearts of the students who need to know Him as Savior and Lord. Would you intentionally pray from 1:30pm-2:30pm (your time) tomorrow (Wednesday) which will be during our evening worship hour. Pray for our worship leaders, for our teenager who will give her testimony, and for me as I share the Gospel. In addition, pray that our translators would clearly communicate what is said in English to Polish.