Cc D Apenied , N eal gear wihdionagy IN}: UC}: Spring heel! The dreary and heavy vel of winter finaly ited a few wesk a9 heres Clemoue andthe pane faced deep int deg bya lng and exe J Sonat, ois winter ha aly Bren free and erupting nto view al round ‘hd cid twa! From mid-January to ay Match the ground mane cemeted ‘over by snow ad ie, with each day bringing new coating to replace what Would are attempt to melt. But all thet snow bird ws, and we cat pack anay the ‘seater fast enovah.». And que abit his happened nce my lst news, Suing 2 Now the lst une I wote twas sl wearing shorts. ut were my last rewnlete lef of (es ater Ou two enerousty sures Engh camps), hs few one wil serve to bul of of a pant correrstane we ai atop the create ‘roundel cu wor as sen since the, we related long-antpated dream in [ng enclosure to our aeites we found centr Virus exmbling over the ‘ery property we had had ou ees ot fr month, an aduanagsous peak nto 8 Eps for ret ed ur to anagacent bln, wherin we fone the on eh ther space tht woud uicly become the headquarters fr kPZovatia lomo Sconafter the poperworkwent through westormedthe space more han 200m)ite brooms, mops, window She tlet cleaners and a host of Caech teen helpers, and completely tarsformed the taaty nthe couse a 2 dey Inthe ensuing weeks we rpeted several the roo, Soup farted pines most ofthe walls and nom, Known by is Cech monte, te alia (or ase) 5 the hu for most ofthe ates “Vaiting tings tals notion forinstance ar wayo ep connected the ens we et hough he carp ‘eimmodotl aera ur sr sr scalding he wee ores Gh “Sootané wry cing pina t cach Sony Tostoy, edhe, ‘nd Try we ale hours fr people to came ond Rang ot wth oy foosao Pn Pon ay Gar Hera or Ou bance Revlon, er rp ‘ound ond hat We now have steaay cing 015 peopl ey Say anak Sa hat snot every Gey wept to sare han the Yep Resp Degg ends wth ho, fut more than simply offerrg few hours of down time each week wetry to keep tings tes, interesting and sua by regulary incorporating programs and Semars Since the fal we have marta!ed b-menthly Cita propa, When ‘ens ha every two weeks we nite teens tthe zhlecn for eames, sor Chan videos or devotionals and times of ceueson aera. On top of hese pecgras, we inited cur nd Roman tam Slevabia to put on 2 seinar i February ilumiating the °S Lve Langusges” based onthe book bythe seme same More than tw dozen peoplalended i 3-ycouse and hadalotef good Cammants, questions, and lend word after Ad jst spice Rupa 8 few ‘woot tr we ake one of eu ands Hom ngs Evenings to come and each Us hw t juga 80 armed wth anything eapabloo being hue ino space, set came and entertained for several hous, teaching us how te seth belorchand 1) 345678ia fgrvanetsentamtemectetes ie Baca smster the a of we, then hae bas ia thea and, mere appropsaely, Now to dg wayweraly Mung obects Ve bing Uo. ee Keehing Ke momenilin going Tecding He womens poing Asthefall semester passed hough, we wartedto find way fo recoup seme the momentum that had slowed once school slated, and Soin October we put teeter reunions fr each of the camps. Forte Away Camp we retro the ame pansion in nda for 3 weekend of pares, king, moves, and enetal ‘elation. Thu te numbers were a ile down fom what they were inte Summer, seeralof he teens that came brcught fends, so asa great chance teers ad tensa wel as make new one. Th rerion fee Day Cam tok place again in Olomaur, hs me athe dad, and inte ef ing ates tothe dy we opted instead! fra lak. Seon iy ea ight we al ped in tothe arnt ofthe center a played alkind of games, tournaments, te paza andthe snacks, and a but he eaves fe fray easheden the couches an o¢ ‘efleor once the evening adrenalin rush al gave ot 2 few weeks later we tot Iie esate anc Meew a eauple of parts for the teens She fst was an Eo Party and based on the motive musta rots ofthe “emo” adage the Iight’s event reeled ‘ound alternate are ‘evade the cote we SI wor, the constant projecting in the back (fun, the hare ofthe devotional thought. Since many ofthe bd that ome to our atts tend to weer more eaprersve ething emblazoned wth San, logan, and ator erm of haat ths was fun chance forthe {pa out) And shorty afer the Emo Party we embraced the fon of Hloween,vahieh wadionaly ft much recognise in rope But hat Gist stop anyone! Inead, ‘everyone who came really enjoyed. inulging in ths ‘opportunity to dress up tke ‘retin rom sone prin “undead” natureof thins, wchas) ctson's "Thler™ eo even pred he devo ‘onal hougs! Aine to ielebedle But is al cay and completly urovthedox atthe 2klco, for we sre quite able to embrace the less ecentieheliays a wel} When Thaniping ld Sound we allowed our normal ration and ewed up every oven we coud fr ‘We tnvtedtany of our lech fends beforehand, and een delegated to ther arain American recipes ane dies stat when the actual Sy ave the ‘Several tables we had setup forthe occasion groaned beneath the plentude ‘weeghing them down. Trey, chicken, potatoes, sweet potatoes, os cranberry Scuce, on everything ele we cout conse peripheral rowaed the ables and therou pltesas we gorge he royalty. During the mea previedsome thoughts 2 othe orgs of the ld, and after the feasting had Subsied we ceted the Tables and excaped othe couches ol any ovr post meal stupor ‘An us few weeks after Tharksping we largely recreate the proces in ‘bration of Chirstmas. We tpt the meal amon fay, though, asthe Beal, Dur Seatns, and Shockey ine us fr the hala. Ani before, afer naulgig a ‘he Bountiful exiles, we settled nt te couenes to watch several holy Fim Iovotes But not ler earls, we ao put onto Chstas pats, oe or ‘the teen, and one forthe Engish Evenings grou. in artpation ofthese est tes, acaupe weeks beforehand weinated the tens to hlp mae Christmas rma ments and decoration fr the sido andournew ree, So once these loko ‘Tit ore ie Citra we ke of the partes, during which we layed guns, 123, 5678nace 0 goodies, and introduced the Cachs to that mest nterius of haldoy ‘rents, the white eaphant git exchange. don't know if Mich wl evr wear {agin the suspenders he recehed or wil ever find one forthe fey pik parse gt but everyne real pot alc out of) but the hands-down bit ofthe party ‘nat our Gist kt Many of the ‘Gare we know hve neverhear the full chstnas story (for how much ‘des manger scene rey commun (ate), so we leapt atthe crance to feelin hing clr seating ate | more depth tothe season. Thanks to Corey's beauttuty and Rlriousy crated srg, we each assumed out ‘cles, donned out out, improved on pops, and dlty performed Mary and Josep journey to Batlahem andthe wondrous events suraundng st’ bith ‘nd between the storys fuony ile iosyncrasies and the amusing Ciech blunders everyone loved! don know how many compinents we rece for fur work but became des that our humble He sit had sacha meaningll ‘herd beauee ony eaysater we receied an itation to perform thes the ligest igh school in lomouc ed expectgeniy a coupe a classes tocame and atch, we dopoed our jaws 3 the austrium soen filed with hundreds of Student Aer a warm nvoducton fem a deter, we took a deep breath and Gove int it And when cur last werds were spoken de stents erupted int 3 Standing ovaton that sted ute lo This totaly Noted us and afterward may ‘fester we know there came up to say 8 and thank vs. We wee shocked ‘tat something ths regous and ths unrejesona could ever happen at 3 ach Shoo, but tanks be 19 God allowing sto el hs story ae prove yet gan that ‘ut humble beginnings mip things emerge Seemed tn and evil ' couple months ater, wth the snow thik onthe pound, Mich and aecomp=- tied the Chir’ Horne onthe annual Winter Relea ep int the mounts, Feur four days wo undortook everthing maginabe, fom games and ther ci esta devoorl tines, fom to dys of Ealslesons ocarkeguoes rom the 1234678acy pte out hack to the furnace nthe basement, rm watching fs to panting and haring our way trough tree fest of now ina absolutely exausng efor ploy Utimateristew. The favorite tines ofthe reeat, hough Pato have Been the migtime sledding, Procuring ll things sledsh fom the cotape we ‘wet saying at we took othe ison snowes-over roads for hous, on ‘ur entries wore toro oxen fr en tte wat more snow In our cats tnantuan bod because othe ‘ecsional dewltin of sledding ino ‘ow westin@:) ‘So now thatthe winters bend vs, what ave we Bron doing to shape this new yor? Wal ate Ls fl Chis and one of our Caech haps, Teer, stared 3 {rou for gre that tates place every ater Fis Ong tis group they tackle fore serious and prtual theres that rec rlate to hl Ives aed Wests, Such as beauty, purty, comparison, and gesiping, This roup has a tong core of sand fas continued strongly now int te soring Rts and my English Everrgsroup ssl ging strony as ever as weil 00n reach our ear and 3 half mark Theugh tie make-up ofthe group hes changed 9 tle though the months, dscisions and ttendance sl rein powerful as ect tops have Been mercy conterient, relationships, fea, and te ble, Most rece Mitch and nae ticked ff bran new proup calls IK, whe center ad fous ntrly on tebass of te ble and fath Aer ging rit won othe troup a a recent Cision program, we were delighted to have seven stents ome oourfrstmectrg whose topic was "Whetisthe le” Ths rou wlan Dargsoning terest thing of oe ad ath Tarte ea factor amon es fonchipe here inthe Cech Repub and though we would have ato begun amthingiks hs mach sooner we neeced the tie ad expose with the eens to gun tha trust and respect before we could beg to eectalycalenge ther ‘wold viens through he Gir’ Group and it! Bt Ged has bon ft eding 1234578sd repsing us andthe teen this moment, nd we ave grateful that we see hen mowingin hele round ands a tat waen'terough we re a ‘ang. This year both ames wil ole i Blae in the Some vila as ast years the road nestedin the fot ofthe mounts. he thee or both cas ‘ni be Ube, wien wil adres the Countlss voices thateamor sounds ‘very Second of they tating uso ‘wo ae, Pew we should at 2nd what hod ainays igh listen to for oor ‘entiy and sts, Go (hrs and are lading the ft one for ler students, and Mtn and ech ae leading. the second one for younger stent, and based onthe Suecess rom lst year ad the great umber of students we ave metsince then, we are planing this ea for 30 ‘americas nd Coch hee nd 40 stunts at each cap That means lt of hes bang touched, connected, and hope reoented cat begin io cess now exited weaefor hs, sein a how the cares st ear weresvch a unin Bont an redefing moment forthe nature, scope, and depth of our work, 3nd ‘may God contin to tow the rot of of ou expecatansand provoke, nd ‘ental shits inthe eens well ascurownlives! And the summer we wl 30 [Bed bythe nee Haring Unversity who ar coming fr tne was to help us brainstorm, pan, prepare for, ara implement any numberof eas and ‘vents to lp us gow our ministry So please heop Nathan Doms, Ais Mock, land Medion Swain in your prayers 3s they head over soon to ly the wid Unkroume wth us Tt fy | 123456 8‘ite dover to home, ou team hs recny undergone numerical wowth as we have weleomed two new baby bes. Josh and Sah met ku Elion Noverer 2eth, and Corey and Sarah welcomed thee scond, Thompson EH, on February ‘5 Both boy are dog very wel and ger tobe growing apy ese day in ‘junction with the new plants andes) Ard personaly my wn ito, Finch, coinaaute we He recent enjoyed is frst thay (much to rw Surptse, ards even managing tina earn few commands. And in thes tens, nresponse ta cote of peed in ansary move into anew apartment nearthe park There were a numberof ccups on the Wont ed ncn eee- ty fortwo weeks) Rut ich and are nw ver satiseg in or re emo. and enjoy borg ate to sol trough the park ow times 8 doy whenever he aes tog oie, lease note my new adress atthe baton a the page ‘0 jst a the buds onthe trees are developing ad Bursting into new Ie, 50 grows our optimism. and hope for the Bemus ety of ous. We conider our Selves par of an uvong avenue, never gute Knowing. what 10 expect ity each twist of the ath, Batt think that's the beat oft a the not hnowing. That way everything says ‘res, escng Everyting remans Mud and maleble, forthe choces we make the easions we enact the people we met, nd the hes we coe ta te altogether rz a weave whose colors anayssht. What we show ofouseves dnd ow we choos to peak creat certain grates that can either pl ether ‘wards or pus them aay, and inthis ever oF revealing sus nti reat rauing of people tara th beauty of sation wear changing ths world We ‘sre caring that what doar’ havetoba, and that what was cose’ pvarantae Sahat wil be. We ae change agents. we are the challengers ofa. We are Gimpee of aother word We ae Christine CONTACT INFO Kraphove 42 ‘nehandhghh@gmaicom Olomouc 77900 (+420) 607 967 055, Coach Republic wuwhrizovatkaolomouc ce 1234567)