Current Happenings

It's been a busy time for us this past month as we prepare for the arrival of our second son. Things with Lucas are looking great! We are getting excited and starting to count down the days. Please continue praying that he stays put until after March 24th. I'm at 36 weeks now and at this point he seems to have no intention of moving out anytime soon. But, we all know how fast that can change!

This Thursday, Johann will start to lead worship for a new Bible study that will be held at a university campus in Prague. The fact that permission was granted to have a Bible study on campus is a really great thing that we are all excited about, but it's a little scary too. Over 600 students have been invited by email and we would be THRILLED if 10 manage to show up. Yes, 10. Europe is an incredibly hard place for missions and 10 people would be just wonderful. Some of you may be surprised that Johann is going to lead worship because you've never heard him do it. He led worship all through college but then got a little burned out and decided not to do it for a few years. However, now he is really excited about the opportunity to lead worship again. I don't really know much about guitar playing, but I know that other people who do have said my husband is quite talented and not your normal run of the mill guitar player -- so I know the students who show for the Bible study will be in for a treat.

We continue with our language lessons two days a week. We had a language test a couple of weeks ago and it went well. Our test involves sitting in a room one on one with a Czech language teacher (not our own) and speaking for 10 to 15 minutes. The teacher then fills out a chart covering 10 different areas of language. Johann scored off the charts -- he is doing so well. I am still definitely on the chart -- but improving. I will now remind everyone that Johann has a 2 year head start on me in Czech -- hence him being so far ahead:)

Johann will also get a couple of new English students this semester. (The Czech school semester starts in mid February and goes through June). I will continue meeting with my one and then maybe in the fall get some new ones. Johann is looking forward to sharing the Gospel with his new students and I am still working with my student on different things in the Bible. It's a long, long road. But, she is hearing Truth and that's all we can do.

My biggest responsibility these new few months will be Lucas of course. I am excited to help with the new Bible study by taking care of the worship leader's children for him:) It seems like a small part to play, but I am happy to do it. Different seasons call for different ministry and this is mine for now.

I need to get Jack ready for bed. He is doing well and his eye seems to be doing very well. He goes for another check up on March 16th. We want to thank you all so much for praying for him. The granuloma continues to shrink and so does the possibility of surgery. We are very aware of how blessed we are by this and how much God has answered our prayers. We did our research and new the odds of having to need the surgery were pretty good -- but this thing no longer presses on his eyeball and seems to no longer be a threat to his vision so we are very grateful. Please continue to pray for a full recovery. The odds of it going away completely are really slim but it could stay very small for years and years until he is old enough to have it removed with only local anesthesia.

I'll go put Jack to bed now -- in his very own toddler bed! He's been sleeping in it for 3 weeks now and loves it. My how time flies.