day 5 (day 4 is still to come!)

After a very healthy breakfast yesturday morning we made up for it with an amazing baked apple fried bread breakfast.

We have a problem with a certain team member & their faith - in that they have too much!! Particularly in relation to the faith they have (misguidedly placed) in albanian drivers & whether they will stop or not when she steps out. She was somewhat perturbed to find the rest of her teammates standing well back, trembling in fear at her exploits. She even scared our albanian friends!

No better way to begin a days work than with a fantastic time of prayer and worship. We were well catered for with familiar tunes and english words. This was followed by an off the cuff question and answer time with the Pastor. Here we gained so much insight into the lives of the Kosova people and what the past ten years were like for someone, Pastor, to live through. We sat with mouths wide open and goosebumps on our arms as we heard some harrowing reports of what Pastor witnessed. But as he so correctly said, people who live in peace are very different from those who live in conflict. Conflict allows you to call and depend on God in a deeper than any good times could ever encourage. God proved his power back in the days of War at Kosova, saving the lives of his people and bringing Pastors family to salvation.

As always the club was a success with many children enjoying the games, crafts, story and snacks provided. Today Jonah's whale came to life much to the excitement of the children. The park was no disappointment, seeing 60+ children waiting for us and parents sitting watching the fun. One thing we have seen in the park is how God's love is contagious. The fun and laughter that we have is a strong magnet for drawing others in and helping our paths to cross with people, young and old, that we would never meet in the church building.

Elaine (p.s this was posted at the church in between activites so no photo's but rest assured we have continued to be snap happy)