8/30/2013

Youth for Youth

TeenWeek alias an attack on summer boredom ended yesterday.
The main aim /just as the slovak web site says/ was to approach and inspire young people 
from one part of Bratislava and offer them an alternative to a meaningful free time.
So, within those 4 days we

.played outside




.and inside




.or with "strangers" in the city


.ate.had fun. talked.got new friends


.sang /Fusion rocks/




but the biggest joy and thankfulness was
to see our own teenagers from youth and Fusion how they've
.organized things
.taken pictures
.written reports
.approached new people
.been a heart of TeenWeek
.found out that it's possible to go outside and change things
.believed that they are those messengers



8/09/2013

Success is measured by people

We've been getting ready for this for more than 5 months and finally it came true. Our second Fusion camp started.

Actually it's over. But memories stayed. 
Within one week we managed to learn 9 songs, some drama/dance, enjoyed sport, evening program/discussions. It's better to see it in pictures, so here we go, just click and watch! (this video has been made by Gavin Chase as a result of his media workshops at camp...great, isn't it?)

Besides our final concert for parents and friends in Bratislava, we've been given a great opportunity to perform in the downtown of Sered where our camp took place. They even wrote about us in a local newspaper. You can check it here but it's only in Slovak...sorry :-) 

Moreover, one of the Slovak TV stations came and shot a reportage about us. Our hope is that we made a good promo for Fusion Slovakia! You can check it here, but I warn you, it's only in Slovak again.

I am so thankful for these open doors! On the other hand I realize how easy is to fall into boasting with these and other accomplishments and THEREFORE I wanna write about things behind the scenes. 
You can't find them in those videos but without them many pieces of camp wouldn't work. Being an official camp leader again wasn't simple and yet, I enjoyed it so much....thanks to:

               Janka J.                 Nikol                Janka C.                  me :-)              Kika

These 4 women were/are gift form God! They've been working on things that usually nobody likes - bills, organization and logistics. I could see in reality what Paul meant when he wrote: "Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."
I will never forget those moments when we laughed, cried from exhaustion, and prayed together. Regarding the prayer, we've seen "little big" miracles happen. God has taught us to pray very specifically and wait for the results, cause He is very serious about answering our prayers.

 Mark                             Amy     

These cute people are not only ready to make fun of themselves but they were there all the time...helping with smooth running of workshops and choir/band rehearsals. It's such a blessing to know that you can rely on someone with complete trust!

And there are many many others! I don't have time or space to write about everyone but at least what I can do is what actually God did. People who participated in every thinkable way in temple building were so precious to Him that he made sure their names would be written in the Bible! 

So, my dear: Veronika, Draho, Josh, Allie, Lacye, Andrej H., Andrej K., Stella, Michal, Patrik, Matej, Martin, Tomas B., Tomas I., Jany, Ester, Tomy, Mia, Zuzka, Miriam, Peter, Michal P., Janko K., Dan, Olivia, David, Joan, Charlie, Suzie, Brett, Elizabeth, Abby....THANK YOU!!! We were successful because of your obedience, sacrifice and faith in living God!