Slovakia1. Kosice Mission Station [Needs an IMT partner] - We will have the following events take place in July: July 4-6 - weekend retreat - please pray for wisdom in making decisions which we need to make there; July 12 - a one day camp for children in the housing estate Tahanovce - please pray for the chilren to be saved and the overall logistics of the camp; and July 21-25 - a camp for teenagers - please pray that God touches the hearts of the participants, for their healing and salvation. Rev. Stefan Rendos
2. Trnava UMC [IMT partner First UMC, Keller, TX] - we will be helping with a hockey camp in Trnava. We ask for prayers for the young hockey players and the chance to invite them to our church. Rev. Labos Tagaj
3. Petrzalka UMC [IMT partner Memorial Drive UMC, Houston, TX] - Beginning July 18th we will be teaching at a mission outreach in Gerlachov for about eight Gypsies. At the end of training, we will go minister to four different places with them, in churches and in public. It is a courageous project and needs many prayers, wisdom for us, and boldness. The training will last 10 days. Rev. Vojtech Sirkovsky
4. Sered UMC [IMT partner Cheviot UMC, Cincinnati, Ohio] - An English camp will take place the last week of July - it is being organized together with our partner church. We ask for prayers during the preparation time and especially for wisdom and creativity. Also pray for us to be able to do the after work with these young people. Rev. Jan Tagaj
5. Slavkovce UMC [Needs an IMT partner] - We are currently experiencing a small conflict between two generations represented in our church. Please pray for us. We know that we ant to serve the Lord but we need a special portion of humbleness and wisdom to be able to accept the fact that those things we may want to do may not necessarily be the right thing to do. Also, our youth will take part in a camp organized by the Kosice church and us. Please pray that we may experience God's leadership and transformation from childish behavior to zealousness to walk with Him. Rev. Svetlana Francisti
The Czech Republic
July and August are summer school holidays. Most of the Czech Methodist churches prepare various activities both for church members and their unchurched friends. Please pray for God's blessing during the events and also for participants so that they may experience God's love.
Brno (IMT Partners First UMC of Celina, TX and Calvary UMC of Paris, TX), Tachov (IMT Partner First UMC of Irving, TX) and Plzen - Lochotin (needs and IMT partner) are organizing Vacation Bible School with the assistance of teams from the partner district Johnson City, TN.
Jihlava (IMT Partner McEachern Memorial UMC in Power Springs, GA), Slany (IMT Partner First UMC of Union County, GA), and Plzen - Maranatha (IMT Partners Christ UMC in Farmers Branch, TX and Grace Avenue UMC in Frisco, TX) will have English camps in Karlovy Vary and Praha 2 in Sedlcany. Our US friends will teach.
Litomerice (IMT Partner First UMC in Frisco, TX) will host a Sports camp and the coaches will come from Johnson City, TN.
Mikulov (IMT Partner Iroquois River District, IL) and Praha - Strasnice (IMT Partner First UMC, Decatur, TX) will go for their church holidays to Poust, a church camp site. There are weekly retreats with various programs there in the summer.
Protivin (IMT Partner Sandbridge Community Chapel UMC, Va Beach, VA, and FUMC of Brighton, MI), Plzen - Lochotin (needs and IMT partner), Praha 2 - Nove Mesto (IMT Partner First UMC, Birmingham, MI), Jihlava (IMT Partner McEachern UMC in Powder Springs, GA), Mikulov (IMT Partner Iroquois River District, IL), and Trebon (IMT Partners First UMC, Denton, TX and Monticello UMC in Monticello, IL) will participate in summer camps for children.
Please pray for safe travels for all our US friends who are coming to work at each of these camps - in both the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Teams that we know are traveling abroad to work with their partner churches include:
Johhnson City District, Johnson City, TN,
McEachern Memorial UMC of Powder Springs, GA
Cheviot UMC, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mt. Olivet UMC, Arlington, VA
Suncreek UMC, Allen, TX
Dick Arnold, Global Ministries Consultant, Eastern Europe & Balkans
465 Mill Pointe Road
Blacksburg, VA 24060
540/961-1265 or 540/230-5550(C)
www.inmissiontogether.com
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