The last days have been filled with great opportunities and some wonderful news. I’ve had more time to spend with some of the younger people here, including traveling to a city in the north to watch one of them play a club level basketball game. I also spent a weekend...

An absolutely extraordinary week came to an end, and I was not only still upright, but thankful and a little awed by the fact this is the work that I am privileged to do. Counting the formal teaching opportunities, I had 14 hours of teaching time. If I threw in the...

A furniture assembly party can be a great thing. No "soul food" here. Cornbread and collards not to be found. For all your magic/witchcraft needs... Obviously, we are cool... The line outside a help center for Ukrainian refugees is a reminder of the ongoing impact of...

On a few other notes, the international Skype study has restarted with a series of lessons on the theme of “the city” in the Bible. Participation has been great, and there was a request that we record the studies so people can go back and either listen to them again...

I decided I did not need to wait until life calmed down a little to post a few updates. One of the more interesting and exciting opportunities of the past few days came courtesy of Lonnie Fritz. He contacted me about a Ukrainian man who is living about an hour by...

The weekend study in Zderaz to help men develop their study and teaching skills was a huge success by any metric. Seven different men ranging in ages from their early 20’s to mid 50’s spoke. The assignment was to pick an obscure passage to develop and present in a...

Arriving in Prague on Monday and then heading out to Brno for the weekend made the time in Prague short. Thankfully, it was productive with several hours of studies as well as some time for me to prepare for some upcoming efforts. Busy days are about to get even...

As my 10 days in Bulgaria wrap up, I’m sitting at an outdoor café trying to catch my breath and process the time here.  I had thought about making multiple posts that I blew up with pictures, but I ran into a couple of obstacles. First, finding the time to do the...

After getting back from Brno on Monday afternoon, I had a short week before leaving for Bulgaria on Friday. In addition to a few hours of Bible studies with some of the Christians, I managed to spend some time looking for a flat. Thankfully, I not only located one but...

Saturday was a travel day utilizing my favorite means of travel- a train. Construction work has added almost an hour to the Brno trip, but still it was pleasant and productive. On Saturday I met with an old friend who provided invaluable help in getting a local bank...