Halloween Party 1

Last Friday we had at The Building a Halloween party. I know that it was a little ahead of time but since we have this evening divided for Jr. High and High school students we have Halloween two times (one of the reasons why it's good to be in the team - get to go there twice, jk! :)
We had a lot of fun and a really good time. And I was thinking what I would be. And about three days before the Halloween I saw we have crutches in the basement and I decided to be am injured man with a broken leg. But it kind of turned the other way and I was injured a little more then was the plan :)

Anyway, tomorrow (when is the real Halloween) we have the program for High school students and I have NO idea what I'm gonna be. Please share some ideas in the comments and maybe it will be your suggestion that I will be tomorrow and then you'll see it on my on this blog. So use your fantasy.

done!

finaly. though it took lenka and me a year but it's done. feel free to visit and some feedback might be a good idea to consider :)

http://www.cbtt.sk

It's been a while...

... since I posted the last time. Let me tell you what happened since then. Last time I did a real post (the last post before ŠPM) I talked about me having hard time in ministry. But there was a little sign of better times coming. So just let me tell you a little more about this and if some of you still don't know what I'm talking about here's a "little" summary:

Over a month ago our church had a youth conference that I really love. Every conference I've been to so far was a huge gain for my in my spiritual life. And so I was looking forward for this conference and the changes it was to bring. I didn't know what God had prepared for me but I knew (from the past experiences) it's going to be a milestone. And you can bet it was! Actually - the biggest one.

Right at the first day when we arrived to Košice (where was the conference) I began to read a book that was about serving the LORD and how this guy later realized he wasn't serving the way he thought he was and he was trying to please people that God. And in this book I just began to see myself and I got scared 'cause I realized that I turned away from God (the one that is to be served) to myself (the one that is to serve) and I kind of switched the positions. I used ministry so people could see how good I AM - and not God. Well I just got to say that none of this was intentional and the first time I realized this was that day of the conference.

Then I just saw how I was messing up with everything I was doing and that my ministry wasn't pleasing God at all. I was trying to take away from the glory of God. Actually I was steeling because the glory belongs to God only. That day I realized that if I ever want to serve Him again I have to change everything I thought was right about ministry and the way I ministered. But where to begin? I was so overwhelmed from what I realized that I ended up on my knees unable to do anything. As days went by and I was thinking where did I get into I felt really down and weak. But after a week or so I kind of heard God telling me:
"Well, you had your time to realize what you've done wrong. Now is the time to stand back on your feet and to fight your enemy."
And I realized that that's exactly what I need to do. Because what do we do when we realize we sin? We fight the sin! And so I went to the battlefield that took place in my heart to fight and win this fight for the glory of God!

And today I'm happy to tell you some important words: GOD IS GOOD! And He has showed me how much He can be. God healed my heart and made me able to serve Him once again. And not just that. He didn't just heal it. He even set it on the right place. He renewed my heart and made it able to serve to the One who is worthy to be served.

Soli Deo Gloria!

Studing at ŠPM

Found these pictures today. It's from the first ŠPM meeting we had last weekend. Next one is gonna happen next Friday. Can't wait!

ŠPM - day 2

well this might be a little weird and not telling you much about this day but it was AWESOME! i love it so much. to learn and study about our LORD and how to serve Him better and to know more about the religion you believe. it's just awesome. we spent like 7 hours of studing and it was lots of infornations for my brain to get for one time but i just enjoyed it so much! next ŠPM is gonna happen in two weeks. gotta say - can't wait!

tomorrow is sunday so dominik and me decided to go Žilina's church to visit and then afternoon we'll take a train home and we hope we'll be able to make it on time for kris' class. and then at 7.30 pm we plan on swimming in in-door swimming pool. sounds like a pretty full schedule :-)

ŠPM - quick update DAY 1

hey guys,

i found here's an internet conection here so it's not that hard to be here at all :-) anyway, today we were just kind of getting-to-know each other and had fun. i like it. tomorrow we're gonna have some serious study that i can't wait for and i'm looking forward to it so much! please pray for dominik and me as we don't really know anybody here (yet) so we would be social and for wisdom when we study. thanks.

btw: another update coming tomorrow :-)

ŠPM

Hello friends,

well tomorrow is the day that I've been waiting for so long (about 5 months). Tomorrow is the first day when Dominik and me will go for ŠPM. ŠPM is a shortcut for Škola pre Pracovníkov s Mládežou (School for Youth Leaders) and it's suppose to be really good (Petra attended this school two years ago). We'll be learning there systematic theology, bible "stuff" and stuff (don't really have any idea :-)

Anyway, this should train us to be better leaders and to know why we are leading and where are we leading to. So I just want to ask you for prayers for dominik and me as we'll be taking this for the whole school year that God would give us wisdom to understand and responsibility so we won't be lazy to study and read and for relationships there. And especialy for my relationship with dominik since we'll be spending even more time together :-)

marek