Hello again,

It’s nice to be back and take a break after this week and finally write to you about my life here at Lebanon Lutheran Church in Whitehall, MI.

Professors at Seminary teach us one good thing that I always use while I’m preparing sermon or materials for students in school (when we go to teach in school) and it is how to attract the attention of “my” listeners. I decided to take a little bit of this method and create the re-tension here. You may have asked why I wrote “I have survived”. Maybe you have already gone through this blog and searched for some words that will give you the answer right now. If you are not a cheater and you read this sequentially, I congratulate you. I like people who are sincere – after all, only then you can gain the trust of other people, right?

If you regularly read my blogs, you know what I mean by the title of this blog. Last week we had a Day Camp here in Lebanon Lutheran Church where were around 50 children. It was very difficult for me. Why? Answer is easy. When we do practice things in Seminary, we go only to teach children in the school but we are not working with children outside of school. I didn’t know what to expect. Fortunately, there were other people who helped me (yeey). The Day Camp was hosted daily from 9am to 3pm. My group counted eight children (1st and 2nd grade kids). Immediately after the first day, I did not feel my legs – because I had to engage in all activities as well. But I said: “Christ suffered more than I, so this is nothing.” Immediately after the first day I realized what amazing kids I have in the my group. Maybe it was good that they were only eight, so I had oversight on all of them. Each day there was a program prepared for them – games, Bible story, arts and crafts, etc. On Tuesday we went for a swim to the Crouch’s family (a members of the congregation) who has a pool. On Wednesday we went to Muskegon State Park. Friday was the last day of the Day camp. I am very glad that I have been able to participate actively in this camp. I’ve survived! I am very happy that I met so wonderful people here. It is a pity that it didn’t take longer – it was really amazing! I am already missing all these kids now, haha.  As the previous week was focused on this Day camp – basically nothing else was happening besides the house visits that we were attending during Monday with the pastor.

On Saturday and Sunday I was invited to Dr. Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Muskegon. This Sunday was baptism of son of the pastors – Samuel Edward. The baptism was held by The Rt. Rev. Wilma S. Kuchárek, Bishop of the Slovak Zion Synod. I am very glad that I was invited to this nice event and that I was able to actively participate in the service. I was the deacon and I assist Bishop Kuchárek with the service. What was fascinated by this service was the difference from Lebanon Lutheran Church. However, I’m so thankful that I was able to experience somewhat different service (read: High Church) than we actually do in Lebanon Lutheran. And what is also pleasant to me was fact, that I have been able to speak face-to-face with the Slovaks after a long time – because the Dr. M. Luther Lutheran Church in Muskegon is a Slovak church.

So, this is my short update of last week. Maybe you are a little disappointed because I wrote so little but I have the hope that I have pleased you even with this short story of my weekly life events.

Have a wonderful week!