Litér Part 2!

The wonderful people in Litér invited us back for a short weekend outreach that we just returned from last night. I must say, I've never found a place where I've felt so genuinely loved and cared for like this. These people have only known us for a little over a week and have totally brought us in as if we were family. The outreach was with kids ranging from age 5-17. We spent the whole day with them on Saturday for an English/Bible camp. I was with the youngest group of 5-9 year olds which made English learning a little bit difficult. I had many of the same kids that were in my group last time which made it so much fun. Our main focus was on the story of the shepherd and the lost sheep and we even prepared and performed a skit based on this story. I hope to visit Litér at least one more time before leaving Europe. It has been by far my favorite place I've visited since arriving.



The following video is during our afternoon meal when our lovely Hungarian host families decided to teach us a folk song. In return, we taught them an English kids song. It was hilarious!

Croatia

Almost as soon as my vacation with my parents ended we left for a week long team retreat in Croatia. We were in a town called Hrvatska in a quaint pension 5 minutes from the coast. I spent some lovely moments walking along the Adriatic sea and plunging into it's cool, clear-blue waters. The focus of the retreat was to recap what has gone on so far and prepare for an awesome second half. The director of our internship and his wife came to give us insight on relationships, conflict resolution, and encouragment to squeeze every bit of goodness we have left on this journey in Austria. We all had a lovely time relaxing, enjoying the outdoors, hiking, and playing loads of games. It was truly a retreat.

I had the pleasure of hosting my wonderful parents for a full 12 day long vacation! It was very nice having them around, especially after such an intense summer. I will admit it was challenging to be the constant translator and tour guide, but traveling around with my parents was a lovely time otherwise. We visited Prague for an overnight visit that included a tour of castle grounds, discovering the old city, amazing food, and medieval atmosphere. Then, after spending some days exploring my more familiar city of Vienna, we head out for a trip to Innsbruck and Salzburg in southwestern Austria. We got to experience amazing views of the Alps and a fun Sound of Music tour. We also took a detour at the end to find the town where supposedly our roots started. Here are some pics of my time.

On Friday we leave for Croatia for our intern retreat. When we return we are heading to Hungary for a weekend and then hopefully will be done with our traveling for a very long time. I'm excited for these next couple travels, but am a little nervous for our time of settling down. I'm not sure if I'm ready for this next season, but God knows and He'll prepare me for anything.