Indescribable Gift Blog Post Archive

“In his masters step he trod,
Where the snow lay dinted,
Heat was in the very sod,
Which the Saint had printed,
Therefore, Christian men, be sure,
Wealth or rank possessing
Ye, who now will bless the poor
Shall yourselves find blessing.” 
-Good King Wenceslas

Ever since I was a little girl, my father‘s favorite Christmas Carol has been “Good King Wenceslas“. King Wenceslas was considered one of the first Kings of Bohemia (now the Czech Republic). As I heard the music to the song and listen to the lyrics over the years, God used it to impress upon my heart a deep love for the Czech people. I got a chance to go for a brief visit to Czechoslovakia (as it was called at that time) in college and my love grew more and more. 

“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” Proverbs 16:3 (New International Version)

Joining the Czech mission team this summer was an amazing experience. I grew in many ways and am thankful for the many lessons God taught me. I learned a lot about going out of my comfort zone and talking to people even when I didn’t feel like talking and was exhausted. God also taught me how to focus on others more than myself and to take genuine interest in others, focusing on what they are interested in and their feelings. Coming home having learned these lessons and encouraged in my faith, I was eager to do more with this ministry and was praying that God would give me the opportunity to return on the winter mission team.

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” Mark 16:15 (NASB)

Maybe you have noticed a large focus on the Czech Republic lately.  December 12 marks the beginning of our church’s fourth short-term mission trip to the Czech Republic in a span of less than 2 years.  We experienced Czech food together at our picnic.  And November 10 we heard from Josh & Anežka Dietz, and Tiffany Short, our full-time missionaries in the Czech Republic.  With all this activity around Czech, you might be asking yourself “why”.  Let me see if I can explain a little.