Second day of class in Martin

Stacy added one more boy to her group today, and they are all kind and appreciative. It's only our second day, and she's trying to figure out how to bring them all home with her! I had my walk and talk today with four teenage girls. I asked them what they'd like to do, so we went for coffee. They were all very sweet, but I could have used the help of my niece Emma! After class, the school organized a trip for us to visit the nearby town of Zilina. We visited the head protestant church in this region of Slovakia and were treated to a beautiful organ recital. We then stopped at a museum that houses a private collection of Byzantine icons. The curator explained the history of iconography in the Eastern Orthodox Church and presented a sample of their collection. We stopped for a delicious dinner at a local brew pub and then stopped briefly at the Church where the Slovakian Lutheran synod established the first official protestant church in the country. It was another amazing day spent with the warm and generous people of the Center for Christian Education in Martin.Read more