Category: Blog (Page 4 of 13)

My involvement in the college student ministry is very energizing. It is still great place to serve the students from all Slovakia face to face to me. I served in the dorms few times as the speaker and I felt like I was enriched and encouraged by it.

The ministry is more difficult now for the cycle of changing the students in the leadership team is faster, but we still desire to see the newborn students in the college ministry.

Thanks to all of you who pray for our ministry as well as to those who supports financially. It is great adventure, miracle and honor to serve here in Kompas. I enjoy my very meaningful work a lot. Without you it would be hardly possible. Last year we managed (we had the most contributions from the Slovaks we ever had) to obtain the matching grand from a foundation and moreover they decided to continue with us this year too. Please consider this opportunity of investment into His kingdom in Slovakia.

Would you like to learn more? Clic on the 4th paige of this blog and read the article: Possibility of unusual investment… Thank you.

We have a dream to organize 8 English Camps with 9 local churches with four different denominations represented in Slovakia. Could you join us in your prayers to see the miracle?

Peter Michalcik is our new English Conversation Camps director, he led his first KECY Camp Leader Meeting this week. It was such an encouragement to have so many brothers and sisters come together as the body of Christ to prepare for our upcoming summer camps.

We are currently seeking 5 more North American short-term teams and a handful of interns to join us. We’d ask that you please join us in prayer. And, may the following verses speak to your hearts as they did with our while the camp leaders shared what God has been teaching them…

Mark 10: 41-52, God heals a blind man…we are currently blind in this situation, but am trusting the Lord to open our eyes to see His hand in all of this.

Prov. 19:21, we have our plans and the Lord has His! May we not walk ahead of him.

Acts 17:26-27, God is in control, may we seek Him.

Luke 10:2, Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest field!

Yes, it happened, the words cannot describe the experience I had in Israel. Getting to walk where Jesus walked, taught, prayed, and rose is something you only read in the bible. Now as I read the bible, I have a new perspective. In the past, I would pass over the name of this gate, or this city or things that did not seem important. However, after actually getting to walk and touch the places mentioned in the bible, I have a newfound respect of God’s word.

It was great to take part with 200 youth leaders from over 51 nations (and our TCK team) at Global Youth Initiative – conference in Israel.

That’s it! Two days ago, June the 1st, 2008 we finished another, the 5th year of the School of leaders. Fifteen students submitted their final papers, passed the tests and graduated. We believe that they will faithfully continue to serve in their local churches.

What about us? We are looking forward to the new school year and new students, but to take some rest is a good idea too, isn’t it?

During the summer our team cooperated with 9 Slovak and 8 American churches to organize English Evangelism camps for 355 students. 39 of them made a commitment to follow Christ.

If you would like to learn more, to read some stories about what the Lord has done in the lives of the students, just let me know. I would love to send you some stories. For me the camp season was such an exciting experience to see a lot of good fruits. The Lord proved that tripling the number of camps compared to last summer was the right decision. Although this time was pretty busy (team trainings, camp’s preparation, the camps…) it was also very energizing. I can say that it was the best summer in my ministry that I ever had. I am very grateful to the Lord for my colleagues, the interns and the volunteers who did great job.

Recently we have been thinking about the future of our ministry and the result is that our TCK staff desires to see that after 3 years, the current ministry fruit would be doubled. We believe Jesus’s words: “This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.” John 15.8 (NIV). We finished the fruit evaluation and defining process and are now moving forward to see the multiplication of the fruits according to the “2×3” vision.

One step we need in order to move forward is for our national missionaries’ salaries to be fully funded. For this, and many other reasons, we look forward to taking part in the Josiah Venture 2×3 Campaign. This means we will be coming to the States to connect with all of our current supporting persons and churches, as well as take part in the Atlanta JV vision night. The vision night will be a 2 hour event which will be focused around big picture of JV and where we hope to go in the future. We will organize similar events in Slovakia next year as well. I invite you for the Vision night through http://www.2x3campaign.com/ where you can use the RSVP to register. Please consider this opportunity, because not only is it a great chance to hear about what God is doing in this part of the world, but it is not often that all of our TCK team is together in the States. But if you are unable to make the one in Atlanta, please see if any of the other 10 will be near you.

There has been much happening with our team over the past few months. We had 3 new TCK staff workers join us this school year – Janka H. (10 months contract), Maruska K. (2 years), Anka B. as the volunteer/ teacher in the School of Leaders. Kenric, who served with us for 5 years, has returned back to the States. Although it was strange to see him leave, we are grateful for his ministry, especially in the small village where he ministered and spent his last two years.

Another colleague, Marianna Miskeiova, has decided to take a sabbatical till the end of this year. We pray that she would be refreshed after a fruitful 10 years of ministry.
During the summer, the Lord gave a number of people from the States the desire to join our team here in Slovakia. We are praying that He would confirm to us their calling by showing us clearly the place of their future ministry, along with the local church that they would work alongside. We also need a gifted and competent worker who would be able to take the responsibility for Exit 316 project. Please join us in these prayers.

We started this month with 13 students from 7 local churches and 2 denominations. This new group has great excitement and desire to learn more about the Lord, and we are praying that their eagerness now will last till the end of the school year. For we know that the way is long, and that there can be many challenges, but in the end there is great worth in it.

About 15 college students regularly meet in the dorms to study the Scripture. Our plans for the semester are ready, and I am specifically looking forward to the meetings prepared specially for non-churched students. During these meetings, we try to prepare a unique opportunity for them to hear the Gospel clearly. The team now includes Tana, Janko and Evka, as well as two new students, Mato and Ivka. I really enjoy being with them in this ministry.