Day Four!

Today we started teaching english!  We taught three sessions!  Our favorite is the morning session because we get to teach the children!  It is so awesome to watch them learn while they are having fun!  After some monitoring and adjusting, the adult classes seemed to go well.  Tomorrow will be easier because we have figured out what works the best!

We toured some Serbian Orthodox Monastaries this afternoon.  The churches there were beautiful!  Both were built in the 1700s and were very ornate.  It struck me that at the time they were built, many people would have been struggeling just to have enough to eat.  Yet, it was obvious that large amounts of money were spent on the decoration of the churches.  I began to think about our own churches.  People are in pain and need everywhere.  As a church, we are called to minister to these people.  Sometimes I wonder if we could not fulfill this calling better if we spent our money on people instead beautiful buildings.  Something to reflect on anyway.

Bethany and I are beginning to learn some Serbian words.  We love Serbian foods!  Today we went to a large Serbian grocery store!  We are getting to know many people in the Serbian church!  Please pray as we build relationships and partnerships and have experiences that will allow us to continue to serve along side these amazing people!  Ciao!