“Language barrier” is a common phrase in English… have you ever been in a situation when language was a barrier? We’ve certainly known that feeling. After nearly seven years here in Slovakia, we’ve felt it often, and we still have situations when we feel hindered by the fact that Slovak is not our native language.... Continue Reading →
We held our first summer day camp for children in the village of Cakanovce this year, during the first week of July - you might remember that we asked for prayer for this event during our last newsletter. We had a great week of learning, music and games, and we are excited about the great... Continue Reading →
During the first week of June we enjoyed hosting a team from Baptist Church of Beaufort, SC. We're so thankful they gave of their time and resources to come spend time with nearly 200 children here in Kosice and the surrounding region. Click below to see the Facebook album on our ministry page (you don't... Continue Reading →
Over the last couple of weeks we were privileged to have a visit from Phillip Brown, the Pastor for Worship, Music and College Ministries at Huguenot Road Baptist in Richmond, Virginia. HRBC has been one of our partner churches since before we moved to Slovakia, and this was Phillip's second visit here - he also... Continue Reading →
We haven't posted here in a while - though if you receive our email newsletter, you know that we've sent out a couple of newsletters since our last blog update. Sorry for the long delay! First a link to our most recent newsletter, published two weeks ago - it includes invitations to a couple of... Continue Reading →
We had a fantastic time last week with a mission team of eight from First Baptist in Gretna, Virginia. We posted some photos to our Facebook page, so you can click on the images below to view them (you don't have to register for Facebook). https://www.facebook.com/jonandtanyaparks/posts/1236414856474534
We get so much joy from hosting teams - there are so many little wonderful things about having guests here serving and learning alongside us! But one of our favorite little joys is watching new friendships grow. The team of eight that's here from Gretna, Virginia, partnered with Devleskero Kher church several times this week,... Continue Reading →
About a week ago we said farewell to our third (and final) mission trip of this season. A group of youth and adults came to us from Broadway Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky. to help serve alongside workers from the Devleskero Kher church here in Kosice. We spent a lot of the week with children... Continue Reading →
A little more than a week ago we bid farewell to our second mission team this season - a group of three from CBF South Carolina who came to experience what God's doing here, to learn alongside us, and to help us learn and think a little more deeply too. We focused on the role... Continue Reading →
