Ohrid

On my second to last day in Macedonia I took a day trip to Ohrid with my freind Sonja. We were going to go earlier, but it was raining all last week. We took the bus to Ohrid, aobut a 4 hour drive in the bus. We walked all over the city and looked at all beautiful churches, ruines, and even an active archeological dig. I loved watching the workers dig, clean, repair, and sort all the artifacts that were found. We even went into the old amphetheater. We talked and had a wonderful time until it started to rain again. We came back a little earlier than expected, but I would not have changed anything about that day.

Youth Picnic

Today the youth group had a picnic outside of Skopje. We had a wonderful time of fellowship and playing games. There were even two girls who do not come to the youth group who joined us because they were invited by a friend. We were able to use the picnic as evangelism tool for these two girls.

More Bad News

My other grandmother has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. She is not a Christian, so please pray for her salvation! I have been witnessing to her for many years, but she has not allowed Jesus to be her Lord and Savior.

PS. I've decided that I will more than likely die for cancer.

Pray!!

My mother e-mailed me today that my grandmother, her mother, has Colon Cancer. She is going in for surgery on June 11th. We will know how extensive the cancer is then. The doctors said that if it has spread, she is too old for chem therapy.

Please pray that this will bring my uncles to the knowledge of Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

Back in Macedonia

Well, I arrived back in Macedonia from Spain safe and sound. I arrived home at 3:30 in the morning and collasped on my bed. I had a great time at the All Europe Retreat that we had in Spain. We had meetings that reallyhelped and encouraged us. We also had a wonderful time of rest and relaxation. I loved meeting the other missionaries in Europe, especially seeing the Engets who are in Ireland. Mr. Enget taugh at Trinity while I was there, and it was good to see them and hear how God has worked in thier lives.

Baptism

Today Caleb was baptised in water in Spain. He was one of twelve who were baptised. Most of them were children around the age of 8 give or take 2 years. It was exciting to see such young children making this commitment to serve Jesus Christ our Lord.

Arrival in Spain

The AG is having an all Europe retreat in Spain this week/weekend. I flew from Thessolaniki into Rome and then onto Barcelona. The lay over in Rome was only a hour, so I was only able to see Rome from the airplane. The only site I was able to pick out was the Colussium. Once arriving in Barcelona I had to board the train and take about a 2 hour ride to Salou. The ride was very easy and I was able to see different parts of Spain.

I will be in Spain until May 13th, then I arrive back in Skopje at about 3 or 4 in the morning (techniquely it would be Monday the 14th).

I have already meet some people that I know, including an teacher from college who is now a missionary in Ireland. It was good to talk with him and his family and see how God has been working in their life.

Language Fun

I was watching Pirates of the Caribbean today. I borrowed it from a friend and while the movie is in English, it has Macedonian subtitles. I was reading the Macedonian subtitles, and watching the movie when a subtitle came up that I could not help but laugh at.

Any time you watch a pirate movie you always here "pirate lingo", such as "Ahoy matie", "Davie Jones's locker" and "shiver me timbers". Such is the case with Pirates of the Caribbean. All the pirates agree to board the ship and go after the Pearl and rescue Elizabeth. Shouting "Aye" they turn and prepare to leave. The Macedonia subtitles during this part read "Jac" which means the pronoun I. While the words "Aye" and "I" sound the same, they are not. Instead of translating "Aye" it to yes or Ok, it was translated into "I". Any time I see a pirate movie I will always remember to shout "Jac/I" instead of "Aye".

May Day

The first of May is one of many holidays that are celebrated here. The church decided to have a picnic at a park near Matka. We arrived in the late morning around 10:30, and the park was already full of people. We played games, talked, and ate lunch together. The weather was pretty good, even though is did sprinkle on us once or twice. Overall, it was a very good day.