Message - Friday April 14, 2006
Well the team just finished in Vienna (That's Vienna, Chaseton, not Venice . . .). They had a blast shopping, eating, etc . . .
They had an AWESOME spiritual time last night as a team!
They are asking for prayer for travel and health.
I can't wait to see them. We must be prepared to be AWESOME listeners as they will have over 10-days of experiences to share with their families!
Please call/email me if you will be picking up your Team Member directly from the airport. If not you can follow this link: http://www.hudsonltd2.com/cgi-bin/cld1/res
God bless, until the next missions trip.
Mark
Message - Wednesday April 12, 2006
Hey everyone . . .
We had another great day!!! just a quick update....
We saw some kids get saved today at english classes, ministered to 3 different groups... and some of our ladies met w/ the widows and taught them about solar cooking, making crafts, and better hygiene.
Then Kristen, Lindsay and Aaron did a 1/2 hour radio show, and Larry and Myself did the other 1/2 hour show... I taped it... they did an AWESOME Job!!!
We had Great devotions tonite... and one of the highlights was to see all the kids in the park after we got home, and talk to the ones who had made discisions for Jesus about how to grow in the Lord.... some of our kids are wanting to stay here for at least a month or 2 or 3!!!
Please don't stop praying for us... it's easy to let down now that the trip is coming to a close, but we still have plenty of great opportunities in Vienna to share the Gospel... Pray that God will open doors there also, and pray for our continued protection... one lady called from one of the other towns that was listening to the radio station, and wants to meet w/ some of us to ask us questions about the kids testimonies... we head out about noon tomorrow to drive 1 1/2 hours to Pristina, to catch our flight to Vienna... thanks again for your prayers...
tonight during our prayer time we prayed for all of you!!! We are asking God's blessings on your lives and his provision in all you do...
To the Ends of the Earth.....
Mark, Daniel and the K-Team!
Message - Tuesday April 11, 2006
Hi all . . .
Well, today was labeled the BEST DAY YET!!! We started off w/ AWESOME devotions like we have every morning and every night, but this morning was something really special...
Then one group went to distribute toys to some village kids and take some medicine to them.... when they returned, everyone got to go shopping in the local markets for about 1 1/2 hours... who doesn’t want a pair of Knock-off designer jeans for 15 bucks!!!
Then we came home and headed out to the park to finish cleaning what we didn't finish yesterday... after cleaning we set up shop in the middle of the soccer field and performed our 2 drama's, along w/ puppets and bells ... the drama's were VERY Powerful... then Daniel gave a salvation message to the group of about 70 people, relating how picking up trash and keeping the park clean, to Jesus coming in us and cleaning up OUR lives.... It was a GREAT message.... Lori counted 33 people who came forward to get saved... AWESOME STUFF the Lord did...
You will all be so proud when you see the video of your kids (and to some your spouses), and how God used them to the fullest... after connecting them with our translators, who talked w/ them about where to go to church, and how to get connected, we headed off for an hour and a half drive through some of the most beautiful countryside ever... Snow capped mountains that just made you sing "The Hilllllllllllssssss are Aliiiiiiiiiiive.... with the Sound of Muuuuuussssiiicccc..... A REAL cheesy moment...
We then arrived just in time for a Youth service in a town call Peje (PAYA)… we performed our 2 drama's, Lori, Annilie and Aaron gave their testimonies... Great stuff...
We had a late dinner, then went home, and it's 1:15 am and I still hear the girls laughing upstairs....
Prayer points for tomorrow are:
One group will go to the widow's and orphans tomorrow, while the other group
will go to share their testimonies with 3 different classrooms of youth... from
12-26 yrs old... everyone will get a chance to share their testimonies... and then
tomorrow night, we will be on a local radio station, sharing the gospel, and I asked
Lindsay, Kristen and Brian to share their testimony on the radio show.... the station
reaches ALL of Kosovo...
(I'll try to record it for you all, unless you have short wave radio, or a really BIG antenna, maybe you can tune in) :)
Thank you again for all your prayers and support....
We Love You ALL!!!
Mark, Daniel and the K-Team!
Message - Monday April 10, 2006
Hi all . . .
WOW... We just had the Craziest day ever!!! We practiced Dramas till about 2:30 am last night, then off to bed... These old bones of mine are NOT 25 anymore... but WHAT a BLAST!!! We all woke up just a little later than usual... 8am ... then we left to clean a 2 hector field (about 2 football fields side by side) and picked up all the trash, so they can plant strawberries and make money to support themselves... here, if you are a widow, you have no hope... you must live w/ your mother in law, and serve her for the rest of your life.... OUCH... anyway, it took about 2 hours to clean the field, then off to lunch, PIZZA again!!!
Yeah.... HELLO Kosovo!!! Then on the way home, Daniel suggested we clean the park across the street --- it is FULL of trash EVERYWHERE!!! so we all put on our yellow gloves and started working... then.... check it out... all the local MEN, Kids and teenagers came out to watch.... pretty soon THEY were cleaning and picking up the trash.... believe it or not.... we almost cleaned the entire park... so far we collected about 25 trash bags FULL...
Then we grabbed the guitar, started singing and before you knew it there were about 50 people gathered around doing the motions to different Christian songs... so we told them all to come out tomorrow, and we will do our dramas for them, puppets for the kids, and bells... after that we will do a salvation message for everyone there... we told them to bring their friends and families... so.... THAT would be our #1 prayer point for today...
PRAY for the Salvations of the kids and adults tomorrow... about 15 kids got saved yesterday at the village... pray for continued health.... and PRAISE God for being so faithful and for such a GREAT team of kids and adults!!!
We Love you ALL... and I forgot to put in the word AWESOME today... so here it is..... AWESOME!
ps... don't ever let your kids tell you they don't know how to clean... their GIG is UP!!! They cleaned that park like a lion cleaning a deer carcass!!!
Love Mark, Daniel and the K-Team
Message - Sunday April 9, 2006
Hi all!
Hope all is well and that the pics are coming though . . .
I sent 20 yesterday, but the power went out in the house after it was almost done downloading an hour later . . . OH WELL . . . I guess we ARE in Kosovo, Right!!!
Had a GREAT Church service this morning, then ate PIZZA!!! YEAH BABY!!! Then we went to a poor village and played w/ about 30 - 40 kids and some adults . . . Pastor Sean was so thankful becuase he wants to start a church there . . . The people there Loved Our Team, and it will really help Sean when he starts the Church . . . we even prayed for healing for the Elder of the Village . . .
Then a muslim friend of Larry invited us over for a pasta dinner . . . ALL of Us!!! Brave Soul HE IS!!! Again . . . Parents . . . your kids are HILARIOUS!!! You would all be VERY proud of them . . . stepping WAY out of their box's and comfort zones!!! You have a lot to be proud of!!! God is truly AWESOME, and we can't thank you enough for your prayers . . . we are staying across the street from a city park, and our kids have already makde TONS of Friends . . . they wait for us to get home, so we can come over to the park and play soccer, face paint, hand out tracks, and today, the little kids gave a few of our team a 2 hour Albanian language lesson!!!
Tonight, all the town came out to hang out downtown, so we split up into 3 groups of 5 and handed out tracks . . . THAT was interesting . . . Even for me!!! I will try to send more pics when I can . . . but continue to pray for everyone we meet, and God's Protection!!! Your prayers ARE working . . . the weather is great . . . and everyone is healthy!!! Everyone still loves each other!
We LOVE YOU ALL sooooo much . . . thanks again for everything you are doing and for standing in the gap for us . . .
Pressing ON!!!!
Mark, Daniel and the K-Team