Weekend travels

Our team had quite an exciting weekend, and we learned that we can make all the plans we want, but God can change our course.

On Friday afternoon, we drove to the Orava region, which is northeast of where we are staying. Orava has many beautiful sites and castles. On Saturday, we planned to so some outdoor activities including rafting on the Orava River, but when we woke up, it was pouring and we heard thunder and lightning. We visited the castle, which is beautiful, but had to change our plans as rafting and paragliding would be dangerous during thunderstorms. We took a drive north and saw a wooden church that is a Unesco heritage site, and then took some photos of Lake Orava. We also went to a salas, which is a place where they sell sheep cheese products, a local favourite and something Dana was really looking forward to eating.

In the evening, we drove to our next hotel and settled in, and since the weather was bad, we visited a local pool complex to relax. We tried some fun waterslides and a wave pool, and it was a great time!

On Sunday, we visited another salas for breakfast, and then went for a hike in on the Vratna Dolina Park. It was beautiful, but some sections were a little scary as it was quite steep!

We got back to Berea in the evening and met up with Les, Monica, and Philip, who are the remaining three team members. It's great to be all together at last!

Thanks for your prayers. Please pray for team cohesion and for a fruitful week of ministry.