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We arrived back at ABC around midnight last night/this morning. Thank you, Gene Foose, for volunteering to drive back an exhausted team!

There were a few issues getting back home as we hopped airplanes and airports. Mandee lost a few items to Prague security, and my own bags were checked by security at the Prague and Atlanta airports because the hard drives I carried around looked similar to explosives. But nothing important was lost, including the Czech snacks I brought back! Needless to say, we were happy when we were done with airports!

But God was with us the whole time, and He brought us back safely, healthy, smelly, and reluctantly! This is the first year where I've experienced the whole team wanting to stay longer and to come back next year! The friendships we have developed were amazing, and I was happy to hear from a few of the people that we were not at all like their idea of "typical Americans" (except for Asa, of course!). It has been a blessing to work (and play) with this team and to see how God worked through them, at times breaking them to allow healing and true life transformation, at other times using them to their full capacity to reveal His love and glory. Many hearts  were moved this last week, both Czechs and Americans, by our performance of the "Everything" skit, and it sparked some great conversations that moved people closer to Christ. Keep praying that they move closer to God and that their eyes will be opened to His love, confessing Him as God and Savior.

Our partnership with the Czech church and with the Dagen's created a strong relationship, even amidst a few bumps in the road. And I loved how close our team grew toward the church members and the Dagen's (the main reason we didn't want to leave!). Our goodbyes on Sunday were saddening, but encouraging, knowing that most of us will keep in touch via email and facebook, and we believe that God will give us the opportunity  to come back next year to see them all again!

Thank you, ABC, for your continued prayers and support! I don't think I could call this the best English Camp I have experienced of if it wasn't for your prayers to God and your support, and our team is eternally grateful to have had this opportunity! My last few prayer requests is to see God keep on developing the team this week as we go through the debriefing process and developing the materials for our spotlight--this Sunday, 12:30 in room E102. We all want to get heavily involved with the Dagen's ministry and the English camp ministry, and so we pray that God will help guide us during this process.

We can't wait to share this trip with you! We hope you can make it to our Spotlight this Sunday! Thanks again for the continued support.

God bless,

Michael, for the Czech team