Arrived in POLAND !!!!

We have arrived in Poland !!!

We have been here 16 days and finally have our internet up and just got access back into our blogspot --- We are definitely living in a new land !!! I should be sleeping, but I'm so excited to have this opportunity to share with you back home.............so sleep comes later!

Our flights were smooth and fun.........very little sleep, but sleep is overrated when you are experiencing all these "firsts". We had over 15 team members meet us at the airport for the warmest welcome to Krakow !! Then they carried all our 50 pound bags up 5 flights of stairs.........they really show alot of love !!!

We have been busy setting up our home, learning our way around town by bus and tram, meeting team members and families, and fumbling our way through as much Polish as we can pronounce !!!

Life is good for us !! The European culture can be cold and unfriendly in some ways.......people keep to themselves and do not trust easily, but we pray the light of Jesus shines all the more through us as we begin by simply greeting them and serving them here in their land!!! That has confirmed for us the reason we've come to this new home. Kaleb and Arin are adjusting very well. They are trying their hand at the few Polish words we know, getting to know the playgrounds, and enjoying their first bunkbeds !!!

Here is the back of our neighborhood:

Our first Sunday here was Easter!!! After celebrating our Risen Lord, we were able to actually have an egg hunt with another family here:

The next Saturday, the Krakow Tigers played their first season game --- and won 70-0!!! Kaleb was able to get suited up with the team, ran out with them before the game, and joined the captains for the coin toss. It was a big day for everyone !!! Then we fed both teams grilled out hot dogs (Polish style, of course!)

We are enjoying all the different aspects of learning this new culture!!..........(well, except for maybe the delays with internet and such.) We look forward to learning much about this precious people and long for opportunities to interact with them on deeper spiritual levels! As we draw inevitable attention as foreigners, we hope to redirect their attention to a Savior who knows them intimately and considers them valuable enough to die for them!!!

Thanks for joining us this far on this journey !!! Please let us know how you are............at our new e-mail address: thehesskews@gmail.com !!!!!