Divine Sailing

Sending your kids off to summer camp is a big part of European culture.  But here, they send their small children off for 2 weeks at a time!!  I'm trying to adjust to our new culture, but I just can't bring myself to do that.  So when I heard about a day camp here in Krakow where my kids could learn the art of sailing, have fun, and still be home with us at night, we went to sign up !!!!  All along, God had a plan...........................

At this SAME camp, not one, but TWO of our Polish contacts had signed their kids up as well...................during this EXACT SAME week (the camp runs during each week of the summer). I couldn't have planned it better if I had tried...............really hard.

Patrycja, our newest believer in our mom's group, has a daughter, Zuzia, who went to preschool with Arin.  Because of my crazy Polish school schedule, Patrycja and I have not been able to meet for several months.  But because Zuzia was also signed up for this camp, I got to spend time with Patrycja and we got to serve their family by helping transport Zuzia to/from camp with Arin on a few days.  We also got to spend time with Patrycja's husband, Raphael, and Patrycja's parents...............all of whom do not fully understand Patrycja's decision to follow Christ.

Also, Magda is a single mom with 2 kids, who had signed her son up for sailing camp.  I have had opportunity to witness to Magda on several occasions, but she was not open.  Our paths have not crossed at all lately, so I took this opportunity to ask her how I could be praying for her.  She has been through a rough divorce, and is still feeling like she can manage on her own without a Savior, but her friend, Hiedi, also got an earful of faith talk on our afternoons together watching our kids on the lake.  We actually got to spend a birthday celebration together with Magda and her kids the next week as a result of this "chance" encounter together.

My kids were scared to try something new and different, but it was clear to see God's design in setting up the time with these ladies and their families that week !!  Incidentally, the person who told us about this camp was not even able to sign her son up because the camp was too full by the time she called !!!

Here's some pics of my brave kids, and our divine sailing contacts:

 Arin and Zuzia putting away the sail boats

                                                   Magda and her youngest                                                         

 Birthday celebrations with Magda's kids