So, have you finished off last weeks Turkey yet? We just did with a bit of help from our friends. And we had a lot of them... since we don't have family close here in Bratislava, Thanksgiving day celebrations are usually a collective community affair - i.e. everyone we know drifts into our home throughout the day for some herb-roasted Turkey, Awesome Apple & Sausage stuffing, creamy mash potatoes, and the rest of those mouth watering treats....hmmmm.... can't we have Thanksgiving again this weekend??? 
All in all it was a blast. All of us from the Sunday worship service invited non-believing friends (or Christians who don't have a church home) to come and share this time with us. We figure this is a great way to introduce those around us to the church and let them enter deeper into our lives in a natural, tasty way. I believe we will see the fruits of this evening (and others like it) as we simply love one another, be up front about where that love comes from, and be open to what the Spirit would like to do in each of our individual lives (in His way, on His timeframe). 
Our guest list as like looking at a U.N. line up (actually one of them works for the U.N.!). We had Americans, Slovaks, French, Japanese, Malaysians, and even our neighbor from Madagascar! It was a fun, eclectic, zany group... and then you add in all the kids and it's a recipe for a fun, but crazy night! At least it wasn't Hanukah... I couldn't survive 7 nights of that! Too much of a good thing. 
Aside from the fabulous food, fun fellowship, and crazy kids, we were also able to share in a bit of worship, speak about thankfulness from the Word, and had our friend Eva* share about her recent experiences in China. Please keep our new friends and neighbors in your prayers. That they would get to know Jesus (or grow deeper in Him) and that the Lord would build up our little group in His time and in His way.
*( Eva, pictured above, is an answer to our prayers. She was able to go to China to take in the Word and is now able to speak in many churches about her experiences. The result is that many other young Slovaks are catching the vision for missions! )
