Today was a trip to Orlova with a concert in the evening. We thought we would commnicate a different update by sharing snippets of impressions compiled during the van ride home. From Suzy, Lily, Shareya, Peter, Jon, Bryan and Haniysek:
-Orolova is about 120 kilometers east of Olomouc, a industrial town with coal mining a major industry.
-The church was taken over by the Gestapo during WW II and turned into their headquarters. When their defeat was imminent, they burned down the church. It was later rebuilt and remodelled. The Nazis could not destroy the 'Church' by destroying the 'church'.
-We were once again greeted with warm smiles and a church that loved up on us
-One of our ladies was appropriately greeted by a gentlemen with a kiss on her hand
-Stepan, the pastor of the church we were at today, exhibited such a wonderful spirit of service by following us to our first two concerts hauling a trailer and providing all of the sound system setup and control.
-The church has a wonderful choir, "Keep Smiling" which sang several songs with us.
-They also ministered to us through several songs they sang in English. "Open Our Eyes Lord" was especially meaningful.
-The congregation stood in worship on their own in our closing song of "Christ is Risen"
-We tried to learn a little about the difference of the Czech humor by getting them to tell us some Czech jokes....a sample... "Two men are walking down the street. The one in the middle falls down."
-When we told the joke in the car, Haniyek burst out laughing...
-We are now official fans of the Czech hockey teams as we were given a gift proclaiming it "Fadime Cesku"
-The church has windows that face west. During the closing song, "Christ is Risen", the sun angled at just the right time to highlight the singers faces. The sun was shining on our faces just as the Son is shining on the hearts of the Czechs.
Tomorrow is new adventure in Brno....
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