Last post from Poland

So time has come to an end. It is about 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday morning and I'm just heading to bed. Today was our one free day in Gdansk where we spent the day exploring the city...and boy was it amazing. We had the opportunity to visit a cathedral that was built in the 1500's, spent time in old town Gdansk, and we had the opportunity to visit some friends we met at camp.

A couple days into camp, Danielle told me we needed to find a time to eat with a couple she met from Poland. I was unsure at first of how it was going to work out. Ola and Krystopher(probably misspelled their names, but will fix later) have been married for 11 months, and Danielle and I have REALLY enjoyed getting to know them. They met us today in old town Gdansk for lunch and then helped us pick out souvenirs. Once we finished with that, they drove us over to their flat in a suburb of Gdansk. We spent a couple hours hanging out there, and met the rest of the team at a restaurant for dinner. After dinner, we stopped at a store(much like Menards) because they needed paint for their newly remodeled flat.

These two individuals are WONDERFUL. Coming to Poland, I never intended to build friendships that would blossom as much as this friendship has. While hanging out during camp, we quickly realized that we all had a lot in common. I would have NEVER guessed a Polish couple would spend their day off...AFTER being away from their home for a week, hanging out with us. They drove all the way into old city, which was 4o minutes to hang out. They were willing to drive us all the way back to their place, and then take us to meet our team at the restaurant. When we finished up with supper, it was pouring outside and they offered to give us a ride back to the church. The rest of our team walked back to the train station, and our new friends could have just left us with the team. But instead the offered to take us back to the church.

I don't know if they will ever read this, but I truly felt God gave us that friendship and I look forward to getting to know this couple more closely. This camp that we attended was different. Different in the fact I can't explain what happened here. So I won't try...yet! Please know that if you ask me how the trip was, I am NOT going to give you an abridged version, so choose your words wisely!

Tomorrow we take off from Gdansk at 7:00 a.m. and will arrive in Denver around 7:00 p.m. God willing, we will make all connections and our luggage will arrive in Denver when we do. Please pray for safe travels for all of the Americans together! I'm excited to be home but more nervous to transition back to the life in America. Camp created a sense of a high and it will be hard to come down from here without feeling lost and disappointed. Please pray the entire team has a safe transition back to their home lives and that we continue our missions experience at a more local destination!!!