Running, coach or group?

For the last week I have been working at getting acclimated to this new environment. The city is beautiful as I have seen before and have been told by many different people. The biggest challenge so far has been getting into a normal schedule, however, this normal schedule that I think I am in is going to change.
Before I got here I expected that I would be part of club team from the start. I was anticipating landing in Prague on Friday the 17th, drop my things off, get shown around town or the school then head off to practice with the team that I would joining. As it turns out God has different plans for me. While raising my support and talking with people about what I am here for I always told them that I am going to be joining a club team, I will be running with a really fast group of guys and that is going to be my main mission field.
God surprised me, the day I left the states what I had been telling everyone was true, there was a group that I would be joining with and I was going to be running with a very fast group of guys. When I left Billy got a call and found out in short that the club I was to join is no more.
With this new news Billy has been helping me greatly try to find what I will be doing. He knows that I am going to be doing something with running. It is just now time to answer how. On Wednesday the 22nd we met with a coach that Billy has been working with for many years now. This guy is great. There are many people that speak highly of him. From all that I have gathered is that he is a top coach when it comes to running.
One big problem, he is not coaching a team. He currently coaches 2 athletes, and they are 800 runners, not the distance that I have any strength in. Second to having no group of runners is that he will be leaving the country now and then in order to go training with his athlete. I still have a great vibe from this coach, he also speaks English.
That afternoon Billy and I went over to a club and found the coach who is working with a group. A group of runners is a real bonus. The downside of this group is that the coach does not speak any English, time to learn Czech. The fact that there is a group makes this option more ideal. Billy and I are going to talk more about the options and soon I will be either running for a coach that has a great reputation, or I will be joining the coach that has a group of runners.
Please pray for the people of Czech Repbulic.

Praha

I write this tired. I am here! The support has brought me over, I am sitting at the sports university in the computer lab just plain worn out. Thank you all for your support. I will write more in a few days when I feel that my head wont hit the keyboard.

comments?

To all that are reading this blog. I just thought that it would be a great encouragement for your to please post comments when you read. The comments don't have to pertain to the blog itself, but if they do that would be great. What the comments would help me with is knowing that there are people out there keeping up with this ministry.

Update,

I am to be in Prague October 1st. As of this weekend I am just over 40% raised. Please pray, and talk with others about this ministry.

Also, a correction from the last entry, there is another stinter that is working in Prague. That is an answered prayer, another Christian to work with.

Training

As the day of travel comes closer and closer I have started to be anxious about support. Philippians 4:6 reads “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God.” Guess what, God has provided just that.
The support keeps flowing in, I have contacts to call, and supporters are talking to friends about this mission. This shows me that God is working. God’s hand is in this mission placing it on the hearts of those that need to hear about it.
Last week I was in Xenia, Ohio for training. The training was good, honestly one more day would have been a blessing. The last day we started at 8 in the morning and finished at 10 at night. We did eat and go out and putt-putt.
At the training we had four groups going out to spend a year or two with Athletes in Action, one to South Africa, one to Germany, another to South America, a family over to New Zealand, and myself to Prague, Czech Republic. With the putt-putt we divided into teams to compete, of course we are going to compete we are all athletes.
One of the girls that was on my team started off saying, “doesn’t the highest score win?” I thought that would mean that we are going to loss for the other team had a golfer on their team (she shot a 39 on a 40 par course). In the end the “high score” girl scored our second lowest, only second to her husband by 1. When we tallied all the scores we had a total of 193, and their team had a total of 193. No losing team to buy ice-cream.
All in all, the trip went well. I found out I am the only person going as a Stinter to Prague. I was encouraged by the other Stinters were they are in support. Also, I was encouraged greatly to continue to work on my own walk. If my walk with the Lord is suffering I will have a harder time to share the gospel.
Please pray: The rest of the support flows in fast. That I grow in my walk. That I am able to reach to those who need to hear about this mission work, and more importantly to reach those who need to hear the good news.

One Month to Go

I am down to a month to go. The trust that I have in God to provide has been tested each day, but I still trust Him to provide. I have learned a great lesson this past two months raising funds.
God has given us much, and from those given much much is expected. I also have learned that God has control of everything. Down to every penny. I am in a place that all I am able to do is trust the Lord. HE PROVIDES!
Just the other day I saw a parent of a student that I taught this last year. They asked how things are, and how the missions has been going. I informed them that I am still working on raising funds. They told me to give them a call.
As the conversation went we got to the financial commitment part. What I was hearing was their finances are really tight, down to the penny, so as human as I am I thought they might be able to help at about $20 or $30 a month. However, God had something else in mind. They told me that they would be able to help out at $75 a month! What a blessing.
I still lean on the Lord to be able to provide the funds. Please pray the financial support comes in. Also, pray the Lord will use me while here and in Praha.

Start Up

Hello world,

This is the start of an adventure that will go for about a year. And the memories should last a lifetime. I will be traveling to Prague, Czech Republic in about 7 weeks. I am excited and ready foe the adventure. Currently I am making phone calls and talking with people to become partners in this mission work.

It is a lot of work and I need prayer support, and financial support. Thanks to all that have done so already I know that your prayers are heard.