hey friends,
as some of you know, alie and i were pretty serious about finding a church once we got settled here in prague. we felt that it was vital to find an organized place of worship where we could interact with a community of believers. this past sunday we were able to find a place that met those standards. the church is called prague christian fellowship. it offers sermons in english and it has a very diverse congregation of about 75-100 people. while we were there, alie and i met 2 really friendly guys, john and ben. john actually lives in our dorm so we get to see him regularly. and because we are in such close quarters, it's really easy to schedule plans with him. we have already gotten the chance to spend time with both of them since we met. so it seems like we are finally making some friends who are like minded when it comes to our beliefs. it's pretty refreshing.
if you want to know more about the church, here is the websight:
http://www.praguefellowship.cz/pages/Default.aspx?alias=www.praguefellowship.cz/pages/church
yesterday alie and i rode the subway home from school. since we got out of class during rush hour, the subway cars were packed with people. it was so jammed that i had to run and board the next car back. since they all make the same stops it was no problem, but alie and i were temporarily separated. anyways, to make a long story short, while alie was riding the sub a big guy tried to snatch her wallet out of her purse! so what did she do? she didn't scream, she didn't scurry away, she didn't cry... she back handed the guy in the face with a closed fist!!! and this guy was huge and pretty nasty looking! after she walloped him, he left her alone and she was able to get off at the next stop with all of her possessions safely tucked away in her purse. praise God that she wasn't harmed in any way. there was no reason for that guy to refrain from retaliating. i was so proud of her! she handled herself so well. most people would have freaked out in a situation like that. as kendall said, "yeah alie!!! you kicked his ass!!!"
now we are extra paranoid about our bags.
today we took our final czech exam. with the exam score factored in, my final grade for the class was an a-. alie hasn't found out her grade yet, but i'm sure she did well, also.
well, tomorrow (friday) we leave for moravia at 10:30am (4:30am OH time). moravia is the eastern half of the czech republic. we will be sure to take alot of pictures and post them as well. we return back to prague sunday evening.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Ez-map.png
hope everyone is doing well. you are all constantly in our prayers.
love,
drew
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Who will be bragging about his sister's self-defense abilities to all of his friends? That's right.
drew, i swear. it's webSITE.
i'm so impressed with alie. i'd like to think that i'd have the same type of reaction but i don't know. more than likely i'd shriek like a little girl. good work alie.
dude, Moravia is where all the Anabaptist sects of Christianity come from. in the the 1600's there was constant prayer there, 24 - 7 for almost 10 years straight...
the Mennonites, Hutterites, Christian Brothern, and Amish...The Bruderhof...all have roots in Moravia
it's a very important place.
have tons of fun there brother.
peace and love for the both of you.
Good girl Alie! Hope your weekend trip was enjoyable!
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