Our next step?

We have been here in Zilina for last 11 years. We feel calling for change. Not ministry change but more place within Slovakia. A year ago our calling have got a name "Banska Bystrica". My cousin who is pastoring church in this city has given us invitation to come and help them bridge their churche's elementary school relationship's with the Christ and Church. There are only two such elementary schools in our country and this is one of them.
The second calling I am experiencing in based on this map representing all the participians form last national youth conference. After while you can see some gaps in the middle of our country. I have dream that this middle part of Slovakia would become stronger on number of youth leaders. One of the ways is to go there and live among them. This is where I feel calling.
I would still remind being involved with TCK/JV organization as they are willing to send me out to the field. My task would be to discover these youth leaders and map the need for growth. I would not continue in my role of director of youth conference but I would start to develope new evangleism tool we are offering to slovak churches called Fussion. (I will write more about it as it goes on.)

Pray for us as we are in the middle of our decission making proces. We have already decided to take this direction but there are a lot of things that need prayer and wisdom.
- Pray for timing of this move. End of August 2010 or move next year 2011 in June.
- Pray for Oliver the oldest as he has tears in his eyes when we talk about the move. Even if it is 55 miles away from Zilina where he has all the friends.
- Pray for house or flat for rent. Also the wisdom for our flat that we own here in Zilina.
- Pray for the financial situation for our family. We need to have certain amount to be able to move and at this moment raise up around 500$ montly as to be able to make this new step.

SPM graduation and my family in pictures.

Johanna with Ada one of the graduates. They have plan to visit each other soon.

All nicely dressed and listening final words.

Zuzka with Danila one of her students that she mentored.

Romana another student that Zuzka mentored.

20 Youth leaders graduated our SCHOOL of LEADERS

I could tell by the way the students stared at their diplomas that they were impressed with the way it looked and that they were proud of what they had accomplished. Likewise, I could tell by the way the students said goodbye, that what we had accomplished together this year had left a deep impression on their hearts.

SPM is an investment. It is a serious investment of time, money, influence, experience, wisdom and knowledge. And it’s all for the strengthening of the church in Slovakia.

On Sunday, 20 students traveled from Velky Slovkov, probably better equipped than 90% of Slovak church members. I am praying that God will mobilize them in the years ahead to pour themselves out into the lives of those around them.

Thank you, each one ouf you, for your commitment to this vision! Each of you was faithful to the end and made great contributions to the whole process. I hope that in these hours and days after SPM graduation, you will feel a strong affirmation from our Father that you have pleased his heart. You have gave your money and prayers giving your life to his love… the Bride.

Grace and Peace to you from God and from me. Draho.

Annual Report 2009

God has been faithfull over whole last year. This annual report is just little piece for you to look in to what God has been doing through TCK ministry.

Here is the link for the web site where you can read whole report: http://tckompas.sk/annual

New Challenges

We were able to come to the Spring conference only for one day, due to Zuzka's state exam, that she was taking. It was fun to reconnect with some of our friends. I also had two important meetings. One was with Dragan Mitrovcan from Serbia. He expressed their need for help with the national youth workers conference. They have done it for the last 9 years but Dragan thinks it is not going well.

Please pray for this decision to be made soon as he is expecting some answers.
This would require extra time for preparation, extra funds for me to travel down to Serbia (2-3 times), and absence from my family.

Another meeting I had was with the director of FUSION ministry in CZech republic -Terry English. This evangelistic tool has been very succsesfull in starting new youth groups in local churches. My name was mentioned with this new program. I asked a lot of questions and I got a lot of answers. It is a great tool for reaching unchurched kids through teaching them how to play music, sing, conduct, dance, create media... through in once a weeke meting in the local church club room.

Please pray for the clarity for me whether I should step in to this new role of main coordinator in our Country.

KECY 2010 - Training Weekend

This summer, our English Evangelistic Camp Outreach, KECY, theme is Redeem. And we are gearing up for another crazy, wild, fun-filled and life-changing experience for our Slovak and North American youth groups, interns, team, and students.

Last weekend, we have hosted our training weekend where we brought all eight youth groups to Zilina to prepared and trained them for this summer’s experience. Our desire during the week was to focus less on the camp logistics and more on follow up, especially one on one discipleship. We see the camp as a tool to build relationship, trust and an opportunity to share the gospel. And after camp, a time to strengthen those relationships, build community and leading the students into a growing relationship with Jesus.

Please pray for our 8 youth groups to grasp what God wants them to learn and use to help build His Kingdom.

Throught the weekend my main task was to lead us all in to the presence of God through worship.

Youth leader’s conference – filled to capacity!

“I have prayed for two years”, one young woman said with tears, “that God would teach me what to do with the girls I am leading. And this conference has been the answer to that prayer. Now I know the specifics about how to disciple”!

Over 600 youth leaders from all over Slovakia gathered together for a four day conference of inspiration, help and training. As it seems to be every year, the auditorium was packed and overflowing with excited participants eager to learn.

To “pass the baton forward” was the challenge. Like relay runners, it’s our calling to personally hand off the life we have in Christ to another person through personal evangelism and discipleship. Everyone received their own baton and the spiritual tools to put the “hand off” into motion.

In one session, each participant was given a few minutes to write down names of specific people to whom their baton could be passed. In those moments, God seems to say to me that these moments of specific application were changing the spiritual landscape of Slovakia! Potentially thousands of young people will be raised up to run the race.

God is at work in this generation in Slovakia. Run!