After we spent 2 days in Prague, our team got up at 3:30am and headed to the airport to fly to Krakow, Poland. 
We got there just in time for church (in Polish) and met lots of great people! We were very tired, but enjoyed the service. 
That night, we went back to the church for the International service. This consisted mostly of English speaking Polish people and the personnel that lives and works there. Our team helped with Sunday School for the children. It was great to spend time with their kids and it was wonderful to have 2 retired teachers on our team! Kay and Lynn did wonderful and I enjoyed playing with the kids.
The next morning we were off to the train station to ride to Olztyn. We were to meet and see the ministry that is going on in this extremely Catholic area of Poland.
We were met by the Olztyn team ladies and a wonderful meal made for us by one of the journey girls. It was a great time of fellowship, prayer, and encouragement. We were blessed to stay that evening (Paula and I) with Aletha who is in the front in the green. This is her apartment and she graciously opened her home to us! We had Internet, wonderful food, and great talks. We loved Aletha!!!
The next morning we went to the site of the only Vatican approved sighting of Mary in Poland. We got to see first hand the hold the Catholic Church has on the people of Poland. Many in my family are Catholic and I was raised in the Catholic church. It was a personal journey of prayer for those in our world who are not in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
We got there just in time for church (in Polish) and met lots of great people! We were very tired, but enjoyed the service. That night, we went back to the church for the International service. This consisted mostly of English speaking Polish people and the personnel that lives and works there. Our team helped with Sunday School for the children. It was great to spend time with their kids and it was wonderful to have 2 retired teachers on our team! Kay and Lynn did wonderful and I enjoyed playing with the kids.The next morning we were off to the train station to ride to Olztyn. We were to meet and see the ministry that is going on in this extremely Catholic area of Poland.We were met by the Olztyn team ladies and a wonderful meal made for us by one of the journey girls. It was a great time of fellowship, prayer, and encouragement. We were blessed to stay that evening (Paula and I) with Aletha who is in the front in the green. This is her apartment and she graciously opened her home to us! We had Internet, wonderful food, and great talks. We loved Aletha!!!The next morning we went to the site of the only Vatican approved sighting of Mary in Poland. We got to see first hand the hold the Catholic Church has on the people of Poland. Many in my family are Catholic and I was raised in the Catholic church. It was a personal journey of prayer for those in our world who are not in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.This was the plague that was found at the sight of Mary.
At this location you can see the people gathering the holy water in bottles. Some even used their empty Dasani water bottles. Several literally bathed themselves in the water that they believed sprang from the ground in front of the tree Mary was seen in.
We then walked into the church that was erected near the tree. Here you can see the machine where you pay to have "candles" lit for those you are praying for and those you love.
After a time of prayerwalking in this area, we headed to a beautiful sight for lunch! It was an amazing place with authentic food and wonderful flowers. It was quite chilly that day and it felt like fall! They were even filming a Polish cooking show that day...it was that pretty of a spot!
At this location you can see the people gathering the holy water in bottles. Some even used their empty Dasani water bottles. Several literally bathed themselves in the water that they believed sprang from the ground in front of the tree Mary was seen in.We then walked into the church that was erected near the tree. Here you can see the machine where you pay to have "candles" lit for those you are praying for and those you love.
After a time of prayerwalking in this area, we headed to a beautiful sight for lunch! It was an amazing place with authentic food and wonderful flowers. It was quite chilly that day and it felt like fall! They were even filming a Polish cooking show that day...it was that pretty of a spot!
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