I made It!

What an overwhelming, yet also exciting two days! Yesterday I left good old Central, SC at 1:30 p.m. to head for Charlotte. My entire family, Erin Woodbury and I all piled into our van. While we drove to the airport it finally began to sink in that I was actually on my way to Czech and that I wouldn't being seeing Erin or my family or South Carolina for months. Excitement began to melt away as fear and uncertainty began to take its place. We had our emotional good-byes at the airport along with heart felt prayer. It was an incredibly meaningful and memorable time for me. It was also much harder than I thought it would be.

The trip was fairly uneventful and boring. Flying all that way completely alone began to get a bit intimidating, but I had some good time of prayer with the Lord. However, when I got here (surprise, surprise) my luggage did not.

I landed in Prague and one of the missionaries, Matthew Blake, was there to drive me to Brno. We had a good talk and he began to tell me about Majak (the ministry center in Brno) and the people who work here. I will be staying in a room at Majak for most of the time and have easy access to the internet and a Vonage phone. The phone is a U.S. number and cost about seven dollars a month for unlimited minutes. That is huge praise!

I am so excited and a bit nervous. I will spend the first week in orientation as I learn my way around Brno and learn how things work at Majak. Next week I dive right into teaching English classes. I have the level 4 and 6 students (6 is the highest) so it will be easier working with students who already speak English fairly well.