leaving on a jet plane

Welcome to our blog.
Two and a half months in Harrisburg have come and gone. It has gone from really hot, to less hot, to cool, to cold, and just like the weather, the seasons are a changing for our team.

Training has been good, for lack of a better word. We have sat under alot of teaching, ventured out into the surrounding community, spent time in prayer, and worshiped together. Each of us have found our niche here in Harrisburg. In differant ways we all have been stretched and required to go beyond what we thought we could. There have been some great stories,and lots of good memories. Had we started our blog a little earlier we would have shared them with you all. However,we are now about to start the next season of our YES experience, it's all been building up to this. After a week of turkey and relaxation, We are finally headed of to the balkans.

I just recently recieved an email from our outreach coordinators, that was packed with the little details about the town we will live in, what ministries we will be invlolved in and, a description of the apartment we will rent. It really made it seem so real and so close. We are going to be assisting with english classes in the local highschool, which is one block away from our apartment. This is probably going to be the foundation of our ministry. The rest of our ministry description is to make friends with the youth, especially the girls, and share the hope that we have in Jesus. It sounds so simple dosn't it? The reality is it will probably take alot of praying, and alot of stepping out and getting over our fears, which i am both scared of and excited about.
So off we go. Probably the next time you will hear from us we will be across the ocean, speaking sqhip (albanian).
sara