The day continued with a ride to the top of a local mountain. This included minor hiking to see the pagan statue to the Radhost god. This statue is from a pre-literature time and is said to have stood in contrast to one of the first churches ever to arrive in East Europe. The missionaries of this church later formalized the Slovak language and grammer.
The hike turned into a delightful lunch that a local business man sponsored us to have. He treated us to a traditional Czech meal full of sauerkraut soup (surprisingly delicious), fried cheese, fried potatoes and a spread of other delicious meats.
With full stomachs we lad in a local patch of grass. Prayed about what God has already done in this land, the forgotten heritage that it holds and the need for local church leaders to remind this community of it's lost identity and influence.
The time on the mountain included coke from glass bottles (a favorite from Czech), meeting a pet skunk, and some fun family moments for Jonny and Lisa.
We then traveld to a near town where the Moravian church started, was persecuted and fled to Germany and where it gave birth to one of the largest missionary movements in history until then. This village and small community of believers (300 or so) shaped Lancaster Pa, India, Africa, West Europe and most of the known world.
This was a sweet time of exploring the town, hearing it's history, climbing it's watchtower and eating local desserts (desserts that started after a freak flood defeated an invasion from Genghis Khan's army's in the 1400's).
The evening ended with relationship building time over yet another meal with lots of laughter, challenging, dreaming and excitement about what the future might hold. Jonny and I extended our evening with further talking and the simple joy of being friends and catching up.
It's now close to 1:30 am and bed is screaming for me.
Here's pictures from today's journeys, enjoy!
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