Week 49

Hello Everybody! So this week was a little crazy but i sure went out with a bang. I got into jihlava this morning - its a small little place compared to Brno. Im afraid Brno still has my heart, but I think I'm going to like Jihlava. A little bit of quiet. So last week - it started in Prague, when sister Schaerrer had her viza work in prague. Then we met with a member of the branch his name is Gad Vojkuvka. He was a member of the church here during communism and told us a little more about the history and some of his crazy stories. Basically the church here began on the foundation of yoga. He would teach yoga classes and they would have "spiritual discussions"at the end. In the end most of the students were meeting with Gad personally and by the end mostly everyone had gotten baptized. He told us stories about getting bombarded during the war and always feeling like he was being protected because he always survived. It was a really neat meeting. The old man really talks your ear off so we were lucky to make it only 2.5 hours. He also gave us some marriage advice at the end like most old czech men do. Then on Thursday we had an awesome training. Then fridayMIROSLAV GOT BAPTIZED. The baptism started at 3 - All the members had showed up and were talking in the entry way, and then we started get nervous coming up on 3oclock and Miroslav hadn't arrived to his own baptism. But then he comes in walking down the pathway with his suit and tie and everything. It was awesome. Bratr Holy baptized him - Sister Daugirda came to Brno because we started teaching him together last transfer. That was a happy reunion. And her and I spoke and we all sang. The elders investigator got baptized too in the same service. His name is zbynek - he's got a good heart. Then we all had refreshments and that was a rap. On Saturday the branch mission leader got married to another girl in the branch and we got to go to that. It was a nice wedding and the czechs do it a little different so it was a good experience. Ivo, the branch mission leader, is like our 5th teamate so we were happy to be there. Then on Sunday Miroslav and Zbynek got confirmed and almost everyone I knew from the past 4 months was there. I may have shed a few tears, but it was a good day. I was asked to give a little parting testimony at church and I said goodbye to everyone afterwards - I felt like I left everything I could in Brno and im at peace with the whole thing. One of the elders investigators is a little bit strange and was telling everyone after that he saw a halo on my head while i was speaking at the pulpit. The branch all thought that was pretty funny. Anyways ya, so Im on to new things. Im serving with Sister White here in Jihlava. We are going to make it good - and we will be going to Slovakia on exchanges quite often - yeeee:) i love Slovakia. So I hope this email made sense. It was an amazing week also I am tired. Love you and talk to you next week 

S laskou,

Sestra Holland