So, English Camp was amazing. I cannot even begin to tell you all about it here, but if you want to get my newsletter with more details, email me your address (klemm.anna@gmail.com).

This is a picture of several of the girls from my Bible and conversation classes. We met for three hours a day in my bedroom and talked about everything from salvation to shopping and just about everything in between! It never fails to amaze me how many opportunities there are at camp to form relationships. From the minute you wake up in the morning (well, actually before that, even...) until you say your 500th good night of the evening and collapse blissfully into your bed, you are surrounded by people. Having lived in a college dorm, this part was nothing new for me. The difference is that every single one of these people seemed to want to engage in conversation! Some want to practice their English; some want to teach you Slovak while you are eating dinner; some are willing to share with you some of their struggles and fears; some are willing to listen to yours; some are wonderful enough to spend 20 minutes praying for you when all you wanted was a bottle of contact solution; some want you to help them find food; some want you to help them find their son/daughter/mother/pet dog/balloon animal; and some wanted...well, I'm really not sure what they wanted because I couldn't speak enough Slovak to understand what they were saying!

As trivial as a lot of these things may seem, God used each and every one of them! Incredibly, He has a place for something as seemingly insignificant as curling someone's hair, or following their child across the street so he can play on the playground.

Realizing again just how much God really does use everything to His glory, it struck me that my prayers are predominantly wish lists: "Dear God, please help me know what to do in situation x, help [random person] get through [their situation x], help me find my favorite hairbrush..." Of course we are supposed to bring our needs before God, but He began to show me that my prayers were a bit lopsided. If I really believe He will work everything to His glory, shouldn't I spend at least as much time praising Him as asking for things? I believe He deserves it, don't you?

In addition to re-structuring the way I pray, God was also able to begin and deepen many, many relationships I have. So thank you for your prayers--I know He was listening!