Leah Cox's blog of youth ministry in the Czech Republic with Josiah Venture (plus stuff)

Monday, October 22, 2007

What About Staz?


Breta, Tomas, Marketa and Jura during a seminar at Malenovice. Each month both cell groups (Strakonice and Vsetin) get together for the whole week at Malenovice for seminars. Former Staz students, Kam members and the public are also invited. This coming month will be seminars about the reaching today's youth and the pastoral epistles.


David, Kikina and David at our Staz cell group in Strakonice--in my apartment. We spend all day Tuesday at my place, and after dinner go down 2 floors to Alca and Martin's for Systematic Theology where we're joined by the core members of our Strak group: Eva, Kakushe, Jana and Jozef. Girls sleep at Alca's the boys take over my flat, and then on Wednesday we have classes again until lunch.


Me, Kikina, Alca, Marta...our Staz small group! All of the Staz students are part of small groups with their own coach. Part of the coach's (my!) responsibilty is to keep them accountable with their assignments, encourage them in their ministries and care for them personally. I love our group! Marta and Alca and I are all Strakonice girls (Alca and her husband Martin live in the same building as I), so we get to spend a lot of time together. Marta is active in children's ministry as well as serving the youth of Strak, and Alca is active all over the place. She works part time for our church, part time as a financial consultant and is involved in ministry in Strak. Kikina is from Ceske Budjeovice and is rad. She and some of her friends are starting a theatre company in Prague, and this occupies a lot of time and energy. She's also studying art therapy as well as serving in her youth group. More on these women to come!

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

this is SO cool, leah! i love looking at the pictures of you guys in staž even more now that we have our theological training program. i guess because i can imagine it better now or something. oh, enjoy! :)

5:28 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What a joy to see you and your staz girls. (I totally love your hair in this photo, by the way. When did it get so long?!)

I'm THRILLED They get to be your girls for a year and have your investment in their lives.
Andrea

10:58 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Loved reading about the staz from your perspective, and am so glad these girls get to spend a year under your care. Loved seeing the photo at your apartment creating something (at least it looked like that with the glue stick on the table). You're doing a great job. We need to talk more about communicating with Grace Foundation at some time, too.
Ken

10:05 PM

 

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