After our free day at Auschwitz and in Krakow, we continued our outreach on Thursday and Friday. Anna, Emily and I (Meg) returned to the single mother's home to continue ministering to the women there. On Thursday, we planned a "spa day" and craft that Emily found on Pinterest. We washed the women's feet and did pedicures and Kimberly (from the California team) shared her testimony. Emily showed the women how to make scarves from T-shirts and while waiting on the women to finish their pedicures, had a wonderful talk with Agata, a 17 year old Polish girl who helped with translation. They talked about the differences between Agata's experience in the Catholic church and Emily's experience as a believer and her relationship with God.
Friday, we only had time in the morning, so after a short prayer walk around the property, we sat down with the women outside and shared the gospel with them. Please be praying in particular for Sandra, a Roma (gypsy) women with a very difficult past. She is very angry because of all the horrible things that have happened to her and is looking for someone to blame. She was involved in church previously and thinks that God made all the bad things happen to her. She was open to us praying for her so we had the opportunity to pray for her and all the women. We said goodbye to the women and they thanked us for coming, spending time with them, and said they wished we could stay longer.
Friday afternoon we watched the After-Euro soccer tournament finals. The Polish youth are very talented at soccer and were fun to watch. After the finals, we went to a local Catholic church (St. Michael Parish) for a festival to conclude the week. There were trampolines, inflatables (moon bounce), music and trophy presentations. All of the soccer players, foster kids and single mothers were invited to attend. There was a big turnout - probably 200 or more people came! The church invited the international guests for coffee, food and desserts. It was a great way to end the week!
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