Culture Shock

Several people have asked me recently how the Wilsons are doing.  We had the great pleasure of having them visit us in Croatia a few weeks ago.  Can you imagine taking two young daughters on a plane to Europe for a two week vacation?  They did it.  And they were a huge encouragement to us while they were here. Erin posted this  on TheWilsonHeart.com today.  I encourage you to read it.  The post/prayer crossbridge family wrote on their behalf is incredibly moving.

Funny how one word can set the theme for the summer.  When I think back on what just happened, this one event, one song, one simple word best summarizes our summer 2010.  And the word's not even in English.  Let me explain. Camps are the highlight of the year for my wife.  This year was a big one because camps returned to the town they originated in and the town we live and serve in.  That meant that throughout July we would live and breathe camp.  Since my wife and I  are egalitarians through and through, we decided to divide things up nice and evenly - she would work 3 weeks of camp, I would work 1 week and stay with the boys during the other 3 weeks. It was during that one week of camp that I learned a new Croatian word - riješiti - to solve, resolve or deal with.  The head of camps used the word constantly - but only in the future tense.  One person would ask "so what are we going to do now that our main worship leader is sick?" To wh...