Radka Sefrankova CZECH REPUBLIC

The NEWS of this summer

2007-09-26T05:10:00.000-07:00

My bother Jakub and his best friend Lukas (both 14) went to the youth English camp this summer. And they both admitted they want to be Christians!!! And they ARE!!!
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After the English camp

2007-09-26T05:03:00.000-07:00

Christ Community Church from St. Charles IL helped us with the family camp again this year. I was super glad that the CCC team could stay for a bit longer AFTER the camp. As you can see we stole Milt and Sharon Feryance and Mike Fay and went to Cesky Krumlov (UNESCO rated town close to Pisek). My Dad came too :)
The most beautiful thing was to stay till the dusk and see this medieval town in the light of the moon, fires and candles in front of these cute little restaurants and the castle on the huge rock above the river. What a romantic experience!

English family camp 2007

2007-09-26T04:37:00.000-07:00

God prepared a surprise for me at the camp. At first I wasn´t supposed to go there but a week before the camp it seemed that I could make it. The team didn´t have enough people to take care for the little kids and that became a challenge for me. I love little kids a lot. So, I went to the camp this year and I was given the responsibility to teach a small group of three to five years olds.
We enjoyed our time together a lot, doing different activities and also learning some English. But the greatest surprise for me was the fact that the kids wanted to talk about Lord Jesus every day. Half of them were not from Christian families and these were the kids who wanted to hear more and more stories about Jesus. We talked about sin, about Christ´s sacrifice for us, about His ressurection and opening the way the God the Father. Every day, it was at least one hour of this talk and also prayer.
It was as if God opened the gates of heaven for one week and this small group of kids and I could touch His work among the youngest ones...

Dear friends visited us!

2007-09-26T04:17:00.000-07:00

In the beginning of the summer the Bulawa family came to the Czech Republic again! What a wonderful and joyful thing! We enjoyed much together: the royal castle Karlstejn, Prag, Hluboka castle and a concert of classical music there, one day trip by train to Germany - Regensburg town which is 1500 years old!, soccer matches at the outreach soccer camps, youth English camp, dinner prepared by my Dad, Sumava Mountains, mushroom hunting, and much more...

Mushroom hunting with the Bulawas, my Mum and her husband. It was the first time for our American friends!

Germany - Regensburg town. I was there for the first time in my life. My Dad suggested this trip and I believe nobody regreted.

Trained in coaching

2007-09-26T04:08:00.000-07:00

During the whole last school year I have been participating in the extensive training in coaching individuals and teams in Prag. It was 108 hours of practice under supervision and additional hours of practicing at home with those who were willing to let me learn on them :)
This is a picture of the absolovents.

JV Women´s conference, January 5-6

2007-01-25T08:50:00.000-08:00

We had 146 ladies at the conference. We experienced two teachings on the theme of beauty before God, 1O different seminars, workshop on colour typology, times of worship, wonderful meals, special raspberry cake, making bracelets and necklaces, pantomime, writing a letter to God, building old friendships and making new ones. Simply - beautiful and in God´s arms!
Everything went so well, I felt great.
Wonderful worship band led by Tamara
The evening session. In the front the ladies from Christ Community Church, St. Charles who came to teach God´s word and minister to women.

2006-12-27T03:37:00.000-08:00

Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. John 1:29

My dear friends,

I rejoice with you because our Saviour was born.

Much Love
Radka

The Meeting - training weekends for women leaders

2006-11-28T07:45:00.000-08:00

Agnes and I had been preparing this training for weeks. November 10-11 in CB Pardubice was the first Meeting! It was the first of four weekends that our women's ministry team will be hosting this school year.
Women from all ages gathered to think about how they can better serve, or begin to serve, the women in their churches. About 25 women came from all different churches and from all over the country...the spirit of unity was amazing.
All of the feedback so far has been extremely encouraging. Many of us were able to connect with others and share ideas and recources. These women are, in the words of one, some of the most influential women in this country regarding women's ministry.

Everytime when I see women who want to serve other women I experience special joy. I pray for this group of women with a desire that God Himself would minister to them and through these women to others around.

Our team

2006-11-28T07:35:00.000-08:00

This is the team of four. It is a great blessing to work together. God created each of us very differently and uniquely. As we work as Christ´s body we receive so much from each other. It is the real team work! It is one of the best teams I have ever worked with.

The beginning

2006-11-28T06:54:00.000-08:00

It begun in September 2005. God called me into the full time ministry with Josiah Venture mission organization (www.josiahventure.com). The vision that was (and is) on the horizon for the Josiah Venture team, the vision that has captured our hearts, is a movement of God among young people that finds its home in the local church and transforms society. The part of this vision that God was personally leading me to was serving women leaders. For a few years we have seen a big need for this ministry. And there was time to step into it.

We are a team of four women now. We serve women leaders by providing trainings, materials, personal coaching and mentoring and building the net of women leaders who can support and encourage each other. All we do we submit to the needs of women leaders and their ministries in the local churches. That is why we are here - to strenghten the Bride of Jesus Christ!