John Mayer, sings these lyrics in his song titled, “Something’s Missing”
“Something’s missing, and I don’t know how to fix it, Something’s missing, and I don’t know what it is, no I don’t know what it is, at all” You can see a pictorial representation, in this video (below).

These lyrics, and this song, have been the theme of my Spring semester here in Slovakia. I’ve seen girls say this, time and time again. One girl, in particular, Miška, who became a believer almost a year ago, is growing in her faith. Several times she told me she had the opportunity to share with classmates that something was missing in her life, and now she knows what it was; Jesus.
Another girl that I have the privilege of working with, Zuzka, shared with me recently that she feels like she now has purpose in life and that she knows God wants to use her to tell others about the hope of eternity. (Me with Miska and Zuzka pictured below)

We’ve continued to use a tool called Soularium on campus, where we engage with students in conversation over a set of 50 pictures and a survey with questions like these, “which 3 images would you use to describe your life” and “which picture would you use to describe your spiritual journey so far.” Students will say things like “I know there is a light, but I don’t know how to get to it,” (Kristina) “I think God is standing on the other side of the door but I don’t know how to open it.” (Julia) When students say things like these, I feel completely privileged to engage in conversations with them about spiritual things and the joy of knowing Christ.
In addition to working with students like Miška and Zuzka and doing Soularium on campus, I also had the chance to be trained in a new strategy, called Story of the Soul at the Eastern European Headquarters in Budapest. Story of the Soul “is a conversational journey in a coffee house-like setting. The Gospel is shared after considering stories the soul of man has been telling for eons through: film, music, classic literature, pop culture, poetry, artwork, and history.” Check it out on you tube (below).

and a few pictures from my time in Story of the Soul training…

I also have the privilege of organizing a summer project to Serbia! Where we will be working in a Slovak village with high school and college students. There are still many details that need to be worked out and students that need to sign up! Please pray for Kristina, Baska, Jozo, Sebastian, and Ivan to come with us to Serbia! We really believe that Serbia will be a major catalyst for our students to see God use them! Pray with us for BIG things. You are a blessing to me!

Please look around on my blog, in addition to this update there are also posts about my life overseas, a new video series I’m starting called, “what I’m going to miss about Slovakia, ” my top 5 travel items, as well as an update on a recent women’s weekend (please withhold judgement and keep in mind this is not the south!) Please leave a comment! I love to know who reads my blog and what you think.

Thanks for your support and for praying for the gospel to advance on the hard soil of Eastern Europe!