Team Retreat in Croatia

I am now half-way through my internship! Our team took a week-long retreat to the shores of Croatia to debrief our first half and to prepare for the next half. Paul and Teresa Hartford, the Director of Global Internship and his wife, flew out to be with us.


We stayed at a cute pension, called "Tinka's," seen below:














In the mornings, we had some great times of devotions and worship and then had some classes concerning interpersonal relationships. We talked about living in community, conflict resolution, expectations and things of the like. It was so helpful! It was great to have our experiences articulated and to learn how to do things better in the future.

In the afternoons we enjoyed talking and hanging out at the beach and we spent a day exploring the town of Zadar, home to the awesome Sea Organs of Zadar! There's not much unusual about it to the eye, but under the strand by the water, there are organs below and as the waves crash against them they make the most marvelous sounds! I enjoyed sitting by them. :) We also had a great hike in the mountains!

Jeff and I got some time with just Paul and Teresa and it was good to share with them how our experience has been together and get their input and encouragement for our relationship. We're so thankful that we haven't had any big problems and that God has made a way for us to be together on this internship and to be in unity with one another and the team. We'd appreciate your prayers as we continue to grow in our relationship.

We had some fun with the team, taking pictures with the sunset. :)

I think we all left Croatia encouraged and ready to press in for these next 7 months. This is a fun time! We've worked hard to get established here in Austria and now that we are better connected here and to one another, I think we're set up to enjoy the rhythm God has prepared. Though I know challenges will come, I think we're better equipped to face them.