Danielle goes to a Polish wedding

This weekend I went to my first Polish wedding. It was for Dominika, one of the other missionaries I work with, and Stefan. The ceremony was in Polish so I didn't really know what was going on, but of course I knew what was going on... they got married!! Yay. Here is a picture of the newlyweds.

Dominika and Stefan led the youth group while Julie and Przemek were in the States, and Dominika also teaches at the English school where I teach. Please keep them in your prayers as they decide what their future ministry may be... they have some decisions to make soon about this.

Here's a fun story... A few years ago, a woman bet Stefan that he wouldn't wear basketball shoes to his wedding because he would never find a woman who would let him. If he did wear them, she would take him and his wife to an expensive restaurant for dinner. Well, Stefan and Dominika will be getting a good meal in the future it seems!!


Here's a picture of me and Ala. Ala is Stefan's cousin, but she is also part of the youth group that I help with here in Krakow. Recently she began having attacks where her brain stops working properly and sort of shuts down. She was in the hospital last week getting tests, so hopefully they will be able to determine the cause and find a solution soon. Ala is in her last year of high school and in about 10 days she will be taking her matura exams. These are the exams that all Polish high school students take to find out where they will be able to go to university and in which field. They are very difficult and many students study for them all year. However, Ala wants to go to school in the States for English or history. This means that a day after her matura she will have to go to Warsaw to take the SATs. Needless to say, this is a pretty stressful time for many of the high school students because these exams play a big part in their future. And for Ala, the SAT results will determine if she will be able to go to school in the States because she'll need a scholarship to do that. Anyways, keep her in your prayers, for her health and for her exams. Also for some of the other youth taking exams... Estera and Kamil.