"The Old Walking Song" by Tolkien Ensemble

10 years in Poland

Ten years ago as a seventeen years old boy with a big bag I came to Poland as a student. First time culturally outside of my own country, full of curiosity and romanticism I walked the street, enjoyed the city landscapes, old parks, technological level of daily life (as paying by card, riding new buses, shopping in huge malls). I've started this blog to keep a contact with people from Belarus, used the new position of solitude to comprehend my heart and mind.
Many things have changed after that period, but there are also those which stay: the choices to grow, to love, to be honest with self. Those three do not allow me to stay in one place, and as it goes in the song

The Road goes ever on and on,
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can!

 
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way,
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

 

The Road goes ever on and on,
Out from the door of where it began.
And now far ahead the Road has gone,
Let others follow it who can!

 
And let them a journey new begin,
But I at last with weary feet
Will turn towards the lighted inn,
Evening-rest and sleep to meet.

 

Is it a new Road or a secret gate?
The day will come at last for me,
When I shall take the hidden paths that run
West of the Moon and East of the Sun.

 

Some words about the place I live in

Scrolling back in time through the blog I have found it nice to see the places I used to spend a lot of time in. As I'm planning to find some closer to nature place to live soon, I've decided to write this brief post.

Thank you darling

May the Stars guide Your way

Even in the darkest times,
When crimes are hiding Godly lines,
Envies of terrible and evil
Are coming to destroy with acid giggle:

May your eyes find peace,
In heart's piece of twilight kiss,
May your soul drink bliss,
In tender hints of moonlight Prince.

May bad shadows pass
Like autumn grass and broken glass,
May your spirit blaze
Like flaming phrase through all your ways.

For Renia

How patient are You. How you love us - to wait so long, without burning out all the hell. How holy are You. I hate sin, I hate the enemy. Please come, it hurts down there... I know that you love them, and I was asking for your heart for people, to love them as You are. To be Your tool. But still, I want to see Your face and this nightmare be over. I love You.

Few photos from last iaido training :)

Love your neighbor

[ English | Polish | Russian ]

I.   Reason to love.

II.  Love in church.

III. Love in family.

IV. Love to lost ones.

V.  Love to poor.

VI. Love at everything you do.

VII. Love is a gift of the Holy Spirit.

Teaching from TheRock 10.11.13

Yep, through me a second teaching, by Him all of them will be I pray.

I always were dreaming about being at the frontline, and now, when I partly am, I learned that I'm not here alone. And I will never do it alone. Dad, thank you for the Church. :)

So beautiful night, so wonderful sky, so snowy-white clouds, so piercing full moon..

My lightsaber. Finally :)

Now the long story of it's upgrades is begun.

May the Force be with you.

I made few photos of my current room for memory :)

I've been on long workout last weekend.

Have you experienced such a nice moment,

When you want to give up and go out from the training?

And then, after some fight, the pain is gone,

and you feel like a machine, and all movements become so nice?

Yep, I've been through it again.

Steiger Mission School 13

 I don't know where exactly to start. May be from saying, that this is one of the greatest experiences of my life? It's sounds too general. May be from saying, that I have been in God's presence for most of the time at the school, having lots and lots of private time with Him at calm and beautiful places, outreaches, walks? It's sounds too weird and words cannot really show it, only people who know what I'm talking about will understand. When things around become so simple His love so real, everything become possible, eyes are opening for dirty in my life, for those foolish things we are doing, unjustified fears, laziness. When you are sinking in His grace, bathing at His hands, almost see His eyes, feel His hug. And an understanding, which was waiting for your heart's opening, finally can get right to your inside, pain and problems even old ones, are going out and disappearing.. Or, may be, from those sweethearts I met, people loving God not in words, but lying all their lives right to His feet, going where He is telling them to go, not just singing it on Sunday's, but doing it from the depth of their hearts. Knights from all around the world - one hundred people, ten nationalities, all together, getting through their differences, difficulties of long term community life by His power. This is just amazing.. So,

 Few words about my holiday on Croatia :)

Semester 7 schedule draft

What can change: 

1) If 10 hours job blocks won't be effective enough, another Friday morning 4 hour long job block can be created. I prefer to have whole Friday for my engineer project, but time will show how it really will be.

2) Thursday awakening may be two hours later because of intensity of first three days.

Blocks underground:

1) Saturday study block will be often replaces by events, totally or partly, dependently on kind of event (iaido practice, ServeTheCity, whole weekend on friends' cities)

2) Evening block often can be a study block. I'm highlighting them just because of evening tiredness. Also it can be reading, practicing guitar or sword or whatever, praying, learning Greek and so on. Few of the evenings will be used for home groups or bible studies.

3) Rising block includes breakfast, longer prayer and Bible. (as it was)

4) Seek God day is a day without any studying, working, social or media activities. Exception probably will be made only for evening man group.

5) Letters block is focused on writing paper letters. Probably will be expended also to Saturday evening.

Breaks, meal times etc:

1) Breakfast goes with rising. On days with morning exercises second breakfast is possible, somewhere between 9 and 10 a.m.

2) Lunch time is around 1 p.m. (starting preparations)

3) Dinner time is between 7 and 8 p.m.

4) Coffee breaks will be made when needed.

5) Short sword exercises breaks also will be made when needed, but planned time is around midday, also in the beginning of evening blocks.

6) Of course prayer will be when it's needed.

My new sword: Ceredril-o-gῠr. It's been forged for me.

The Road goes ever on and on,
out from the door of where it began.
And now far ahead the Road has gone,
let others follow it who can.

The Road goes ever on and on,
down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
and I must follow, if I can!
Pursuing it with eager feet,
until it joins some larger way,
where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

The Road goes ever on and on,
out from the door of where it began.
And now far ahead the Road has gone,
let others follow it who can!
And let them a journey new begin,
but I at last with weary feet
will turn towards the lighted inn,
evening-rest and sleep to meet.

The Road goes ever on and on,
down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
and I must follow, if I can!
Pursuing it with eager feet,
until it joins some larger way,
where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

Is it a new Road or a secret gate?
The day will come at last for me,
when I shall take the hidden paths that run
West of the Moon and East of the Sun.

The Road goes ever on and on,
down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
and I must follow, if I can!
Pursuing it with eager feet,
until it joins some larger way,
where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

The Road goes ever on and on,
out from the door of where it began.
And now far ahead the Road has gone,
let others follow it who can.
And let them a journey new begin,
but I at last with weary feet
will turn towards the lighted inn,
evening-rest and sleep to meet.

Is it a new Road or a secret gate?
The day will come at last for me,
when I shall take the hidden paths that run
West of the Moon and East of the Sun. 

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Frustrated, degraded, down before you're done
Rejection, depression, can't get what you want
You ask me how I make my way
You ask me everywhere and why
You hang on every word I say
But the truth sounds like a lie

Live to win, 'till you die, 'till the light dies in your eyes
Live to win, take it all, just keep fighting till you fall

Obsessive, compulsive, suffocate your mind
Confusion, delusions, kill your dreams in time
You ask me how I took the pain
Crawled up from my lowest low
Step by step and day by day
'Till there's one last breath to go

Live to win, 'till you die, 'till the light dies in your eyes
Live to win, take it all, just keep fighting till you fall

Day by day, kickin' all the way, I'm not cavin' in
Let another round begin, live to win
Yeah, live, yeah, win

Llive to win, 'till you die, 'till the light dies in your eyes
Live to win, take it all, just keep fighting 'till you fall

Day by day, kickin' all the way, I'm not cavin' in
Let another round begin, live to win
Live to win
Live to win
Yeah, live, yeah, win

I've just got my bongo teacher, cool experienced teacher. 

He will teach me for free from the time after my returning Germany.

Sometimes it's even scary how God keeps His promises. Three or fore years ago I were praying, and told Him that I don't want to have a dead life, life for better cars and another comfortable things, that I want to go to missionary school in three years (I didn't knew how long my study will long anyway), but here it comes - may be I forgot about it, but He didn't, He said that I'll go and now I'm going into my unexpected journey on week and a half. The same with music - with guitar and bongos. I love You my dear, You are the best friend, father and teacher ever!

Dear Ilya Hradovich,

David and I would like to officially welcome you as you have been accepted into the 2013
Steiger Missions School. The school is held in Krögis, Germany from June 15th to August 23.
There will be people attending from all over the world and we are praying for each one of you
and are expecting God to move powerfully.

The school is going to be an intense mix of lectures, worship, service projects, small group
discussion, creative evangelism, workshops and, most importantly, time alone spent seeking
God. Please spend time praying in preparation for this time, so that you will be prepared to
receive all that God has for you here in Germany.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at sms@steiger.org if you have any questions.
We are looking forward to the time we will have together. See you in June!

Blessings!!

Jodi Pierce and the Steiger School Team
Steiger International
Steiger Missions School