It's All Grace

a journey with the Thomason family

Category: Czech Republic

  • Applying For Visas and Paying for a Ticket in the Middle of the Freeway

    We actually had a great day. Some friends of ours offered to get us a hotel in Bratislava because we had a very early appointment at the Czech embassy and the embassy is about 4 hours from where we live in Czech. So we got great rest last night and the hotel provided breakfast so…

  • Our New Van!

    Today’s blog update is going to be a bit short because I’m sitting in a hotel lobby in Bratislava, Slovakia and it’s 10pm. We have made the almost 4-hour drive down here because tomorrow we will be going to the embassy for our 9am appointment to apply for our Czech visas. Those documents will allow…

  • Jan Hus Day (July 6)

    Today is Jan Hus (John Huss) day in Czech Republic. On July 6, 1415, Jan Hus was martyred for his faith in Christ in the city of Prague. He was a man who believed what God’s Word says and was willing to put his own life down for the cause of Christ. Considered a pre-Reformer-Reformer,…

  • Getting Our New Home Ready (Pt. 1)

    For the first time since we arrived I’m actually tired, and it’s not because of jet lag. It’s been a very full day as we did a good amount of shopping in order to get our new home ready. We got word this week that our container is scheduled to arrive on Thursday (July 10)–praise…

  • Dependence Day

    This is the first time in my life I’ve been out of the United States on one of the most American holidays that exists: Independence Day. I find it simply ironic that not only am I not in America today, but we spent our morning trying to get paperwork together which will allow us to…