Two Bags and a Heart of Faith!

The time has come! To finally unpack my 2 bags! I hope I can take my coat off and stay awhile! For two years I have been literally living out of my suitcase. The season was jammed packed with networking and establishing relationships all over the world! Now maybe people can say, "How is Romania" and not, "Where are you?" Although I have been here in my heart, my physical presence moved about the world. I count that time a joy and a privilege as not many can say they have had the same experience.

On Tuesday I will move into an apartment currently occupied by American Baptist Missionaries. They have been working in the area for 3 years and planted many seeds in Southern Romania especially among the Turkish community. I consider it an honor to stand on their shoulders and walk some of the ground they have walked in the past years. Although our gifts and calling differs a bit, the heart is the same to see Southern Romania serve God. To help change the hearts of the people with the love of Christ.

When I came to Romania this time, once again I came only with my two bags and a heart of faith. Knowing that God would supply all my needs and guess what? He has done just that! More than I could ever think or want. The apartment I will be moving into has everything an American girl could want! It is fully furnished, with blanket, pillows, towels, dishes, silverware, pots, pans, air conditioning, washer, cable, Internet, hot water, water filter, stove, refrigerator...You get the point! Even better, the missionaries leave me with their hair dryer, TV, TV, stand, coffee pot, cleaning supplies, printer/scanner.....everything! These things I could never put in a suitcase but I did bring my faith for them.

All this stuff could of been a big financial burden but it is not! I am humbled and moved by the grace of God and His favor on my life. Really this is unbelievable if you think about it. However, I had faith for it when I left my first home in Missouri, when I gave all my things away and then again in Florida, when I gave it all away again. Both times I moved, I doubted my own faith but I stepped out and trusted God and look what He has done! I mean really! I am blown away by His faithfulness!

God has a plan and a purpose and He knew then what I was sowing I would reap , and boy am I ever reaping. His blessing are uncontainable! Now the real work begins! Even though I don't have an exact plan I am trusting God totally to guide and direct all my steps. Please continue to pray as we move forward in spreading the love of Christ in Romania.

"Forget about what's happened; don't keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I'm about to do something brand-new. It's bursting out! Don't you see it? There it is! I'm making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands.

Isaiah 43: 18-19

The Message

TOGETHER WE ARE CHANGING LIVES!