Someone very dear to me tells the story of a poet’s
muse. The poet says that she would
be working in the field all day when occasionally she could feel the wheat
begin to tremble. She would
then hear the poem coming from the outskirts of the field, rushing over the
wheat, weaving back and forth. She
would then run back to her house as fast as she could to grab a pen and paper
to write the poem down. If she
missed it, it would travel on looking for the next open ears. Sometimes, she would make it in plenty
of time to write down the vision.
But sometimes, she would only just reach out and scarcely catch the end
of it, grabbing hold and reining it in.
I love the imagery of this.
I believe that God’s vision is rustling all around us, rushing over the
wheat fields of our minds. His
Spirit is looking for someone who is willing to rush home and write down the
vision. Sometimes we miss it, and
the vision goes in search of another willing vessel. But oh how wonderful are the moments we catch the vision,
even just the tale end and pull it in. Do you feel the rustling?
amazing family. Our host family is
one of the few bright lights in this village. Here in Viilli Techi, many people know about God, but they
do not have a true relationship with Him.
Legalism and judgment run rampant.
Abi, the father, has a vision to change all this. He has a heart for the people, and
desires to serve them in every way.
I watched Abi and his family give to those less fortunate, even though
they do not have much at all.
Behind our village there live some people who are rejected by even their
own people. These villagers
arrived about a year ago after being kicked out of their own village. They have no running water, no real
houses, and barely any food or clothing.
Seeing the conditions these children live in is heartbreaking. They are dirty and hungry and starving
for love and joy. Many of the
girls did not even have underwear or pants. Because they are not accepted by society, the children
cannot go to school, and therefore and not even give the opportunity for a
different future. Abi wants to change
all of this. He works in
construction and desires to build houses for these people so that they may have
an attempt at a better life. He is
working within the community to change their hearts and teach Christ’s love and
acceptance. This is hard work, but
Abi and his family are the perfect people to do it.
together with his brother and brother-in-law, Abi’s vision is to build a
building that will change the whole town.
The first floor would be a factory, providing jobs and goods for the
community. The second floor would
be rooms for missionaries to come and get training and help the village. These rooms would also be used to help
men get off the streets, get an education and change their life. This building would also have English
as a Second Language classes and Bible Studies to help change the
community. Both of these projects
are big undertakings, but I fully believe that this vision is from God, and
that it will be blessed. I am
writing to petition you to pray.
God is very real in this village, and I know that he is doing big things
here. The last thing I want in the
whole world is to go somewhere for a month, smile, hug some kids, show love and
then leave. I believe that God is
calling me to tend the seeds that are planted here in Romania. For that I need a lot of help. My team is still working on all of the
logistics about how exactly to help take hold of this vision, but we will be
posting some things hopefully in the near future about how you all can get
involved. Until then, please join
me in prayer. I am so excited to see
what God does through our month here, and how he begins to bring Abi’s big
dreams to reality. Thank you
for all of your prayers.
Today,
may we be open and willing vessels and when we feel the rustling of the Spirit,
may we do everything in our power to catch the vision.
