Month one: Moldova. Check.
I left Cornesti, Moldova.
I left spiritual unrest. hardened walls. brokenness. hurt. pain. hopelessness. loneliness. desperation.
I left a reality I can't imagine living in. A reality I don't think I can live in longer than 30 days.
I’m gone. But God is still there.
Moldova changed me. It broke me but I saw Jesus everywhere.
I saw His beauty through the ashes. He taught me how to see Him through the people I met.
I saw Jesus through..
Maria- the persistent widow with a holy desperation.
I will never forget the first time I met her. The second we walk into her home she fell to her knees and cried out to the Lord.
She wept. I wept.
She prayed. We prayed.
Her home was the church before Immanuel Church was started.
She is like prophetess, Anna- who never left the temple and worshipped day & night, fasting & praying (Luke 3:37).
We wept for her son who doesn't know Jesus. We prayed against the attack of the enemy over her life. We thanked God He hasn't forgotten about Maria.
She has the hands and feet of Jesus.
I wanted to learn from her. Her prayers. Her passion. Her hunger. Her fight.
Her holy desperation.
On one of our last days we were able to celebrate Maria's 80th birthday.
Thank you Jesus for letting me meet Maria. I love her.
The homeless angel.
He has the Joy of the Lord. I saw it in his eyes & smile every day.
My pink hat friend, Michael.
His wife died. He is lonely. He is an alcoholic. We prayed for freedom. I see Hope. Joy. Comfort. Jesus. I believe this will be the best year yet with his Savior.
Anna and Veronica
Two of the most beautiful leaders of the church. The love. The sacrifice. The willingness. The servants heart of Jesus. I admire them.
The children. The orphans.
"unless you change and become like a child- you will never enter the kingdom of Heaven."
-matthew 18:3-5
joy.
innocence.
"our Father has hidden mysteries from the wise and revealed them to little children." matthew 19:14
hope.
"whoever welcomes children in my name, welcomes Me." mark 9:37
I sat. I prayed. I ate. I wept. I laughed. I sang. I walked. I talked. With Jesus. Everywhere.
There are so many more people that have captured my hearts and memories I'll never forget like…
Killing chickens.. all for Jesus' name sake of course…
although, sometimes I wish I could forget this memory..
Did you know that beavers are a delicacy in Moldova?
Yep. First time ever- eating beaver!
The childrens program and spending time at the orphanage.
I wanted to take this girl home with me so bad.
Praying over people. Believing in miracles and healings.
"Yes- God wants you to do signs and wonders. But the Love of God manifested through you is what people really need. So you must first see His face. You must become so close to His very heart beat that you can feel what others feel. I want to live as if I am hidden in His very heart, where His thoughts become my thoughts and His ways become my ways- this is HOW we REACH the world."
-heidi baker
Visiting the sweetest man in Cornesti and praying healing over his eyes.
Joy filled the room. He played. I danced. We laughed.
Our fun filled visit with our new friend Theadore.
He's been hurt. He didn't believe in God.
Sharing homeade compot, picking fresh peaches and apricots.
Speaking life, sharing our story of God's love, and giving him a new hope and joy.
I will miss all the free fresh fruit and gardens!
Picking apples and filling tons of boxes for an elderly man's farm.
goin to the lake and catchin my very first moldovan fishy!
Eating cookies everyday from our cookie buffet
and the bread.. at every single meal of the day.
and all the animals we would see walking through the villages
Moldova.. I will never forget you and will remember you in my prayers.
Habakkuk 3:17-1
Though the fig tree does not bud
and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.
The Sovereign LORD is my strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to tread on the heights.
oh ya! I almost forgot one of my proudest moments.. beating this guy in a push up contest..
creamed him. 250 pushups.
Here's a lil treat for those of you who have made it this far.. an extra 5 minute video made by yours truly, my favorite, carly "carlot" brown.
Thank you for suprising me and highlighting some of my finest moments…
