Welp…we have arrived! On Monday night/Tuesday morning at 2am we arrived in Draganesti-Olt after about 36 hours of traveling. We were welcomed to a house with warm beds, hot water, a washer, full kitchen(including a coffee pot:), wifi and 12 tired World Racers.
This month we will truly be "living on a prayer". Every morning from 10-12 we have the opportunity of meeting with a member of the church to pray. During this time we get to hear their heart for their region and pray specifically for their prayer requests. I believe this month the Lord is telling me to, "Be still and know that I am God."-Psalm 46:10 Through being still, I have the opportunity of presenting all of these requests to the Lord, while knowing He hears and is faithful.
We will also be doing many kids clubs this month. Hope church, who we are partnering with this month, believes that through reaching the children, they will be able to reach their parents for Christ. I had the opportunity to help out at a kids club the other day. It was a great experience to serve alongside a missionary here from Canada. The Lord is definitely blessing this region with missionaries that have been obedient to His call and are here indefinitely. There is a couple here from Canada, Kevin and Michelle. They came here 6 years ago on a short term missions trip and the pastor of Hope church told them they were the couple the church had been praying for for the last 2 years. They heard the Lord's calling and have been here ever since.
Prayer Requests:
—PRAY for the missionaries Kevin and Michelle and Dorothy. Pray that the Lord would continue to do a mighty work in and through them. PRAY that He would continue to give them energy and strength.
—PRAY for Romania as a whole and specifically the city of Draganesti. Pray that the light of the Lord would shine brightly into the darkness and Romanians would have a new sense of hope in Christ.
—PRAY for our contact, Tavi (23, married, 7 month old baby girl) as he is in charge of all the missions groups that come to serve here, specifically World Race teams. PRAY that he would continue to see where teams need to serve and that all the needs of the Romanian people would be met.
—PRAY for my teammates Rachel, Tyler and Matt as they are contuining to raise support to make the April 1st deadline.
—PRAY for our team as a whole, that we would continue to serve one another and grow closer to one another.
—PRAY that I would look to the Lord as my Father who loves me unconditionally.
—PRAY that the kids would continue to come to the kids clubs and we would be able to reach the parents through them.
PRAISE–They speak Romanian in Romania and Moldova, so that is 2 months of the same language being spoken! Praise the Lord. Many of our contants and members of the church speak English as well, so that has been a huge blessing!
