It’s about 10 am on Tuesday in Moldova… There I am standing
in a bathroom in a small apartment soaking wet, muddy and pissed-off. I am
doing my best job to scrape bits of concrete out of my eye without making too
much of a mess. I took a moment to stop what I was doing and maintain my
composure. Gazing at myself with my half-opened bloodshot eyes I sincerely
asked myself,
. . .
The church we are working with here is supported by an
outside source in Sweden. This is a true blessing, but there are several ideas
floating around here so the church can become self-sustaining and not rely on
support. As of late the church has begun pursuing a certain idea… Operation
Beaver if you like. The idea is to build a shelter for beavers, buy beavers,
put beavers into the shelter, encourage the beavers to ‘make multiplication’
(have sex) and finally sell beavers for money. Easy enough right… I mean the
whole encourage beavers to ‘make multiplication’ kind of jumps off the page
like it could pose a challenge, but overall the idea seems plausible.
For the past few days we have been constructing the shelter
for beavers on some property owned by the church.
land, making it level with some small rocks and laying a foundation.
So then we moved lot of heavy
cinder blocks and learned the ropes from a couple seasoned vets.
For the past few days we have made progress in getting the walls put up.
Alright, so flash back to Tuesday… I am in a country that I had never heard of, working since sunrise in cold rain and slick mud, laying bricks for a shelter for beavers of all things. As I slabbed cement onto a block it splashed right back into my face. Embarrassed and very upset I went back to the apartment we are staying at to wash up. There I am with cement in my eye and I had one of those moments with
myself… ya know, one of those self check moments to evaluate where
you’re at and what you are doing with your life. I was genuinely concerned with my current position in life. I asked myself,
Whatever you do, work heartily as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.
My perspective changed and I started to laugh. I was in such a comical and unique situation that I couldn’t help but laugh. I still am in this situation and I am still laughing. I love life right now because you could not make this stuff up. It is so random and good.
My name is Tommy Sullivan…. I am building a shelter for beavers in Moldova… I am doing this for the Lord …. And I am damn proud of it.
