Five days in Brasov for month one debrief.
Gelato.
Worshiping with another squad.
Praying for a man who had MS.
Pistachio on pasta.
Car sick through the Carpathian Mountains.
Living in Draganesti.
Living with a puppy.
The squad went to Greece.
I went to Bucharest.
Visited a thermal bath.
Two hour stand-up train ride.
Rooming with Carson.
Meeting Romanian missionaries.
Intercession every morning for Romania.
Bible and theology challenges from Raul.
Going to Craiova every weekend for street evangelism.
Meeting Carina.
Loving on gypsy children with Dennis the Moldovan.
Cheap hot dogs cradled in a bun.
Danny teaching about covenant.
Hunter teaching about fasting.
Fasting all food for two days.
Getting sick from fasting.
Eating bread at midnight to break my fast and feel good again.
Squad dinners every night.
Learning to use an Aeropress.
Evangelizing in Draganesti.
Kids.
Passing out Bibles in villages.
Praying for people in villages.
Buying paint and painting the church sanctuary.
“Office” episodes before bed with Carson and Danny.
The kitten slipping into the house.
Wet bathroom floors.
Leaky kitchen sink.
Facing fear of gas stoves.
Dogs barking all night.
Little Emma coming into the house without pants.
Little Emma coming into the house with pants.
Inviting young people to our outreach concert in Craiova.
Putting on a concert in Craiova.
Hunter, Megan and Caitlyn leading a woman to the Lord.
Girls movie night.
Edible cookie dough and buckeyes made by our Ohio-native, Kayla.
God asking me to stop talking for 24 hours.
Prison ministry.
Myself teaching on Holy Spirit gifts in 1 Corinthians 12.
Josh’s group practiced healing and his nose got healed.
I packed my pack for the 111th time.
My co-leaders and I went to Bulgaria.
Met Gancho, the nicest Airbnb host ever.
Celebrated Carson’s 28th birthday.
Happily baked homemade cinnamon rolls.
Did my first Escape Room.
Welcomed the squad to LDW.
Held some sessions on comparison, Sabbath, and identity.
Prayed with Megan to speak in tongues; she did.
Drew an image God gave me.
Nervously sang acapella in front of the squad.
Kat and Nicole hosted an I Squad Extravaganza.
Laughed a ton.
Got superlative “most likely to bust it in a potato sack race,” don’t want to talk about it.
Saw “A Star Is Born.”
Got on a bus with team Submerge.
Arrived at our next ministry for this month.
Charla almost got taken away on the bus when she went back on for the snacks.
Felt a ton of peace and found out this village name means “good peace.”
Ate dinner and wrote this blog.
Love,
Hope
