So today was our last full day in Romania. We fly out to Ireland tomorrow…I could not be any more excited. There was a small group of Americans that stayed here last night and left this morning…as they were leaving I noticed one girl had a Twins shirt on. I was like…huh. I asked where they were from and most of them were from MN. I told them where I was from, and one of the boys (around 18 yrs old) said he knew a few guys from Hudson…HOW CRAZY IS THAT. Also I ran to the mall today and saw a guy with a Wisconsin Badger shirt on. WHAT?!?!? Its a small world after all.
So we leave Romania tomorrow, to be honest I didn’t have the best month here. Month 1 was a lot of team growth, month 2 was a lot of personal growth for me. I read Forgotten God by Francis Chan and was very convicted about some things. God and I have some stuff to work out. I won’t write about the things I’m processing through with God right now, but I will say that the book is all about The Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is not easy to grasp at all. It really challenged me to think about my relationship with God and how the Holy Spirit was at work in my life. It also challenged me make sure I’m checkin where my motives are at when it comes to seeing the Holy Spirit on fire in my life.
I am super excited to be taken outside of my comfort zone because The Holy Spirit is the Comforter. Why would I experience the Comforter if I’m already comfortable. This is something I’ve been struggling with in Romania. We have been living in luxury here. We feel the closest to God when nearness to him is a necessity and we experience the Holy Spirit in desperate situations. I’m ready to break out of my comfort and to experience my Comforter. I was thinking about how safe and comfortable and confident I would feel if I had Jesus walking hand in hand with me 24-7. Well here’s the cool thing…I have it even better because I have the Holy Spirit living INSIDE of me. Not just side by side. INSIDE. INDWELT. LIVING and ALIVE IN ME. Bring it on world. Bring it on Satan- I’m ready for battle.
I love you all, thank you so much for all of your support and encouragement.
