Sorry that it has been a while but I
hope that this flood of blogs will make up for it.
Looking back on Romania, I realized
that it was a great month for myself. The ministries and people were
very different then the past two months in India and Nepal. Romania
was the closest to home that I will ever come to on the Race which
made it a little difficult for me. Being out in the middle of no
where living in a simple two room building with no heat or water and
surrounded by natural beauty is an easy way for me to escape and come
closer to God. Romania was not this place for me. To begin with
Romania was coming out of its winter so everything was still dead and
cold. The whole month I think we had 2-3 days of sunshine. This was
not enough for me growing up in Florida. I have never gone 3-4 days
without seeing the sun let alone 1-2 weeks without it. I was
surrounded with so many of the comforts of home at our wonderful
contact’s location. My team was just outside the major city of
Bucharest. Everything we could of wanted we had. Hot showers, hot
meals, beds, internet, malls, McDonald’s, etc.
When we would go out to do ministry
sometimes the people would be more then welcoming and thankful while
other times they would take some clothes and leave without saying a
word. All of this really just reminded me that America is not very
different at all. The huge bright spot of Romania were the three
churches that we went to. All of them were so full of life and
growing. It was a great blessing to be a part of them even for a
short time.
Even though I would spend every morning
seeking God out in His word, I felt that I had to fight throughout
the day to keep my mind on Him even during our times of ministries.
I never had to do this in India or Nepal. I guess I thought every
month was just going to get better and better but this one wasn’t
going that way. This month was different. This month God was
working on personal challenges in my life that I had to first realize
they were there and then to start dealing with. Because of this I am
thankful for my time in Romania. If it was just like the other
months I fear that I would of missed out on what God wanted to show
me in my own personal life. It is easy to get caught up in all the
amazing things that God is doing that we forget to truly search
ourselves to make sure that we are focus on Him and that there is
nothing that can hold us back.
