Hi friends! I’m writing to you on my last night here in Romania . . . that is so crazy to me. The past three months here have gone by so fast. God has shown up in the most amazing ways, and I have been so honored to play a part in the Kingdom that God is building here. I can now say with complete confidence that God loves Romania so deeply.
A couple of months ago, after I had only been in Romania for a couple of weeks, I wrote a blog called “Living In A Graveyard”, and wow, God has changed so many things since then. I remember writing that blog from a place of such despair, and wanting so badly to see Jesus in Romania. I understood that God loved Romania, but I didn’t see the life of Christ anywhere around me.
God has radically changed my perspective since I wrote that blog post. Over the last two months He has graciously opened my eyes to see all that He is doing here in Romania.
God’s glory is constant and everlasting. Jesus has been exalted in Romania. He is being exalted in Romania. He will be exalted in Romania. God has been and will continue working in Romania to bring His Kingdom and make His glory known. God has opened my eyes more and more every day over the last couple of weeks to see how He is bringing true life to the people of Romania. He is shaking the ground here. He is breaking chains, bringing life, and giving Romanians hope in Jesus Name. Praise God.
Romania is not a graveyard, nor has it ever been a graveyard. Death and darkness have been here, but they do not rule here. Jesus rules Romania. Jesus is the source of life, and He is bringing abundant life all over Romania, we just need Him to open our eyes to see it.
One of the biggest examples of how God has opened my eyes to see His Kingdom at work in Romania is our mission house. Upon arriving in Romania we learned that our house had previously been used for sex trafficking. It was a house where men and women were brutally exploited and where the enemy was at work. But Jesus had better plans for this house. Since X squad moved in, it has been a house where the name of Jesus has been glorified. It has been a dwelling place of the God of the universe. This is what Jesus does. He takes the most disgusting, dark places and transforms them into beautiful masterpieces. Thank you, Jesus!
This is just one example of the life Christ is bringing to Romania. He is overwhelming this country with the joy of His presence, and He is nowhere near to being done. I am leaving Romania confident that God is on the move here. I am so in awe of all that God has done here over the last three months. Thank you so much, Father!!
– Emalani <3
