This month in Moldova is completely different than last month in Romania. Last month was great, we worked hard at the Camminul Felix Village 2 and learned how to rest. To be honest I left feeling as if I hadn't put all of myself into it though. Ed had a ton of "amenities",things that we have in the States that many consider needs. Things you all are thinking like Internet and electricity.
HA! Welcome to Cornesti, Moldova. Population close to 6000, and where Internet is a treat. So are things like running water, indoor plumbing and even heat (we have a wood burning stove that is lit at night). I have used the outhouse three times since arriving, once making the walk of faith in the dark at 2am (you will understand that referrence once I post pictures).
Hearing all that it would be easy to view this post as me being negative of complaining, but please hear my heart- I HAVE NEVER FELT MORE AT HOME. Myself and 2 other guys are sharing a "farm house"- a 2 room house with a stove- with 2 of the kids from the shelter the church helps with. We ate like the locals, live like the locals, and often times smell like them (no running water makes showering silly and ExTREMELY cold). We were charged by our contact to teach our 2 roommates English in addition to spending our day working on Octave's house expansion and the street kids program.
So in closing I say the things I once viewed as "normal " or necessities are becoming luxuries. When Jesus said "Go make disciples" I'm pretty sure there was not a hash tag that says if it's comfortable. I am of the opinion that "comforts" are just a distraction from the enemy in order to keep us on a hamster's wheel of neverending cycle of chasing our own tail and from focusing on what is important- Kingdom.
"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others." Philippians 2:3-4 says it better than I can. so to that I say to Hell With Our "Comforts". I am challenging myself as well as you (yes you) to step out from behind the lies of being "comfortable" and embrace a life that is uncomfortable but more rewarding than anything this world has to offer.
