Adventures WorldRace SethBarnes Sponsorship Giving

| by archiveworldraceblogs

Hey Everyone!

I hope you are all enjoying a beautiful summer under a more mild sun then some places around the world. We have spent the past ten days in a small village in Moldova (a nation sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine). The first few days we were in our tents in the mountains with a steam to bathe in and drink from. From there we traveled a few hours south to another small village where we lived in a church and were fed by grandmothers. They would cook for us all day and carry their pots of food to the church, testing their strength, but strengthening both their hearts and inspire ours to serve. For water we drank from the village well, and pulled up buckets to take birdbaths.
 
 
Our ministry consisted of traveling through the surrounding villages to share the gospel, encourage the neighbors, and pray for the broken-hearted. We had a 100% crying average, since each house we entered the Holy Spirit would meet them and they would weep, spilling their story and their heart. They would welcome us into their homes as if we were their own family. They would pull out their nice teacups, tea, coffee, fruit, candies, and sit back and delight in watching us enjoy. We would talk for hours sometimes – sharing stories, and praying for them.
 
 
 

We also would lead bible studies a few days a week, and Brad, our team leader would preach on Sundays. It was a beautiful road, walking the gospel led by the Spirit. Many lives were touched and we even witnessed a woman who struggled with alcoholism come to the Lord in weeping and great joy. We were able to put bibles in their hands and hope in their hearts; the hope of Jesus Christ.

After the ten days we traveled to Chisnau, the capital city, to meet the rest of our squad for one of our last times together. We have just one month left until we return to our home country, and our amazing family, friends, and churches. We will be leaving tomorrow night by train for Ukraine, our last ministry location.

My team will be in Odessa, a city near the Black Sea. We will be there for three weeks before we head to Ireland for our final debrief.

I ask for prayer for our entire squad as we make the transitions and preparations for our return home. As you can imagine, this will be just as much an adventure as when we began a year ago, with the possibility of just as much culture shock. Pray that we are able to pour ourselves out to the last drop that we may return home completely spent.

May God bless you with the immense revelation of His unconditional, unchanging love for you, and I pray that you may be united to Him as Christ was united to the Father!