I have been trying to write a blog for a couple of days now, I know I told you all I was going to write 3 a week and I did not do that this past week, I apologize! There is so much that goes on everyday and week and trying to convey it to each of you can seem daunting. I could list off everything I have done this past week:
- A day trip to Budapest, Hungry!
- Helped a family move furniture & had traditional home cooked food
- Went back to the gypsy village
- Attended a beautiful concert of a new friend, Milica.
- Celebrated my 23rd birthday!!
- Spoke to a class of high schoolers about the culture of America
- Played a lot of ping pong and cards at fellowship nights
- Daily prayer walks
- My best friend got ENGAGED!!! (Congratulations Katherine and Blake!!)
- Went to a field hockey tournament
- Had a movie night with Zoli’s daughters and a visitor from Austria
Yet that doesn’t seem like an accurate portrayal of my life. It leaves out all the emotion and small events that add up. Such as:
- sitting on the couch with Brooklyn as Nicola shows us pictures of his childhood
- the weight I felt in the gypsy village as the reality of the people’s lives sunk in
- running into Milica in town and getting to build our friendship a little bit more every time
- the joy I felt as I got to talk with Stephen and see him laugh
- the confusion and frustration I feel about why I continually let distractions sneak in
- feeling loved on my birthday, from people near and far, mixed with a bit of homesickness
- having a blast learning a new game from Nicola
- the growing desire to just sit with God and dwell in His presence
Truly this list could go on and on. Typically it is the big flashy moments that get all the glory and hype. But it’s these small, quiet moments happen every day that make up the majority of life.
All in all this past week has been a bit of a roller coaster. It has had its ups and downs, forwards and backwards, and an occasional flip or two. I am learning the power of the small moments. If we only invite God into the big exciting events of life then we end up spending the majority of our lives without Him. It is in the little moments that the direction and tone of our lives are set.
I am done waiting. I am done looking forward to the big moments to be with God. I want Him to be in every second of every day. This is hard. This takes altering the way my mind things in its resting state. But He is worth it and I am ready. I am ready for an intimacy with Him like no other. I yearn for it so deeply it brings me to tears (literally cried in my teammates arms yesterday). Thankfully God wants intimacy more than I do!! The more I am with Him the more I want Him and He delivers!
What are you waiting for? What is keeping you from intimacy?
Happy Belated Easter!
Big Hugs,
Martha Kuhn
Prayer Warriors:
Big Prayer Request: there are several people on the squad whose family members (young and old) are having serious health issues or have passed away. Please join me in praying for them and their families, its hard to imagine going through all this miles from home. I am praying for healing, comfort, hope, peace, faith, and trust for all. For privacy I am not going to include any names but God knows and is faithful. Thank you in advance for your willingness to join in. And thank you to all of you who have been faithfully praying with and for me throughout this trip!
