I
need to begin this blog by apologizing to all of you for the lack of
blogs this year. Blogging is not something that comes easy to me so I
always feel that I have to get everything just right before I post it
for everyone to read. Somewhere along the way I forgot that those of
you reading my blog are happy to know the everyday things about my
life on the race. You want to rejoice when I rejoice, laugh when I
laugh, and cry when I cry. This has been the most amazing experience
of my life and it would not have been possible without the help of
all of you. I arrive back in the states in 10 days, and I hope to
have the opportunity to spend time with each of you to share the many
wonderful things God has done in and through me this year.
With
all of that being said, I want to try to catch you up on what has
been happening in my last two months on the race. When we first
arrived in Romania from India my team and I experienced a bit of
culture shock. For the first time in a very long time things like
soft beds, hot showers, wi-fi, and trash cans were available to us
for use whenever we wanted. The first time I went into a grocery
store I walked around in a daze. There were so many choices that I
did not know what to do! Also, they drove on the right side of the
road, used turn signals, and mostly remained in their own lanes, but
just to remind us we were not back in America yet the cars had to
share the road with horse drawn wagons. (We even got a ride home from
church in one of them!)
While in Romania, we
partnered with the wonderful group of believers at Hope Baptist
church in the village of Dragonesti. For most of the month my team
and I walked the streets in nearby villages handing out tracts,
sharing the gospel, and inviting people to various activities at the
surrounding churches. We met many people with varying beliefs while
doing this but one thing kept coming up again and again. These people
truly believed that God should let them into heaven based on their
works. They believed that if they had done more good than bad in
their lives then God would HAVE to let them into heaven. My team and
I did our best to share with them the good news of Jesus and how
salvation only comes through him but in the end I am not sure how
much the people actually believed us. My prayer is that the time we
spent with these people is only the beginning. May the Lord send many
more workers to this field to reap the harvest of seeds He has
planted through His people in Dragonesti.
As
I mentioned earlier in this blog, I will be returning home to the
states in 10 days. I ask that you would prayerfully consider helping
me with the cost of getting from New York back home to Alabama. The
total cost of my plane ticket, baggage fee, transportation between
airports, and one meal is around $215. I would appreciate any help
that you can give. If you would like to help, just email me at
[email protected]
or click the contact tab on the left side or top of the blog and I
will let you know how to do it. God bless each one of you!!!!
