The adventure of M O L D O V A challenged me on all levels. Despite the grinding struggles of life in the physical and spiritual realm I received deeper revelation and understanding of God's mercy and promises. For me personally, it was a mountain-valley type experience, high then low-low then high. Literally every moment brought something new. It's so far the craziest month I've had in a long time. Our teams served in a wide range of ways from farm work, kids program, taking care of orphans, home visits, prayer walks, communications/media and hosting an anti-trafficking event. I experienced the powerful movement of the Spirt in the church we went to, invested in our contact Vitalie and his family's life, and joined the fight to end human trafficking in Cornesti by loving on the 15 orphan children who live at the shelter. This place is alive with the Spirit, God is moving, Hope is rising and Light is breaking forth- but this ministry is constantly under massive attack and currently struggling with support and finances. It takes incredibly annointed and dedicated people of faith to keep it alive- please join me in praying for Vitalie, his family and ministry.
To further communicate this month I decided to take you on a little Moldova photo tour. Sometimes pictures speak louder than words. Enjoy!
a map of the city we lived in for the month- Cornesti
my contacts daughter, augustina- one of the women on my team gave her some markers,
she has never owned a box of markers before. i love this little treasure
living in community- i love these people like brothers and sisters
my favorite farm animal- these pigs contribute to the self support vision for Sinai30
a common mode of transportation in the village
the farm house- 3 of the men on our squad lived here this month with 2 orphan boys
meet the "beavers"
christy and phillip, our squad leaders- singing us sweet sweet melodies
this is the well we draw from for clean water
some walk several miles just to get one bucket of clean water
one of the street kids who came to the kids program in the afternoons- he brought joy
by always smiling and laughing
this is the outhouse we used all month- uncomfortable yet humbling.
our room for me +6 women for the month- pilled on top of each other with our
wet closes drying above us.
going on a prayer hike we traveled by this front door- it made me smile
two of our team leaders- kye and christian hanging out at sunset
a nearby field of trees- i'm constantly reminded that the Light overpowers the darkness
Goodbye Moldova, Hello Nepal!
