Happy spring! It’s hard to believe it’s almost April when you can barely get out your front door with all the snow you’ve been getting back home! All of my friends are in disbelief with the amount of snow that’s piled up in South Dakota. One of the things I hoped to miss out on while on the race was winter, but here I sit in our church in Romania, thankful for the chilly weather and no longer sweating 24/7 from the African heat. I’ve gotten to experience two very small snowfalls along with a “snow day” and it brought a rare feeling of similarity with what you guys are experiencing at home.
Month eight of the race is coming to a close. In four days I get to see my mom for the first time since July (WHAT?!). In ten days I’ll leave Romania, I’ll say goodbye to my team I’ve spent the last four months with and will welcome a new country and a new team. A lot of change is about to happen.
For the last eight months, we’ve been living a life full of change. Each day we learn to live less dependent on ourselves and more dependent on God. Traveling country to country. Showing up to our ministry for the first time, which always seems to be late at night in the dark. With all our belongings on our back (let’s be honest, we’re actually dragging our big pack on the ground because it’s too heavy and we’re too tired!). We wait to be directed to where we’ll be sleeping for the next 20 something nights. We don’t even expect to have rooms or mattresses. Most of our sleeping pads are broken and we wake up flat on the ground (self-inflating, more like self-deflating). We wait to hear if we’ll have running water (bonus if we have hot water). This is the first time in four months where I’ve been able to drink water from the sink. Through the last eight months, I’ve learned how to not live with all these comforts. I’ve learned to not expect a bed to sleep in, to not have hot water or even running water, to sleep in a room with at least ten other girls. And it’s okay!
See, the thing is, this isn’t bad. I’m not sharing these circumstances for you to feel sympathy for my team and I. What I want to share is that the Lord will always provide what you need. He will take care of all of our needs. I have no idea where I will be going in Bulgaria. I don’t know who I will be living with, I don’t know where I’ll be sleeping or what ministry will look like, but I trust the one who does know. I trust in Gods faithfulness to provide for us. So whatever you may be worrying about, whatever you’re trying to figure out, lay it down at the feet of the Lord. Surrender it to the One who has already taken care of your every need. (Matthew 6:26)
