Wow! This has been such an amazing season of watching God provide for my every need. I am currently living with a very loving family who have opened wide their lives to me and blessed me in so many ways. I will stay with them until I move to Michigan to join my fiancée on October 17th. I will live Bill’s parents for the 3 months remaining before our wedding and I’m very excited about getting to know his family and friends.
As I wrap up ministry here I’ve been reflective on all that God has taught me by serving him as a missionary. It has been a season I will never forget. And through it God has also etched the people of Romania upon my heart forever. I will forever have their families, lifestyles, faith and great need in my prayers. I get to return again this Monday (flight leaves at 7:25 pm) with a team of 5. My trip is Sept. 27-October 10. We will be doing a weekend training retreat for women leaders in Arad. I will be opening the weekend with a lesson on sharing your faith and public speaking. I can’t wait to see the women I’ve come to love and pray for on the other end of the world. These women strive to make ends meet but still have an unshakable faith in the “Hope Giver”. Please pray for my health. I’m a little paranoid about the travel this time since I was sick on my last trip so much. I need to sleep on the plane well and I need this inner ear infection to be better in just 3 days (the Dr. put me on a nasal steroid that is helping). These trips take a toll on the body and mine isn’t getting any younger. I will be staying apart from the team with my host family from this summer. I will also be remaining 2 extra days to connect with past relationships after the team leaves…..so pray for the long leg home. It’s a 4 hour car ride to Budapest, a flight to London and then a 9 hour flight back to the U.S. where we are 7 hours behind Romanian time. I am so grateful to have you all on my adventures with me….your prayers mean so much. When I return from Romania I only have to wait one week for my fiancée to retrieve me back to Michigan so I’m totally stoked about that.
