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(Written March 11th, 2019)
When I woke up this morning, joy seemed to evade me, and worry and discontentment embraced me. However, through friendships, music, ministry opportunities, and constant conversation with the Lord, I understood what it meant for God to be near and I experienced the most unforgettable ministry I’ve had in Romania. Him being near does not mean we have complete understanding. It means we can receive guidance for the questions He wants to answer, and we can trust and love Him more in the questions that He doesn’t want to answer at this time. Him being near […]

This is my third trip to Romania and when I got off the bus at the end of the long journey, I was greeted with “Welcome Home”! It sure feels like the time passed quickly and it was great seeing my Romanian family again! ❤

Our third day here we visited the abandoned elderly and mentally challenged in three villages. As we showered them with love, hugs, songs of praise, and prayer, I thought about Matthew 25:31-46 – the story of the least of these. What we can offer these dear souls is temporary at best, but it is genuine […]

The second team arrived yesterday afternoon. After getting some sleep last night, we dove straight into a day of ministry. We started out by sorting supplies for our village ministries and then loaded up on the bus and went out to the gypsy village of Tarcea. We did a shortened Vacation Bible School with the children and a women’s ministry with the ladies. After these two ministries, we led a church service with music, testimonies, and a message of the Gospel. It was a great day of serving and blessing. We are looking forward to a full day of […]

I cannot begin to put into words the joy that it has been for Rachel and me to have our 3 month old son, Cole, with us in Romania. I don’t know how many times I was asked, “Are you sure it’s a good idea to take a 3-month old overseas?” These questions come for many reasons: safety, travel, sickness, etc. Ultimately, however, I believe it to be a lack of perspective. This became abundantly clear to me as we were holding outdoor church services in the snow yesterday. We were in poor villages in the cold and yet […]

Joy!  That describes this week so far!  It has been such a privilege to be back in Romania – serving our great God and His people!

I have experienced and witnessed so much joy this week:  joy in the reuniting of brothers and sisters of the FFH team; joy in working together to package up medicines to distribute in gypsy villages; joy in practicing songs to sing at worship services; joy in ministering to gypsy men, women, and children in private homes and being able to pray for their families; joy in sharing Christ congregationaly in small village churches; joy […]