Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Ticket Please
Last night during the ladies Bible study, we read from Max Lucado about the burden of worry. In the book "Traveling Light" he tells the story of his family traveling by plane. He holds all the tickets for the family and right before they board the plane, he hands the tickets to his girls. Just like Corrie's father, Max tells us that God will provide what we need at the right time.
Waiting is not a strong suit for most people, and I am no exception. My term in Macedonia is coming to an end in about 2 months, and I am searching for direction in the future. I am searching for a teach position in America as well as looking into classes that I need to take care of in order to renew my teaching license. This always makes me anxious and troubled. Will I find a job? What if I don't? I need to teach in order to renew my teachers license. Will this delay my returning to Macedonia? What, Why, How? I am not sure of what my future holds, but I take strenght in what Corrie ten Boom and Max Lucado have written. I know that God will give me my "ticket" before I get on my "train". I just need to trust and wait for the train to arrive.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Ozymandias
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Team from America
The second group travelled all around Macedonia to different villages providing medical care. We had lines of people waiting to register and receive their examination. We saw over 600 people during the six days and visited seven villages. One was a small Turkish village in the middle of a valley about a two hour drive from Negotino. No one has been to this village to evangelise it and it has a very large radical Muslim influence. Because of this, we were not able to share the gospel in the Turkish village, but we were able to open the doors to future evangelism opportunities. There were many twisting and turning mountain roads to these villages, but it was worth all the trouble getting to the villages to minister to the people in the villages. We even got lost once and had to ask for directions from a shepherd.
The team took one day off in Greece. We visited some ruins, shopped, and went to the Mediterranean Sea. The team returned to America on Friday. It was a lot of work, but it was all worth it.