Different location same Father

Being in the Balkans

I have been over a month already and I can’t believe how fast time has gone by. After spending three months in Macedonia I was not sure what it would be like here. Many of you know about the amazing and hard times I had in Macedonia. I had decided that being here in the Balkans was going to be amazing…..and it has been so far. I knew I would have struggles but at the same time I knew and know that our Father is at work here. It is hard to see sometimes bc it is such a dark place. I can see Him in the beauty of nature or even His love for the human race with every smile that I see when I walk down the street. I am working at a center where I teach English and also do aid work. Currently we are finding families to give firewood and food to. It has been really neat to meet the families in this area. At the same time it is intimidating, the city I live in has over 40,000 college students alone. They will all be coming into the city starting at the end of this month. (Many of them are still home for the summer). I have been able to have some really good discussions with a lady that I work with about love and what the Fathers role in that is. She is a part of our family but she is still drinking milk and not eating the solid food. That’s actually how a lot of our Family is here…. They know our Father but they keep drinking only milk and they never get bigger. I am glad that I can somehow encourage them. I have been told a lot from my supervisor about the way of life, my heart cries out for our sisters here. I don’t think as woman I can even fathom the struggles they are going through. The women here only have one job and one job only and that is to be a good wife. Other than that they have no purpose in this culture. So if you’re not married there is either something wrong with you or you’re a widow. For our sisters here who will not marry bc they do not want to be unequally yoked have it hard bc there are failing as a women to their culture and at the same time trying to remain strong to our Father. Can you imagine this. Being a complete failure in life bc you are apart of the Family. I still can’t imagine it….and I see it every day. I have also learned how cut off from the world I am ….especially being at Wayland. It is such a big world I don’t think as a family we are suppose to avoid all the problems of those who are not apart of our family. The people are loved by our Father the same way that he loves us. They just don’t have the opportunity to know that. He is teaching me a lot.
I have also learned that just bc I am working in another country for our father it does not mean I can go on break with our father. The journey man here that I work with was telling me about his training before he came and how just bc we are at work here does not mean that Satdevilen is going to leave me alone it really just means that I am under more attack. It sounds simple like well duh you didn’t know well yea I did but I didn’t prepare myself for it. When you are at place like wayland it is easy not to be challenged for what you believe bc for the most part everyone you know is the same as you. Don’t get me wrong Wayland is in need of lots of work from our family to….. I am just trying to say that this place just isn’t like it is at home! :0) I am learning that I need to keep myself challenged so I can grow and be strong. I have been memorizing for our Fathers book… HE is the vine and we are the branches …. Apart from Him we can nothing. Thanks you so much for all the encouragement and support that you have given me. It really means lot to me especially when you feel like the darkness is overtaking the light. Love you guys… and not really this time I will try to keep up with blogging!!!
Please remember these things
The lady I work with…I hope that she will allow me to help her onkw our father more and more.
The center that I work at- the families.
For myself to stay strong and let my burdened heart not bring me down but to give me strength for the people here.
For our family here, not to be so discouraged, and to want to eat more solid food ..