9:15 PM
If any of you have lived in a different country or known someone that has been through border problems, etc. (the list goes on), you might understand what happened to our team this past week. In order for the Ukrainians on our team to go to Romania, they need a International Passport to get in. Unfortunately at this point they will not be able to get these Visas in time. This means that we will only be going to Moldova for outreach! We do not see this as a horrible thing; it's really a blessing. There will be more time to build relationships in Moldova as we do ministry.
In Moldova we will be going to the city of Cahul, a smaller sized city on the west side of the country. This area has a lot of youth that desperately needs to hear the message that we will be bringing in just a few weeks! I am really excited for the ministry time that we will be having there in Cahul. As the time gets closer and closer to our arrival I am growing more impatient to get out there at go!
The team is faithfully working hard to get things ready for outreach. Among the things that we are doing is photography practice, drama practice, and putting together presentations for schools. Yesterday, we went to a church outside the city to fundraise for the remaining money that we need for outreach. We made lots (and I mean lots) of cookies and cards for the church members to buy and performed our drama for the first time in public. This drama is featured on the subject of human trafficking, and features a girl who is tricked into slavery and cut off from all of the relationships in her life. I was surprised to hear that the sniffles from the audience weren't due to colds but actually because of the impact of our drama on the congregation! I am impressed at the creative minds of my fellow team members who worked so hard to coordinate this skit.(I will be sure to post the video on this blog once we are able to get a good recording.)
Thanks to everyone who takes the time to read this blog. I really appreciate all of your prayers!
