I am very excited to tell you that the Lord continues to answer your prayers for me and for the ministry here in Romania! The month began with an opportunity to serve with the mentoring program for young gypsy girls. I drove the girls to our meeting place but due to complications, the other volunteers arrived late. The girls don't know English so we talked about things that I could easily communicate with them in Romanian such as school, family, health and friends. After this the Lord provided me with an opportunity to speak with them about how much He loves them and wants to be a part of their lives. While some girls were disinterested, others leaned forwarded, listened closely and shared their thoughts with me. When the volunteers arrived, a friend shared a Bible study with them from 1 Corinthians 13:13 ''But now faith, hope, love; abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.'' God's timing is so perfect and wonderful! 
The Lord provided much needed refreshment during a few days in Austria where we met up with CC Boise's summer team. The Lord taught me and encouraged me through our time of teaching, worship and fellowship. He reminded me of the ''Goliaths'' in my own life and the need to continue to step out in faith. The Lord has been showing me that I need to trust Him and be more willing to leave all that I have to abandon myself to Christ. With His help and wise counsel from CC Romania and CC Boise, I will be moving to Bistrita, Romania later this fall to continue in missionary work and evangelism there with Boise's Calvary Chapel Missions. Please pray for me during this time as it is both exciting and difficult for me as well as for the children. The Lord is answering many prayers and beginning to open doors for potential ministry which could include several things that are similar to what I am doing now. Please pray specifically for God's vision, for more faith, favor with new ministries and for a place to live.
The CC Boise team (with a few people from CC Stockport, England) came to Brasov in June for outreach that included evangelism, testimonies and music in the park as well as sharing the gospel at boy's orphanage. The outreach was a huge success and we are all very grateful for all they did! The Lord used the team here in a powerful way and encouraged our hearts. Romania is a difficult place to serve because people are ''religious'' even when they don't know Jesus personally. The Lord used the team to help soften hearts and speak to their lives. Miraculously, one of the girls on the team had heard my name and tracked down our family connections – we're cousins! I cannot begin to tell you what joy that brought me for Jesus to bring me family that I didn't even know I had all the way to Romania!
After the team's departure the CC Romania churches and missionaries went to the Foundations Eastern European Mission's Conference in Vajta, Hungary. The Lord reunited me with a friend who lives in another part of Romania and it was a sweet time of reunion, fellowship and laughter! I am often amazed at how the Lord aligns my life and it's struggles with someone else's so that there can be strong fellowship, prayer and encouragement. The conference's theme was from Psalm 2:8 ''Ask of Me and I will give you the nations” and many of the topics included staying in God's will and being will suffer for Christ. They talked about how our struggles and sufferings are not only used to further the gospel but also to change our hearts and minds to become more like Jesus. What a sweet thing it is, though difficult at times, to be able to identify with our Jesus and His sufferings. May we all continue to seek His face, to be willing to suffer and to be changed and to glorify the name of Jesus in it all.
If you would like to support me financially please make checks payable to Calvary Chapel Missions and send to: 123 Auto Drive Boise ID 83709. Include a sticky note with my name attached to ensure proper designation. Thank you!
