Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.
Psalm 100:4-5
Dear family and friends
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!We have so much to be thankful for.It was really wonderful to spend Thanksgiving with my family this year, as I was in Romania last year on Thanksgiving.
My last few weeks in Romania were wonderful.The relationships that have been built have really been blossoming.I spent a lot of time with my Romanian and Hungarian friends before I left, everyone wanted to have some special time with me, and it was a blessing to see how the Lord has worked to build these friendships.
I was even able to visit my “other family” in Timisoara for a couple of days.
And I spent my last 2 nights with my good friend Kelly, who is also a missionary in Oradea.I miss my kids at the hospitalalready.But I am keeping in touch with all of my friends from there over the internet, it is so great to be able to still talk with them from here.
I was also blessed to make a short stop in Germany on my way home. I used my frequent flier miles to fly home, and because of this I had to have 2 separate tickets, one from Romania to Germany and one from Germany home. The blessing of this, was that I could take some time off in the middle to visit a friend of mine that I had met at the Missions Conference this past summer. We had a wonderful few days together, it was also a blessing to break up my travel time with this little trip.
My time in California has been a whirlwind so far.Meeting with lots of people, seeing friends and family, church, and a mini vacation for a few days with my mom up the coast of California.It has been a time of refreshment and a time to seek the Lord and what He has for me.
I ask that you all will continue to pray for me, as I am seeking the Him during this furlough.Please also keep my back in your prayers, it has been hurting so much since I have been home.I guess lugging around my suitcases aggravated it again.
I pray you will all be blessed over this holiday season.
