Rachel's Romania - April 2010 Update

“May the LORD watch between you and me
when we are absent one from another.”
Genesis 31:49b

Hello my friends! I cannot believe that my time on furlough (vacation) in California is over with! I leave for Romania this Wednesday early in the morning. I am totally looking forward to my time coming up in Romania. Just as a reminder, I will be moving back to California in June. I am returning to Romania to say my goodbyes and to move my things back. It will be another month and a half full of traveling and living out of a suitcase. But it will be a very special time with those dear Romanian friends the Lord has brought into my life.

This month has flown by so fast. I can’t even believe it. Some days I was seeing maybe 3 people in one day! One for lunch, one for coffee and one for dinner! I tried very hard to see each of you that I had planned to see while I was home, but I ran out of time. The good news is I’ll be home in June!

I was blessed to friends from my old jobs, and friends from church and past missions trips! What a blessing it is to see people from my past and catch up on all the Lord has been doing in our lives. I had a great time at Disneyland with my friend Kari, we have a tradition of going each time I’m home, and her mother-in-law is able to check us in for free, which is a HUGE blessing!!! (thanks Jody!)


At the beginning of April my parents and I went on vacation to the “Gold Country” area of California. It was beautiful! My time with my parents these past two months has been really important to me and very eventful! We celebrated my dad’s birthday last week AND my parents both retired this month! It has been a month of celebration.


Well, I have to admit my mind is a bit scattered right now, thoughts of packing and making arrangements of where I will be staying while I’m in Romania are swirling in my head. I am so thankful that the Lord has already provided me with a job for when I return to Cali, working once again with my dear friend Frances! That is one HUGE thing I do not need to think about right now!


I will not be taking my laptop to Romania with me. I need every ounce of weight I can get to bring things home with me. Plus with all the traveling around I just think it is best to leave it here in Cali. So if it takes me a while to post things I am sorry! I will be home in June and will update you all on my journey then.

Please keep me in your prayers. With all the traveling and final arrangements that are still not totally set in stone yet. I want to be a blessing to my friends before I leave and to have enough time to say goodbye without feeling rushed. I have already received some sad emails from friends in Romania in response to my returning home, but I can rest in the peace of knowing this is the Lord’s will for right now in my life. I know the Lord is going before me and I trust in Him. There is a lot of change ahead of me, please keep this in your prayers for me too!

I hope you all have a great month, and I will write more in June!

Grace and Peace,
Rachel


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