Remember ‘my’ little AnaMaria who walks on her tippy toes, couldn’t speak at 3 years old, and who would run and jump into my arms every time she saw me? And remember I wanted her to speak so badly that if she could, I wanted her first word to be ‘Isus’ (Jesus)? And she DID learn to say ‘Isus’ – and says so much more now after having been moved to a different orphanage.
In Deuteronomy 22, it says several times to not ignore your neighbors’ needs. In the NASB, it uses the words, ‘pay no attention to them’. And in the Message it says, ‘don’t look the other way’. Oh, how many times we been tempted to make believe we didn’t see a need perhaps because we didn’t have the time to tend to it, or the money, or frankly, just didn’t care – and we looked the other way.
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First of all, I praise God for a safe, uneventful trip back to MA this past Thursday, March 24. I am happy, too, to let you know that little Karol from Albina Orphanage had his heart operation and at least at this point, it seems very successful. The workers were having a bit of a time keeping this smiling, bubbly little boy fairly quiet until he completely heals.
March, 2016 – The Tongue (Ouch!) I just finished listening to one of my pastor’s messages and while in Romania, I do this online. I especially wanted to hear the continuation from his studies on the book of James. In…
What a joy to be writing this update from the ‘other land that I love ‘! I thank God for an uneventful trip here, for Ovi’s promptness in picking me up at the airport on February 10, and for Ovi’s having checked out my apartment before arriving to make sure everything was working properly. I’m also grateful that for the first time ever, I had little to no side-effects from jet-lag!
My face still gets red when I think as a 7 year-old child, I signed all my Valentine cards ‘form’ Dawn. Everyone had a good laugh, but I did not see the humor. Nonetheless, it did not spoil Valentine’s Day for me in ensuing years. And at each age period, the day took on different meanings for me.
Lord willing, I will be headed back to ‘the other land that I love’ February 9 – returning to the States March 24. I have much ahead of me to get accomplished while there, and am eager to see what-all the needs are for Love From Above to provide for Albina and Barza Mica Orphanages this time around.
I am not one much for making New Year’s Resolutions. Many years ago, I learned that I could not follow through with them, so why bother. And then I learned the reason I couldn’t follow through with them was because I was always trying to do them under my own ‘steam’ – of my own initiative.
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Just a few updates and how the Lord blessed during the month of December. First of all, I mentioned last month that if all went well, the doors and windows would be installed in Canaan, our church for the Gypsies. It is with great joy that I can tell you that they have all been installed successfully, and without any problems. If you want to see pictures of them, go to ‘Projects’ and then click on Halchiu. I am more excited than you can imagine! We have so much for which to give our God glory. HE is the Master Builder of this precious little church.
When my very precocious and oldest son, Geoff was not quite 3 years-old, I decided that he could understand the ‘true meaning of Christmas’. I began by telling him ‘what if at his third birthday party everyone brought gifts with great hoopla for each other, but no one brought him a gift?’ Scowling deeply, he said, “I wouldn’t like that!”
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