God bless America, land that I love
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with the light from above

I love that I was born in America!  I love the freedoms this country has afforded me from birth growing up in the State of Maine.  I love that I have the God-given ability to help others rather than be sitting in the dirt with flies crawling over me (or worse) waiting for someone to come along and help me. I love America!

I have fallen in love with Romania. For the past nineteen years, I have referred to Romania as ‘the other land that I love’.  In spite of its being the second most corrupt country in the world with chicanery in its most evil form being a mind-set at every level – in spite of Romania’s having the second highest alcoholism rate in the world – in spite of, after all these years, understanding the culture at only at its most basic level, and speaking the language like a two year-old – I love this beautiful Balkan State especially in the area to which God called me, Transylvania, in the majestic Carpathian Alps.

It’s during this month as we celebrate the 4^th of July commemorating America’s freedom, that I pray ‘God, please bless America, land that I love’.  And at the same time, I pray ‘God, please bless Romania, the other land that I love’.

‘And (if) My people who are called by My name humble themselves (no matter where they are) and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.’  – II Chronicles 7.14