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.
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.
The past month has been busy and productive for LFA. We shipped nearly 400 pounds of warm winter clothing and shoes to Barza Mica (orphanage), and the two villages, Halchiu and Bahnea.
We were able to send money to help a young mother who has just contracted Hepatitis B get the meds she needs. It will not only cover her, but also her unborn baby, and provide the vaccine for her husband who is Ovi’s right-hand man at Canaan, and their little 5 year-old boy. Please pray over these precious folks.
In the three-plus weeks I have been back in the States, God has been faithfully moving in the ministry. The roof is completed on Canaan, the church in Halchiu! Praise God! And, last month I said that we had ordered the doors and windows for Canaan on faith. Well, a church that has had long-term interest in helping to build this church for the Roma/Gypsies has provided not only enough funds for the doors and windows, but also to begin work on the interior. I am absolutely rejoicing! Can you hear my heart ‘singing’?!
I went for a walk a little after 6:00 this morning back here in Norton (MA), shed some tears thinking of the beautiful snow-capped Carpathian Mts. (Transylvanian Alps) that I had left behind, and my babies and ‘kids’, and dear friends . . . But mostly, I thanked the Lord for all that He had done for us – for our precious ones, the past 3 months in ‘the other land that I love’. God is good! All the time!
