What have we been up to lately? I am so glad you asked. There have been a lot of changes taking place. The days here are filled with more and more sunshine. With that being the case, we wake in the mornings to the baaaaing of sheep, we look out our windows and see large groups of kids gathering before they have to go to school, and we walk down the streets of Breza seeing more faces than we have seen the whole time we have been here. Not only is the town awakening, but the hills are turning green and you can smell growth in the air.
With the changing of the seasons, there have been a couple of adventures! Most recently it rained a lot. The rain aspect of it was really nice, but the flooding that resulted made for quite the evening adventure. The basement of the church flooded, so Christie and I along with Bobo, Dejana, and Remi spent the evening digging trenches, hauling buckets of water to a nearby stream, and quickly moving humanitarian packages out of the way of ruin. It made for an evening of laughs and everything turned out fine after 3 hours of hard work.
Since we have been here more than three months now, we are living life. I get to go to the bakery and have mini conversations with the nice girl that works there. When I run out of words to say, I say “cao” and try to come back the next time with more words to say. At the grocery store, Christie has quite the cute friendship with the little lady who helps her get eggs and the “bag boy”/man always says “hello” and “bye bye” after having mini conversations.
Christie has taken on the task of helping the church here in Breza with Sunday school. Many hours over the past few weeks have been spent searching through materials to form some sort of curriculum for the kids to go through for the next two years. We are working alongside two other women in the church in the children’s ministry. The four of us who are teaching Sunday school are excited about what is happening within the hour on Sunday morning, but the kids seem to be loving it and growing from the whole experience too.
Our church family here is growing by the week. For the past two weeks there has not been an empty seat in the room. Old faces are returning and new faces are coming and experiencing what being part of the Body of Christ means. I see lives changing. I stand in that room and I am moved to hear people singing from their hearts, brothers and sisters praying for one another, and people walking out of after the service knowing they have a family that is walking with them in the trials of everyday life. Smiles are no stranger to this congregation; community and fellowship aren’t either. In fact, the 10:00 service usually starts around 10:30 due to the fellowship that occurs when everyone arrives. Afterward, there is ALWAYS coffee, conversation, and more recently volleyball.
Things here are going well. I know that God is moving and He has so much more that He has in mind to accomplish. Thank you for your prayers in even the smallest things.
-Heather
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