Wow – there are no words to describe what a wonderful day it has been, although I will try….
God is so wonderful! Yesterday I was asked to give my testimony and I said no, I was not comfortable doing that. Well, I should know by now to not say No to something for God. This morning as I was getting ready to read my bible I just happened (or more accurately, God led me to) begin reading Psalm 139.
Psalm 139 vs. 4 – 6
4. Even before a word is on my tongue behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
5. You hem me in, behind and before and lay your hand upon me.
6. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain it.
Through the verses there I was lead to give a brief testimony in Church this evening. All day I knew this is what God wanted from me – complete trust and surrender to Him. As much as I like to talk, I do not like to speak in large groups. I was very nervous about having an interpreter and speaking to people from a different culture. It all worked out good. The biggest thing I learned from this today is something that I also shared in my testimony….it is beyond my comprehension to know that since the moment I was conceived God planned for me to be in Romania at this time in my life, however, who am I to question the Creator of everything?
As I said before, this has been a wonderfully blessed day. I came to Romania prepared for the younger children from the villages and orphanages to capture my heart. I thought I would not be able to handle being with the the majority of the time here because of my own children back at home. I was not prepared for the joy, blessings, and breaking of me that would come from being with the “teenagers”. That is what we refer to them as, but they are a group of boys and a few girls that grew up in some of the oprhanages from here. They are helping us with VBS and things here. They are wonderful and have stolen my heart!!! They love taking pictures so I have attached a few. Please be praying for these special kids. They know about Jesus, but they do not have a personal relationship with Him….keep them in your prayers….They are wonderful and I will miss them a lot when we leave…
Valerie
To Adam: I love you forever!
To Austin: I love you berry much!
Love, Mommy
