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21 October, 2007

Romania...

As many of you know, my friend and fellow missionary to Romania, Gerri, has been in Romania for the past 23 days. She returned late this past Friday. Thankfully she was healthy through-out the entire trip and had an amazing time. Our friend, Claudia, had twin boys right before we went this June. They are now about 4 months old and doing great! They are not identical twins though,when they were born, they both had dark hair, but now Titus has dark hair and eyes, while Joel has blonde hair and blue eyes, they're opposites, like their parents. The pastor and his family are doing very well. Miriam, the pastor's youngest daughter, got married on September 29, so Gerri was able to attend her wedding. Her and her new husband Daniel, are doing well. Gerri talked with Peter, the man who runs Father's House, a children's orphanage/foster home organization there. Last June, I felt a strong call to get involved with this ministry. He said that there are many job openings in Medias, so there will be something for me to do, should I go there after I graduate college. My thoughts now are to hopefully take a team to Medias (Romania) for two weeks next July, and then I will probably stay there for another 3 weeks or so, to look into full time mission work there. Then I will return to Michigan where I will complete my associate's degree and graduate in the spring of 2009. That summer or fall, I will be moving to Romania as a full time missionary. In the meantime, I ask for your continued prayer as I seek where God wants me to go at this point in my life. Please join me in being a missionary right where you are...you can serve God in your home town, you don't have to travel overseas. If you feel God's call to go somewhere, that's awesome! follow Him, but we can all be missionaries right where we are today!!!

7 comments:

  1. Very cool, Melissa! I'm so excited for you and your call to missions. I agree with you 100% on being a missionary wherever you are. "Bloom where you are planted!" :)

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  2. Wow Melissa,
    How exciting. Sounds like God has some big plans for you. You will be a blessing there I'm sure. Glad we have you here though for a little while yet!

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  3. Wow Melissa,
    How exciting. Sounds like God has some big plans for you. You will be a blessing there I'm sure. Glad we have you here though for a little while yet!

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  4. I am excited about your willingness to serve but you have to know it is somewhat bitter sweet because I really like having you closer. Maybe we will have to start thinking about trips to Romania...
    Good thing it is a little ways off yet.
    Smiles!

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  5. Melissa,

    I think that is soooo awesome!!!

    Some days I would love to pick up and go full time missions. I know God has not called us to that yet but I think its so awesome that you are listening to His voice and working towards that goal!!

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  6. Wow Melissa! Those are some big changes and decisions - I'll be praying for you! Very exciting.

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  7. Wow - that is quite a decision. I'm happy for you, but like Jennifer I kind of like you around here.

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