Spring Thankfulness

Spring has come here in Romania. Trees are budding, flowers are blooming, and the grass is green. I love spring, the renewal and the warmth that comes after winter. The new life is exciting, and full of hope. This is also how I feel about so many of our kids here. They are beginning to blossom! The beauty around me reminds me of all I have to be thankful for.

I am thankful for the kids who really think about what we say. The ones who are ready to start applying what they have learned to their lives. Kids that are excited to go to church, to read their Bible, to talk with us; they are like a breath of fresh air!

I am thankful for friendships here, old and new. We had a chance to hang out with Miriam one afternoon, we met her at summer camp 2008. The support of friends, close by and far apart, is very encouraging for us. Your prayers give us the strength to do God's work here.

I am thankful for fun times with the kids. Here Bekah, our intern, is riding one of the bikes at the Boy's Transition House. When you know the kids well enough to truly enjoying playing with them is very special. It gives you the energy to go through harder times with them.

I am thankful that this in not my work, but it is God's. He is the one who changes hearts, gives new life, and does more than we can imagine. I am thankful that every child I work with he cares about them deeply and loves them even more than I do. And I am thankful that I can leave them in his hands, for he is faithful and will complete the good work he has started. It is such a privilege that God has chosen us to do his work here!