OK - I’ve been requested to write more and I know it has been a long while since my last entry, especially for a blog! It’s great to know that people could be interested in what I might have to write. But it will definitely push me to be consistent in updating. Maybe once I get into the flow of it it will be easier. Thanks, Anonymous, for the encouragement to write!
Over this weekend we have had a visitor from Switzerland. Matthias is our pastor/mentor friend. Naturally we don’t see each other all that often. However, the visits are more frequent than I ever expected when he first said he would come and help as he could. I never came to Poland with the idea of church planting. Far from it! Nevertheless, this is where God has led. It’s exciting and challenging to say the least. But I can’t even imagine continuing with it if it weren’t the support of our Swiss friends and our new found friends in California who have visited.
This weekend with Matthias was rather laid back, without any big outreach meetings. He came on his own this time without a team, so we were able to have more individual time. My time gave me a lot of food for thought. I now have a new perspective for refocusing. It’s amazing how I can narrow my field without even realizing it. When I was preparing to come to Poland I was asked how long I would stay. Back then I narrowed the field for God by saying 2 or 3 years – 5 years maximum. Next month I will have been here 8 years. Lately I haven’t been narrowing the field in terms of time but possibilities. Remaining open and available to God I guess is the biggest challenge, no matter what.
