Building Gods kingdom by breaking down a small house!

Today we went with our local team to help in the village Panasesti, about 20 km from Micleuseni. The local church has bought a piece of land with the vision of building a church here. But before this is possible the old house needed to be taken down. We gave a hand....see pictures for an impression:

It all about the way you look at it....

In the last weeks we have had every week a couple of days with rain. The result of these rainy days in Micleuseni you see in the picture: pure juicy and slippery mud!

So while walking through the mud there are always different questions and thoughts going through my mind: Is all this mud to be looked at and to be received as a blessing? Or is it oke to dislike the mud and to see this as an extra struggle and an extra challenge that is just hindering me?
Well, it is a fact that sometimes it is hard to find your way through the Moldovan mud without falling but than on the other hand, it is a good practice in keeping the balance. And walking nowadays learns you also how to pray to the point, like "Lord, keep me from falling".

So despite the extra challenges the rain brings us, we are also very happy and thankful for the rain. It is very good for Moldova, the land, the crops and not to forget: of course our small business with the beans and watermelons is doing great so far!

So yes, as many things in life, it all depends on how you look at it: is it a blessing or is it extra struggle?

Kindermishandeling in Moldavie...

Gisteren was er een reportage over kindermishandeling in Moldavie op tv. Zie hieronder voor de link naar de uitzending. Kmoet er (helaas) bij zeggen dat dit de harde werkelijkheid is die ik regelmatig om me heen zie....Het leven van heel veel kinderen in Moldavie is niet zo vrolijk maar superhard en omdat ouders zelf ook zo zijn opgevoed en vaak zonder hoop leven, is het slaan van kinderen een normale manier van opvoeden.

Kindermishandeling in MD

Onrust in Odessa

Op ongeveer 4 uur van Chisinau vandaan, net over de grens in de Oekraine ligt de stad Odessa. Dit weekend zijn de onrusten groter en groter geworden. Zie video: Onrust in Odessa

Laten we blijven bidden voor rust en vrede in de Oekraine!

A miracle in our garden!

Today it was a special day for us. many special things happened:

1 - First of all we visited 3! monasteries in 1 day with the youth from Micleuseni and Nisporeni.

2 - Secondly, we took a new team picture.

3 - Thirdly, we said good bye to our good friend Alida and her brother Tjibbe. We enjoyed their company for some days and this was nice! Thank you!

4 - But the greatest news is that our summer shower is ready! The shower season has opened!!