The title of this post is really not that true. For all of us we still have the faces of the children we played and loved on etched in our minds, there is not much hindsight, it seems like we just saw them. The tears that were shed as we said goodbye, and the eternal hope we have for them that one day if not here on earth, but in heaven we will be joined together. It has been my hearts prayer the last few weeks that God would continue to pour out his unfathomable love on the broken lives in Romania that we experienced, I have held on to the the truth that our God is a God of restoration. Our lives have forever been changed by what he allowed us to experience, God's calling to be a people of blessing is impressed on our hearts, and we have all developed a deep desire to live lives that contribute greatly to His kingdom.
Here are a few things that our team have personally taken away from this experience:
1. God is so much bigger than we allow him to be. You will never have a big picture of God if you don't place yourself in situations where you desperately need him to show up.
2. God is calling everyone right now to be a people of blessing, to bring God's picture of restoration to the world, stop making excuses and Go!
3. When you know who you are, you will know what to do. God's children know what to do!
4. Our hearts should break deeply for the orphan and widow, but this heart break must lead to action not just sympathy. Jesus spent significant amount of time with these people, so should we.
5. People are desperate for a picture of a God that really cares. We have been called to walk in the ugly part of peoples lives and give them this picture of God.
6. We complicate things way to much in the western church. God's will everyday of our lives is to love him deeply and out of this love, love others deeply.
7. Check out all our Romania Pictures Here: Romania Picture Gallery