Having a wonderful experience in Moldova. This is my second international mission trip and it has surprised me how different it feels. For the first day I was helping people choose reader glasses in our clinic. This gave me an opportunity to speak with and provide care for the Moldovan people. I immediately felt a deep connection and desire to show love to these people. They come dressed up with lipstick and jewels presenting themselves in a dignified manner. That struck me because of the pride that they have despite the oppressive circumstances. My heart to heart connection with most of the people was so intense that I found the language barrier was not a barrier at all. Russian and Romanian languages have some similar words as English so maybe that was it but I really don’t think that was the reason. I felt as if I could read their expressions, intonations and especially their eyes. It sound corny but I felt I saw a glimpse into their soul. I was blessed, hugged, kissed and received gifts all day long. And I thought I was the one here to pray and love on people?!? This connection continued into Day 2. Somehow I knew the ages of a woman’s children without having met her before. Total God things!!
The connection with these people continued at the preschool today. I had a blast playing with the kids. They enjoyed hitting me in the head with balloons like whack a mole. Then I lead follow the leader which looked like me herding cats despite the teachers helping. This was a school for 3-5 year olds. The kids are there from 7:30am to 6pm everyday. Wow. That’s a long time without your parents everyday.
I am so grateful for being able to have this experience and I am eagerly awaiting the rest of the week.
Oh and by the way our team is AWESOME! We are all growing and supporting each other and laughing all the time.
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