I can't believe it's been 3 months since I got back home. Time is running fast and sometimes that can even be a good thing.
I felt really lost when I came back home because I had absolutely no idea what to do with my life now. I talked to leaders here and they had some ideas to pray about, and I did. 3 weeks, and nothing changed. And then my birthday came at the beginning of January. I was praying on that day and was just crying to God, asking Him for a gift for my birthday. I asked Him to give me a vision, an idea, a dream, a Word... anything about my future. I needed something and I was pretty desperate.
Next day I met with my pastor and his wife to talk about my time at Bible College, about my plans for now and how I'm doing. I told them I was thinking of helping a Junior High group in Ljubljana, kind of stepping out in faith. They said they heard about that and that they have a need in Kočevje (an hour away from Ljubljana) with a group of Junior High kids, and they were wondering if I was up for taking that group. I told them I'd pray about it and let them know. God didn't speak about it to me but He didn't have to. He told me before I came home that I need to step out in faith. I didn't know what that means but He clearly opened the door for me to step out in faith, and I did. 2 months later I work with Junior High kids in Kočevje, Junior High kids in Ljubljana and Junior High girls (a seperate group) in Ljubljana. I also work with kids in Sunday School in Radovljica, an hour away from Ljubljana (where there was recently a church plant), and I help with Sunday School in my church.
God opened the door for me to try different ministries and to step out and see what I want to do. My pastor and his wife work with a Child Evangelism Organization (CEF) and they took me on board. I'll be going to a CEF conference with them, meeting people from all over the world who work for the organization and I've been given an amazing gift from God. I only obligated or agreed to do this until September because I really feel like September is going to be some kind of a turning point for me. I'll either go and study to be a Preschool teacher or I'll go to something else God calls me to; maybe full time ministry, maybe He'll provide a job and I'll do some ministry alongside of that... I don't know. But I know where He called me today and tomorrow and until September. I don't have to know about the future; He does.
February was an interesting month. Metka is my mentor and a full time missionary. She also works with CEF and I go with her to most events and to one of the Good News clubs she has for kids. I'm learning a lot. We were doing a lot of promoting during the school holidays and it was just around Pust (which is like Halloween in the States). Metka, Dubravka (pastor's wife) and me dressed up and went on the streets of Kočevje to promote the show with clowns that came from Croatia. It was a lot of fun and we had some good times.
March is going to be busier than I thought it will be, but in a good way. It's spring, it's getting warmer and I'm excited for all the new adventures God is taking me on. It's usually a bumpy ride but it's always a safe one.
I felt really lost when I came back home because I had absolutely no idea what to do with my life now. I talked to leaders here and they had some ideas to pray about, and I did. 3 weeks, and nothing changed. And then my birthday came at the beginning of January. I was praying on that day and was just crying to God, asking Him for a gift for my birthday. I asked Him to give me a vision, an idea, a dream, a Word... anything about my future. I needed something and I was pretty desperate.
Next day I met with my pastor and his wife to talk about my time at Bible College, about my plans for now and how I'm doing. I told them I was thinking of helping a Junior High group in Ljubljana, kind of stepping out in faith. They said they heard about that and that they have a need in Kočevje (an hour away from Ljubljana) with a group of Junior High kids, and they were wondering if I was up for taking that group. I told them I'd pray about it and let them know. God didn't speak about it to me but He didn't have to. He told me before I came home that I need to step out in faith. I didn't know what that means but He clearly opened the door for me to step out in faith, and I did. 2 months later I work with Junior High kids in Kočevje, Junior High kids in Ljubljana and Junior High girls (a seperate group) in Ljubljana. I also work with kids in Sunday School in Radovljica, an hour away from Ljubljana (where there was recently a church plant), and I help with Sunday School in my church.
God opened the door for me to try different ministries and to step out and see what I want to do. My pastor and his wife work with a Child Evangelism Organization (CEF) and they took me on board. I'll be going to a CEF conference with them, meeting people from all over the world who work for the organization and I've been given an amazing gift from God. I only obligated or agreed to do this until September because I really feel like September is going to be some kind of a turning point for me. I'll either go and study to be a Preschool teacher or I'll go to something else God calls me to; maybe full time ministry, maybe He'll provide a job and I'll do some ministry alongside of that... I don't know. But I know where He called me today and tomorrow and until September. I don't have to know about the future; He does.
February was an interesting month. Metka is my mentor and a full time missionary. She also works with CEF and I go with her to most events and to one of the Good News clubs she has for kids. I'm learning a lot. We were doing a lot of promoting during the school holidays and it was just around Pust (which is like Halloween in the States). Metka, Dubravka (pastor's wife) and me dressed up and went on the streets of Kočevje to promote the show with clowns that came from Croatia. It was a lot of fun and we had some good times.
March is going to be busier than I thought it will be, but in a good way. It's spring, it's getting warmer and I'm excited for all the new adventures God is taking me on. It's usually a bumpy ride but it's always a safe one.
