Forgive Me Father
For Its Been Several Weeks Since My Last Post...
Who knew that 90 degree weather would be so much fun to work in? Who knew getting up before 7 am would prove to be so beneficial? Who knew that eating cevapi and burek with new friends from the US would actually be so fun…well, I kinda knew that one would be fun. We have successfully completed our first round of classrooms for our Adopt-A-Classroom project and it was amazing to see it all unfold. Our first work team came from Grand Rapids, MI and I must admit those 4 lovely women had no problems keeping busy! Its hard for me to admit this, but they out worked us all, and I am pretty sure that just about all of them could beat me up! It was a blessing to meet and get to know these fine ladies and it was so exciting to share in this project together. The second team was also from Michigan and they brought with them a whole new flavour! It was a team of 9 men and women, young and old and it was awesome working with them! Within 2 weeks, we were able to see new windows installed, ceilings walls patched and painted, new floors installed, and new desks and chairs for 2 classrooms; a huge blessing for one of the schools in our town. It is our vision at World Hope to see all of the schools remodelled so once again, education will be made a priority in Bosnia and all of former Yugoslavia. However, this is not an easy project. We are praying that God will soften the hearts of His people that can afford to join us in this project. We are praying that God will send workers here to Bosnia to help with the reconstruction of this once destroyed nation. We are praying that some may look aside from their own building projects and think of those other projects going on around the world. I would love to put some pictures up of the work that we were able to do, however that may take some time since I am convinced my computer is out to bring me down. If you are interested in seeing what God is doing in Bosnia through World Hope, email me and I will send you a few pictures of the school before and after
Outside of Adopt-A-Classroom, things are going great. I took a minor break from language in order to devote my time to Adopt-A-Classroom. I would be lying if I said I missed it, but do pray for me as I have started to get back into the swing of language learning. We had a chance to go to one of the beaches near here. B-E-Autiful it was. We had quite the adventure returning home as we had a little car trouble. Blame it on Croatia for their law to always have headlights on even during the day. Blame it on Toyota for not making it mid 90’s model of the Land Cruisers equipped with an indicator of lights being left on. Blame it on the fallen world that we live in. No matter what you blame it on, the fact of the matter is, leaving your headlights on all day has the tendency to drain a battery. As we returned to the car, we were disappointed to see that the battery was dead. Pop the clutch, nothing. Hook it up to jumper cables, still nothing. What could we then possibly do… Oh, I know, walk to the nearest gas station and purchase a battery there and then walk the new battery back to our car, install it and drive home, success. Did I mention that the nearest gas station was over a mile away… So here are these 3 Americans and one Bosnian toting a very large battery down the sidewalk of a very busy street. Oh, man there are not enough words in my vocabulary to describe what others must have seen! Looking back on it, it was a very humorous situation, but at the time we all just wanted to get to the car and get home. Thanks to all of my supporters for sponsoring me in spite of what I am doing with my time...
Who knew that 90 degree weather would be so much fun to work in? Who knew getting up before 7 am would prove to be so beneficial? Who knew that eating cevapi and burek with new friends from the US would actually be so fun…well, I kinda knew that one would be fun. We have successfully completed our first round of classrooms for our Adopt-A-Classroom project and it was amazing to see it all unfold. Our first work team came from Grand Rapids, MI and I must admit those 4 lovely women had no problems keeping busy! Its hard for me to admit this, but they out worked us all, and I am pretty sure that just about all of them could beat me up! It was a blessing to meet and get to know these fine ladies and it was so exciting to share in this project together. The second team was also from Michigan and they brought with them a whole new flavour! It was a team of 9 men and women, young and old and it was awesome working with them! Within 2 weeks, we were able to see new windows installed, ceilings walls patched and painted, new floors installed, and new desks and chairs for 2 classrooms; a huge blessing for one of the schools in our town. It is our vision at World Hope to see all of the schools remodelled so once again, education will be made a priority in Bosnia and all of former Yugoslavia. However, this is not an easy project. We are praying that God will soften the hearts of His people that can afford to join us in this project. We are praying that God will send workers here to Bosnia to help with the reconstruction of this once destroyed nation. We are praying that some may look aside from their own building projects and think of those other projects going on around the world. I would love to put some pictures up of the work that we were able to do, however that may take some time since I am convinced my computer is out to bring me down. If you are interested in seeing what God is doing in Bosnia through World Hope, email me and I will send you a few pictures of the school before and after
Outside of Adopt-A-Classroom, things are going great. I took a minor break from language in order to devote my time to Adopt-A-Classroom. I would be lying if I said I missed it, but do pray for me as I have started to get back into the swing of language learning. We had a chance to go to one of the beaches near here. B-E-Autiful it was. We had quite the adventure returning home as we had a little car trouble. Blame it on Croatia for their law to always have headlights on even during the day. Blame it on Toyota for not making it mid 90’s model of the Land Cruisers equipped with an indicator of lights being left on. Blame it on the fallen world that we live in. No matter what you blame it on, the fact of the matter is, leaving your headlights on all day has the tendency to drain a battery. As we returned to the car, we were disappointed to see that the battery was dead. Pop the clutch, nothing. Hook it up to jumper cables, still nothing. What could we then possibly do… Oh, I know, walk to the nearest gas station and purchase a battery there and then walk the new battery back to our car, install it and drive home, success. Did I mention that the nearest gas station was over a mile away… So here are these 3 Americans and one Bosnian toting a very large battery down the sidewalk of a very busy street. Oh, man there are not enough words in my vocabulary to describe what others must have seen! Looking back on it, it was a very humorous situation, but at the time we all just wanted to get to the car and get home. Thanks to all of my supporters for sponsoring me in spite of what I am doing with my time...
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