Missing Supplies - No problem

We landed in Chisinau some 21 hours after leaving Detroit - our team was safe, tired and ready to be one our way. There were a few snafus - #freechampagnes (thanks to our team leader, Mark, for springing them in Rome), 3 bags did not arrive with us and Customs held back 4 additional bags. The # 1 rule of life is to trust God.  The # 2 rule of any mission trip (and life) is be flexible. We worked with the agents counting, recounting and recounting once again our supplies - pulling out what we could take (they allowed) with us at moment. So once we left the airport some 3 + hours later, what else could we do --- revert back to an American favorite, McDonald's - yes they have one in Moldova but a McFlurry has a different twist (only available in chocolate, cherry or Carmel - yes Pastor Heather, I cheated - but I prefer to call it flexibility). We couldn't do anything else but be flexible - God will work thru us with whatever have. We want to be a light shining in the darkness - I want to be that light. So we spent the night at the Cosmos Hotel - 5 hours after a shower we were up and enjoying breakfast before traveling to Balti. We were ready to GO to be used by God.

We arrived in Balti to people waiting in line to be seen. I so like to greet everyone with a handshake and hello - all those in line waiting so patiently. We set up with the supplies we had - it worked out fine and we saw some 51 patients. Two of the ladies I saw, Nina and Eugenia, said they remembered me coming last year - can you believe it? People waited patiently to be seen - no complaining. I was able to pray with everyone coming thru and some even prayed for me and our team. Most were prayed for again with either Joy or a member of the Moldovan Team. 

A second boys transition home is now open on the same property as the first. So much has been accomplished to improve the lives of these young boys / men as well as outreach to the community. Praise the Lord, Alina and Vasili adopted their first child last year, a toddler, Anastasia and now Alina is pregnant with another - PTL! It is always a joy to be with the Moldova Team. Alex made me laugh - let's take a picture he says --- and wants to stack some more medicine in front of us --- so we look ummmm like we are working hard in the pharmacy. He is too crazy. Margareta translated for me - she has been a part of out team on all previous trips - she is 19 now and over half way thru nursing school with dreams of someday becoming a doctor. She is a gypsy orphan girl who the church has loved - her life forever changed now because of her personal relationship with Christ.  

Our team did great today - some visited an orphanage, delivered food bags or worked on building an outdoor gazebo in the play yard. All this while the medical clinic was operating. God can do more thru us if we are obedient to his call - He can do anything! And remember - that despite missing 7 bags of supplies - many lives were touched. Tomorrow is a new day - I pray that when people look in my eyes they see the light of God shining thru. Pray for our entire team - that we Americans can be a catalyst to connect people to the local church - and that New Hope Eurasia will be that beacon of light in this community - where people with little or no hope can see that these Believers - look and live differently. And those least, last and lost will be drawn to learn about and experience the Love of Christ. Goodnight from Hotel Balti. 

PS I'm thankful for wifi even if I have to go to another floor and sit in the hallway to pick up a signal to be able to post this - there are way bigger problems in our world than this nuisance for certain.