I would have never imagined…
My eyes are tracing the hoof prints up the side of the hill in the Vienna Woods at Haus Edelweiss. Apparently some small deer and goats have been coming down to drink from the pond. I’m hoping I’ll see them in the morning before I leave for Brno, Czech Republic to teach.
I’ve experienced this feeling before. ‘What am I doing here?’ Never in my wildest imagination would I have seen myself in Eastern/Central Europe teaching. If I remember correctly, this will make my fifteen year to be here. When I go to Moldova next Sunday, it will be my 8th formerly communist country. Eight really isn’t many, but it’s 8 more than I ever dreamed I’d be in.
But I feel that way about a lot of things. I could have never imagined being allowed to preach in a church like Madison Park. Some Sundays I have to pinch myself to remind me it’s not a dream. I could only imagine preaching in small, unhealthy congregations. I could only dream that a few Sundays a year someone who wasn’t a Christian might visit. Now look…we have guests every week.
Being part of media exposure for Haiti reminded me again that you can never fully anticipate where God is going to take you and how you are going to be asked to serve. I not only could not imagine being on TV for any reason (other than a crime, maybe), much less having an opportunity to ask folks for money for a nation of hurting people.
I guess what I’ve been impress with today is simple—God is such an incredible mystery and His ways are so unimaginable. Yet…so delightful. What a joy to simply watch Him do the unexpected.
I’ve decided not to try to imagine what’s next…it’s more fun just watching it unfold.
Tags: Europe, Mystery, Opportunities
