Do you ever have a day or an event that you just know was a gift from the Lord? I had one of those last night. It was wonderful. And I'd love to tell you all about it!
Well, first of all, yesterday morning Amber and I went to visit with Bozena, our new language partner. We trade off Polish conversation for English and so far (we've met twice) it's working out really well. She has a 12 year old daughter who we're also going to help with English as well. They're both super sweet and we're having fun getting to know them.
So, after our brains were mush from over 2 hours of conversation, we hiked back in the smokin' hot heat (side note: so, I've learned that heat here just isn't as fun as it was in Huron when I pretty much just spent the day in the lake or with a beach chair parked in the water on the shore---again, I'm learning that this is how the rest of the free world lives! Who knew?!?!), grabbed some lunch, and headed to Old Town to drink some iced coffee. As we were sitting outside and watching the Polish world go by, we got an SMS from one of the girls in our English Club, Ala. She said that she had 2 tickets to a jazz concert in the castle that night and wanted to know if we wanted them. So, unsure of what to think about the whole event or what it would turn out to be, we said "sure!" and off we went.
Let me try to set the stage; picture yourself inside a 600 year old castle, late evening as it begins to cool down, a bass, guitar, and a drumset, great jazz, and free tickets. Yeah, it was wonderful. These three guys were awesome and they played with such passion, it was so neat to see. Amber and I just sat there saying "this is great". It was such an absolute blessing from our Father. It truly felt like just a little gift; a little time out to stop and just enjoy a totally unexpected blessing.
Today, on the flip side, we got some bummer news. We once again travelled out to Platyny and were once again denied. Marcin (and all of us) is praying about what to do next. There is so much involved here, it would take a few posts to explain, but please continue to pray for Marcin to have wisdom to know what to do here and for the people of this village, especially the kids. We spent some time out there this afternoon and what we saw among the kids was disturbing. Please pray that they'd be set free to true life in Christ.
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4 comments:
Jazz Night sounds great! I would love to walk through a real castle.
Hopefully, that unexpected pleasure, and memories of it, will help keep your spirits up as you face the frustrating up & down situation in Platyny.
I agree with Aunt Barb: you two needed an unexpected blessing to pick up your spirits. How great that you got to go to the concert and it was good. Is Amber a jazz fan, or free ticket fan? I'll bet it was almost like seeing the Police. As far as keeping cool, let me remind you: There's no place like home!! I couldn't pass that one up. Talk to you soon, I hope, and pray that we both have great news to share.
Your prayer request have been heard and we are praying for Platyny and Marcin also may God bless you both.
The Jazz thing sounds wonderful and like Aunt Barb I too would love to visit an old castle.
Just when you need it most, God sends a little blessing. What a joy. The closest I got to a castle and heat was last week walking half way into Cinderella's castle, high 90 degrees at WDW. I think yours was much better. Praying for the situation in Platyny. Aunt Jenni
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