Tuesday, August 27, 2013

A few weeks into our new mission

I am living a strange life. Tomorrow may be one of my "homeless" days, where I don't have a workspace, and I try to focus on sending emails and making phone calls from a crowded McDonalds where I will be distracted by cute kids. I love kids. I am that creepy person smiling stupidly at your kid. Parents generally don't mind. It's true that it's hard not to smile at someone who is smiling at you.

I don't always know where I will sleep. I have a list of people I will ask. Or I will ask my wonderful unit member to ask because she is French. Praise the Lord for sending us a French woman! My husband and I are the leaders of the team of Covenant Players for French speaking Europe.
We perform plays in French. It truly is a miracle to do this. I have performed plays in Swedish, German, and French. One role (of one sentance) in Spanish. It counts!

I am feeling strong and focused and I know it is a blessing of the prayers of many. I have lots of ideas and plans and I am excited to teach. We have made prayer a priority. My language feels simplified, and less prone to flowery prose. I feel more logical and organized than I have in a long time. (I say as I type with my laptop propped up in my lap in a room cluttered with papers!)

We have done evangelistic programs in Switzerland. We have performed in churches. We have performed for a rehabilitation clinic. My new unit member has already learned how to do effective contact work. She is already so confident. It truly feels like miracles are guiding us.

And it's only been a few weeks on the road.

I am excited to see what God will do.

Please pray for vision, for wisdom in organization, for opportunities for ministry, and for recruits for Covenant Players all over the world. Austrailia has one team. South Africa has one team. I have seen how theater can change hearts and break down walls. I know it can change the world, change it upside right for Jesus. That's the goal, anyway.

Be blessed!