(romania) catch up.

hi there! i don't know why i haven't written anything for a few days. we haven't particularly been doing anything... so i don't have any real reasons why i didn't want to write. oh well. back to posting today i guess!

BECCA'S GETTING ARRESTED?!

so last week we went back to billa. becca played her guitar and the cops then told her to stop. darn those cops. apparently, it's not illegal to play guitar on the streets here in romania. it's only illegal if you have an amp without a permit. so not sure why they stopped her. but that's okay, because a lady i talked to right before all of this (erika) got saved. so happy day :)

that night we headed out to the square. becca played worship for a long time and it was wonderful. it's so cool sitting there in public and being able to worship God like that. i absolutely love these photos! and i love the people in them. i'm seriously so encouraged by all of the girls. they love Jesus so much. 

i love hanging out at this square. essentially it's the downtown area of cluj. so there are always a lot of people out and about (except on sundays. it's deserted on sundays!). it's going to be one of the places i miss the most when we leave. oh and did i mention we leave romania in 2 days!!! then it's on to hungary! i am so excited!

blown away.

this week i have been absolutely blown away by God and how real He is in my life. on tuesday night, we had a worship night at the YWAM base. we've gone to a few of their worship sessions (which have all been great by the way!), but this one was completely different. i can't describe to you how beautiful it is to be in a room full of people who are so in love with Jesus Christ. who have their hands raised and are singing praises to Him. it has been such a long time since i had last felt God's presence so real and so close to me. honestly, i started crying as we were all praying and worshiping together. it really was the defining moment of the trip. the time where i could really say, "wow God. you really had me here for such a time as this. you really did want me on this trip". the night reminded me a lot of my last trip to Hungary. i am so in awe of the Lord. He has been doing such a good work here in the city of cluj. and i am blessed and honored to be a part of it. i can't tell you how awesome and humbling it is to be here in this city serving God for the summer. it's amazing, it's challenging, and it's showing me that i want to be a part of more things like this. who knows what God has in store for my life, but i'm praying and trying to be open to whatever that may be. for now, i know that i am so happy to be here in romania. i'm so happy i was at the worship night on tuesday. i am so happy that God loves me and uses me for His glory. i am so happy that He is so real and so near to me. really, He just blows me away. it's awesome.

psalm 9:1-2: "I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart;
I will tell of all Your marvelous works.
² I will be glad and rejoice in You;
I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High."