Friday, July 01, 2011

Update:

Goran and I packed some humanitarian goods into the car and delivered them, stopping to see if we could pick up one of the boys from the day before, but he wasn’t home. After returning to the church, we found him and the other boy there waiting for us to go to a distant village for a church-plant’s service. The boys (16 and 18) help lead worship and the children’s time. Once in the village, we visited a brother who is currently injured and unable to move because of falling from a roof while doing work. From his house we went to the meeting place for the brothers. Usually only men show up at the meeting along with kids (no relation). Tonight, only four kids showed up (usually 15, they think it might have to do with summer vacation), and 4 or 5 adult men. Pr. Goran asked if I would share, and so I had a verse I planned to speak about. When I started to share and asked Goran if these men had heard the Gospel before and he said yes, but they don’t understand it, I proceeded to share the essential Gospel and used that message as a launching point for my passage (Prov. 25:13-14). We came back and ate some food and watched a movie about the coast guard.

This morning I rose early to go with the boys to see Dimi (an associate pastor) take his dogs for a walk. He has two huskies, one large one that’s black and white, and a small one that gold and white. The large one has two differently colored eyes, one green and the other silver-white. We walked along the Varda River and played with the dogs and then returned home after I picked up some croissants. Back at the church I did some reading and prayer before Pr. Goran got me to go visit Igor. From meeting Igor we went to visit another young business man whose name I forgot, but he operates his own printing press in Negotino (age 26). Pr. Goran wanted to go visit him as he’s interested in Christianity, and so my visit provided the reason. I was able to share with him about the book of Proverbs and Pr. Goran invited him and his mother to a meeting Pr. Mircho is going to lead on Sunday night. I also learned of that man who invested the 120,000 euros, that he is near Negotino, and we will try and meet tonight. He has a winery in Macedonia and one in Cincinnati also. He is investing some good time and energy in Macedonia, as he was born here, to help the church leaders become tentmakers. After we met that second young businessman, we headed to Dimi’s house for lunch. Then we came back to the church, where I am now resting and writing this update. We plan to go visit some believers later and deliver some humanitarian packages.