Friday, 24 April 2009

After 3 weeks.

Coming back here was not the easiest thing I've done in the past months....maybe even the most difficult. It is hard to come back in the Belgian mentality and I realize the bad aspects of it now more than ever. Anyway... sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
One of my big question coming back here was "why?" or to be more precise, what does God want for me here beside doing my internship. I realize little by little that God might just want me to sit in a bar have a drink and be ready for the opportunities that come to me. It's amazing to see that since I came back, every time I go out in bars, I get into a discussion with someone and every time that discussion evolve toward God, Jesus,... I had such discussions with people I would never expect to. And I feel people around me craving for something and questioning what this life is all about. My friend who visited from London told me: "there is something huge going on in your city, people are looking for God and every conversation ends up with God in it. As if God was sitting in the corner of every bar we go, waiting to jump into the discussion." Please pray for that.
Anyway it was good to be back with Melodie, my family, church and friends... here are some pictures.
  


Thursday, 9 April 2009

first blog outside US.

I'm in Belgium, it's been a week. The mixed feelings inhabiting me when I left California have been replaced by other mixed feelings. I look at the people around me in the streets of Tournai, and I have a hard time to love them. I miss my friends in Pasadena so much. It is good to see Melo and my family and friends here again and spend some time with them. I wish I was in class in Payton 301, or in the library right now. Eating balanced and healthy meals feels good....
I start my internship in two churches next week (part time in each). The first one is my own church, the pastor asked me to develop alternative services from time to time. I know that what I learned in my classes will help me a lot, and I pray that God gives me new tools and opens new horizons to me. The second church is a small church -around 20 people- that has been though a lot of hard times. The pastor, who's a friend of mine as well, came 4 years ago and is trying to bring the pieces back together and develop the community. I don't know yet what I'll be doing with him, but I'm excited to work with him anyway.
I'll try to keep you updated with what's going on in my life here on the other side of the ocean.
I love you .