Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Check Point Lithuania

It is so so good to be home, in my element.  First I need to Thank everyone for your investment of prayer; prayer drove my arrival home.  I had one month to find a place, move in, unpack, get settled and then get on a plane to Vienna to speak in a conference.


First Check Point:  The House, "Kidz Lithuania" Training Center, in a matter of three days I found the perfect home for the perfect price way under budget.  I feel like I'm living outside the city, but my address is a city address.  This home feels like AMERICA.  It is amazing!!!  Did I mention way under budget and I'm still able to sleep comfortably 23.  Less bedrooms more floor space and 2 more bathrooms.

After moving in, I was able to sleep comfortably the first night in my new home.  Yet it has taken me all of Feb-May1 to do the Laundry, the perks of moving things out of storage it all needs washed.  EVERYTHING!!!!!  I'm down to one box left, and this was only like 185 loads later we're done.

Second Check Point:  Storage delivered, as I'm grateful lets just say we are still negotiating, the company lost two of my pallets.  I have no tools, inside or outside, and quite a bit of odds and ends that I can live with out---but still I need to go to the insurance company hoping that they will offer enough to replace the main things I lost.   The set back is about $1800Euros

Third Check Point:  My kids, some of them are adults and yet the team still keeps breathing with new gifted, talented and thriving young people who truly want to serve the Lord.  Above the young man with the Guitar, is Darius and he is from the Jonava center.  It's amazing to see this young man hungry for the Lord and open to do whatever the Lord calls him to do.  Thank you to Reda Slepikiene and the amazing team serving in Jonava, producing street children who love God, the church and their country.   After this summer I loose 5 young girls who will be graduating high school and moving to University.  It's a tough transition,  (for me I've been around them since they were just 10-12 yrs old) and yet our team will continue to thrive.  They'll be back for special occassions.

Fourth Check Point:  Visiting our Mission Points and checking out their needs, hearing their testimonies and see how we can partner for the upcoming year to come in contact with more children with the Gospel.


Fifth Check Point For Now:  Getting back to training and equipping the saints to reach and evangelize children.  This year Global Childrens Ministry Network (GCMN), Assemblies of God Network for missionaries who serve the children of the world partnered with Europe's Children and we had an amazing event where over 300 people from around the world were represented.  

Global Childrens Ministry Network Team