An exciting meeting....

We had the privilege of meeting a bulgarian woman who meets with Roma under a tree in a near by town to teach them the Bible. Her story was humbling, her journey marked with tears, joy and great stories and her commitment to a people group who others say isn't worth her time is exhausting to defend. Like us, God has placed Roma on her heart and she is determined to listen to His voice alone. She admitted that she faced her own bias and racism towards Roma at one time and once agreed with many of her fellow countrymen that they are worthless and hard to work with, but God did something in her heart and placed a desire to see them come to the Lord. She knows God has called her to work amongst them and share His good news of salvation with them but deals with loneliness as her countrymen question her good sense and literally tell her that she is wasting her life. Please pray for Z and for the Lord to be her joy in all seasons of the ministry He has called her to. I feel so privileged to have shared my afternoon with this humble woman who pointed all praise back to God. Cameron and I will have the joy of soon sitting under that tree with her and learning from her experiences. She is eager to teach us the cultural knowledge she has learned from them over her years of experience and to give us the opportunity to witness what God is doing in the ministry He has called her to. Please pray also for protection over Z. Trafficking, extortion, and violence surround her and evil is also very much a presence in the area she works in. Her life has been in danger in the past and the hand of God has intervened. Please pray that she is surrounded by endurance and peace as she pours into the lives of this community. Praise God for her story, commitment and willingness to allow us to learn from her. Pray for Z and the area in which she works! May she shine the light of Jesus in the darkness!