BondServant
News
March 2003
A Newsletter by the Anton
Osoinach Family...
Hopes
for Others
Arad, România
osoinach@xnet.ro
“But
Jesus said,
Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me:
for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 19:14
Something
interesting has happened in my life since we moved to Romania.
I have learned what it feels like to be a child again in
the sense of not knowing how to read anymore.
It is a strange feeling to not be able to read the signs on
the buildings. Also,
when we buy certain things that have directions, I have to have
help discovering what the directions are saying. I’m glad to say that compared to where I was a year or two
ago, I have learned a lot.
I
still can’t read most things. Although it was a strange feeling
at first and at times very frustrating, I am not sorry to have
this experience. Having
been placed in this position has brought me to depend more on the
Lord for every need in my life.
He has been faithful as my abilities have been so
childlike.
It
has been a blessing to see His faithfulness to me in the areas of
learning to read and speak in Romanian. He has helped me in so many other ways as well.
One of these ways is having His love in my heart for the
people here.
Going
to the nursing home last time with Anton was such a special time.
The children and I sang for the people, we prayed with some
of them, and talked with them.
There was a love for them that hadn’t been there before.
Praise the Lord!
Another
example of seeing God’s love making a difference in our lives
and other people’s lives happened just last week at the train
station Bible club. A
lady who lives on the street came to the club. This lady has a
miserable life. She
doesn’t have much to be happy about or smile about and she
usually appears very surly. Last week at the club though, she was smiling and talking
about coming back to the club.
To see her smiling face was like seeing a miracle.
I hope this lady will let God have His way in her life and
let Him change her life. I
know He can change her life because He is changing my life.
It
has been great learning to be grateful for things that I took for
granted in the past. For
example, the simple pleasure of
taking a hot bath has shown me how blessed I am.
I learned to see this as a real treat when I saw how many
people not only don’t have bathtubs, they don’t even have
running water. Others
live in shacks.
So
the next time you are reading something, think about what a
blessing it is to know how
to read. And if the
Lord puts me on your heart, please pray that I will keep learning
how to read and speak in Romanian.
It’s good to be placed in the position of a child
again---like a second chance of sorts in learning how to live in
this life God has given me. I
know He will keep holding me and helping me to love others and
care for them because He cares for them.
If you’re in a position where you feel like a child,
don’t worry—-your heavenly Father will take very good care of
you.
Anne
Please
continue to pray for us to have God’s wisdom as we seek
to faithfully serve Him here in Romania.
We
are very grateful that Spring is on its way!
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