I was moody - and down, really down! I did not even think I was on the right spot here in Lutsk, Ukraine. I felt so useless and so abandoned. It happened just after my arrival here, and I kind of have not yet integrated into the school yet. I said to God, like always :
The waves were going around, doubts were stirring up in my heart, my emotions began to give in and I started to feel this whole trip was a waste of time and effort. Wow, are we not glad that our faith is not based on emotions and feelings and good vibes but on the solid facts of Jesus coming through for us every day of our lives!!
So I was feeling really bad that night and I went to bed in tears again that night. Hahaha, you might think we Christians never cry - oh you bet we do! It's just that we have S always ready to wipe them off! :)
The next morning a miracle happened. I was approached by our DTS school leader with a request to interpret for the class. Since we have people who come from Europe and the United States and can't speak Russian, as well as some Eastern European people to whom English is an angelic tongue (if you know a Germanic language, please notice the pun!). So translation both ways is crucial every minute. So I said OK. WOW!!! It was an amazing experience! Now I know exactly why I was practising simultaneous translate at our department of Physics. everything happens for a reason. There are a lot of advantages to me doing it. But the biggest one at that moment was for me to be in the centre of every conversation, in the centre of everyone's attention. So... after about 10 minutes of me translating, people got used to my voice, my appearance and my presence and became to be themselves - the most beautiful thing on Earth!! And relationships between me and others began to be built, as I was translating and expressing their ideas and opinions. I praised God for every stumble, for every mistake I had, for that gave me a chance to interact! I made friends with all people and now I am a solid backup translator here at the base - in addition to me being the chief web designer and many other things that God had called me for!
When I came home that night, I was worshipping God, telling Him how faithful He is. I told Him that He is the same everywhere around the globe, regardless of the geographical position. To which He told me to go and look out the balcony window. I did - and this is what I saw...
To the un-anointed ones : this is the Moon at its fullest, and Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar system.
One other thing that made me feel as an alien here was that I did not know any stars or constellations here. You see, I learned most of them in the Southern Hemisphere, but now I am in Europe, which is way up north so all looks very different. Even the Milky Way does not look the same! So this picture of the Moon and Jupiter reminded me of South Africa, which I left just under 5 weeks ago. And the night before I left, I was praying for God's protection presence and care over my life. And guess what?... I was praying in the Moon light and looking at Jupiter! And voila! what do I find here in the Ukrainian sky? Both!!! God is Amazing, Neverending and Neverchanging! He will never leave you and He will never abandon you! You can always rely on Him, under any circumstances - and he will not let you down, never!
Numbers 23
"My Master, where are You???"
The waves were going around, doubts were stirring up in my heart, my emotions began to give in and I started to feel this whole trip was a waste of time and effort. Wow, are we not glad that our faith is not based on emotions and feelings and good vibes but on the solid facts of Jesus coming through for us every day of our lives!!
So I was feeling really bad that night and I went to bed in tears again that night. Hahaha, you might think we Christians never cry - oh you bet we do! It's just that we have S always ready to wipe them off! :)
The next morning a miracle happened. I was approached by our DTS school leader with a request to interpret for the class. Since we have people who come from Europe and the United States and can't speak Russian, as well as some Eastern European people to whom English is an angelic tongue (if you know a Germanic language, please notice the pun!). So translation both ways is crucial every minute. So I said OK. WOW!!! It was an amazing experience! Now I know exactly why I was practising simultaneous translate at our department of Physics. everything happens for a reason. There are a lot of advantages to me doing it. But the biggest one at that moment was for me to be in the centre of every conversation, in the centre of everyone's attention. So... after about 10 minutes of me translating, people got used to my voice, my appearance and my presence and became to be themselves - the most beautiful thing on Earth!! And relationships between me and others began to be built, as I was translating and expressing their ideas and opinions. I praised God for every stumble, for every mistake I had, for that gave me a chance to interact! I made friends with all people and now I am a solid backup translator here at the base - in addition to me being the chief web designer and many other things that God had called me for!
When I came home that night, I was worshipping God, telling Him how faithful He is. I told Him that He is the same everywhere around the globe, regardless of the geographical position. To which He told me to go and look out the balcony window. I did - and this is what I saw...
To the un-anointed ones : this is the Moon at its fullest, and Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar system.One other thing that made me feel as an alien here was that I did not know any stars or constellations here. You see, I learned most of them in the Southern Hemisphere, but now I am in Europe, which is way up north so all looks very different. Even the Milky Way does not look the same! So this picture of the Moon and Jupiter reminded me of South Africa, which I left just under 5 weeks ago. And the night before I left, I was praying for God's protection presence and care over my life. And guess what?... I was praying in the Moon light and looking at Jupiter! And voila! what do I find here in the Ukrainian sky? Both!!! God is Amazing, Neverending and Neverchanging! He will never leave you and He will never abandon you! You can always rely on Him, under any circumstances - and he will not let you down, never!
Hebrews 10
23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm,
for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
Hebrews 13
5 “I will never fail you.
I will never abandon you.”
Numbers 23
19 God is not a man, so he does not lie.
He is not human, so he does not change his mind.
Has he ever spoken and failed to act?
Has he ever promised and not carried it through?
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