I Had Moved On

        My heart so desired to go on a mission trip once again, but timing seemed like everything. Nothing was fitting in where I needed it and so with sadness of heart I figured that this was God's way of saying no, so I moved on. I stayed busy with working,  thinking of my mom's family runion that we were thinking of attending, and thinking of my brother at Army bootcamp. One day I had this desire to once again look at mission trips through Global Encounters; and I came across a picture of two Romanian boys staring intently into the camera. I felt my heart strings tugged but i reminded myself that it was not possible because of the dates so I moved on once again from that desire. But at work all that I could think about was those boys, and I felt God giving me a nudge; so I figured it would not hurt to sign up and put in my application. Upon the completion of the application my heart felt at peace and excitment began to build, I knew that my parents were 100% behind me and their plans were beginning to change as well for our vacation.

The Farmland of Romania

 

         When I got the letter of acceptance, I felt like exploding with this crazy amount of joyful energy and ran to tell my mom and later my dad. My family's vacation had also changed in that my family is meeting me In Maryland when I fly back to the States. As I think about it more I smile, because I once again realize that God  truly does care about the seemingly little desires in our hearts. He also works to fit what looks to impossible into a person's life leaving them amazed at how it happened. So keep your eyed open to see what God has in store for today. =) And I'm looking forward to what God has in store for the team and I in Romania as I fly out tomorrow.

    Laura Arminta

 

The Flag of Romania