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When Jesus launched his one-man invasion of planet earth, he began by gathering a band of disciples to advance his kingdom-movement. He ended by entrusting his movement and his dreams to his inner circle with these words: "As the father sent me into the world, likewise I am sending you!" The mantle of the Jesus movement was not only taken up by the 12, but by the next generation (Stephen and Philip) and the next generation (Paul, Silas, Barnabas, Apollos) and the next generation (Timothy, John Mark, Titus) and beyond. Movement leaders gather people around tables and bread and wine and vision. Meals make movements. We are in the cafes and clubs and campuses of Romania to mobilize the next generation of Jesus' movement to overthrow injustice and exploitation and indifference. Table to table. Jesus style.

Friday, November 23, 2012

Hellen Keller Made It look Easy...

Please pray that I can learn this language! I am surrounded by people who can speak English, and it's hard for them to bear my convulsive attempts to speak Romanian. I've been here for 3 of 13 weeks and I am not really getting enough traction. 

 Going out to shop is the best, but you know, you can't just spend money all day long, can you now? God has the keys to this brain and this tongue, and to all those crazy vowel and consonant combinations. God take over them, use them for your purpose and glory. 

 I'm glad, we have a new boy on the team who speaks English about as well as I speak Romanian. It's a good opportunity, but he lives on the other side of the country. Pray I will have rich opportunities to spend hours with him.


2 When the day of Pentecost [a]had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared to them tongues as of fire [b]distributing themselves, and [c]they[d]rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other [e]tongues, as the Spirit was giving them [f]utterance. 5 Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6 And whenthis sound occurred, the crowd came together, and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own [g]language. 7 They were amazed and astonished, saying, “[h]Why, are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And how is it that we each hear them in our own[i]language [j]to which we were born? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and [k]Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya around Cyrene, and [l]visitors from Rome, both Jews and [m]proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God.” 12 And they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

So I ask you...why not? Pray with me in full assurance of faith. God is strong enough! 
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  1. ana mariaNovember 24, 2012 at 12:41 AM

    I know that God will help you to understand romanian better....you know how all us romanians learn english???watching cartoons and movies in english...try maybe it works for americans to... :P :P :D :D

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