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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.
Vertigoooooooooo...!
Pray for my health. I had a strange event that I can only describe as vertigo. I was actually walking through a mall, and I was stricken with dizziness that drove me to the ground. I didn't improve, but when I could cope, I made my way outside. I realized that I was almost okay as long as I did not move my head, and so began the 30 minute, 500 meter grope, crawl, and stagger to Dormitory T1, where Nadia lives. She ran to the pharmacy and got me Meclizine and calcium (the pharmacist threw that in for the "probable meningitis ;-))
Of course we missed the train, so Nadia helped me over to Hotel T23, another 150 yards. I was feeling a bit better by this time, maybe 3 hours later. In the morning we caught the next train, and I was almost myself again. But the train was not nice.
I don't know what the problem was, but I know I don't want it again. I literally could not stand for about an hour. I missed meeting three people, had to buy a hotel room, and lost a day at the next stop, Cluj-Napoca. (See post Dec 1)
PRAY ... you know what! I don't like the dizziness! And it rendered me totally helpless for many hours...that could be bad. If Nadia had not been there to help me, I am pretty sure the police would have collected my carcass and stuck me in the drunk tank.
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