R & R

Sometimes God answers prayers in unusual ways...

We are working this week at an orphange in Warsaw. It has been fun playing with the kids, but when I woke up yesterday morning, I was dead tired. I wanted badly just for a day of rest, but as usual it was going to be another full day.

We ate breakfast at 7AM, but I was told we didn't need to be ready to leave until ten, so I went back to the church where we were staying for a nap. I woke up at about nine or so and I could here people moving around downstairs, so I went ahead and took a shower. When I got out, everything had quieted down outside my door, but I didn't really think anything of it at the time. However, it wasn't until I came out at ten that I realized that my group had left me behind! I really didn't know where they were going or when they were coming back, so I just took it as a blessing...a full day of rest

We were staying at an old large four story Methodist church. It was a beautiful place. I spent most of the day in the loft on the top floor (pictured), reading, praying, learning Polish, and enjoying the beauty around me. I watched a storm roll in, took pictures of the architecture, it was such a restful time...it was exactly what I needed!

A couple of guys from the group finally returned around 5:30 and took me to join the rest of the group. On the way they told me about their marathon day. I could only smile because my strength had been restored. I still got to play with the kids that night, but I felt like after a day of rest and time with the Lord, my body and attitude had been restored. What an awesome thing it is to have a God who knows your needs and meets them beyond your expectations!