I have finally got to understand this verse of the Scripture. Been asking for more of God and His heart and He gave me a long process full of suffering and loss but the most amazing and blessed revelation. This revelation is related to this ministry of the rromi people. As i was doing the same things i knew, He brought the extraordinary in the ordinary. What i mean by that is that i have started to get this overflowing heart, overflowed with His passion and compassion and uncoditional love.
This Easter, even though wasn't at all what i would expect, traditional speaking, it was the most significant ever. I have felt the effects of what Jesus did. And that is the unconditional love, til death, that overflows in His heart and the acceptance of everyone, no metter the past, the identity or even the sking colour. I truly understood that it's all about His love and what He has done. I am not..but He IS. He is the God I AM. ''Many times i was wondering why did God presented Himself to Moses the God I AM. That is because i am not, or we are not but He is.'' How wonderful!
We manage to organise this Easter Celebration on Good Friday with the purpose of having an open dinner and of course celebrate what Jesus did. We invited the rromi people as well. Honestly we were not expacting many to come, they were quite sceptical when we told them. So we have cooked only for 40 persons max. Well guess what? They were keep coming and coming and we realised we were arround 60. So, we started to pray that the same God who multiply the bread and fish would multiply this food, couse seriously, there was no way it could be enough for all. And He did. More than that, even leftovers and managed to gave away small packets of food and even they were talking with each other saying that probably God has multiplyed the food because people were eating but the food was not finishing. :)
So, it was a remarcable evening! I am still not over it! i am still in awe of what God has done and how He brought them all there.
Afterwards, i kept having this thought that i should go and spend my Easter sunday with them, there where they ''live'' in the parking places. So i did. And i just have to say, i was more than blessed to just sit down and hear random stories and all kind of discussions and felt like i have become like one of them, no longer ''the romanian'' but ''our girl''. This is just such a joy for my life! i have realised imediatly that the verse above is so true, when i get closer to them, i understand and know God. Of course through Scripture and Prayer you know God as well but identifying yourself with people arround you, becoming part of their eveyday life and being there for them is totally God's heart. So, now i feel like i have gain such a precious knowledge about God. Love into action. That is how His love is, through action.
Standing up for them, fighting for them against all it's so worth it.
Even if most of the things in my life at the moment are not in order or are totally a chaos, this one thing brings life and light into my life! and i intend to grow it! i do want more of God. It's such a blessing and an honour to love people, to develop this love and just to call out the beauty in each person arround you.
So..this is how i have seen a small glimpse of one of my biggest dreams come true..it's so beautiful. I will not give up believing!
''If your dream or vision is big enough that you can make it happen, means it's not big enough.'' I dare to have BiG dreams because i have a BiG GOD! :)
Ingebjorg and i on a Thursday going out with food
Easter Celebration dinner on Good Friday
Awake Your soul. Share the Love. Bring the Kingdom.