Decisions, Decisions…
August 2, 2011Life in the Castle has been busy this week. The All Hungary Conference is going on all week with sessions taught by Gayle Erwin. There are about 400 people here. I have been working in the coffee shop and will continue to do so for the rest of the week. It’s exhausting, but also fun as I am doing what I love to do: making coffee. I have a lot to be thankful for these days.
Amidst all the chaos of conferences I feel that God has really blessed me in several ways. First of all with the obvious: a free place to stay and free food. But also I have had the opportunity to make friends with some really cool people who really love God and live their lives for Him. I am in a country with some of the most beautiful people, geography, and language in the world. I have been able to write some new songs lately, something I haven’t been able to do in a long, long time. And I have a lot of good options ahead of me. Here’s the one thing that is so cool but is also causing me to feel a bit overwhelmed. In truth, it has also caused me to feel a little lost. Where do I belong? I have been praying about this for some time now, but I feel like God has decided to put the answer on hold for the moment. I could just as easily move here permanently, work, serve, and play music as I could move back to Nashville and do the same. Both sound good to me, but also make me nervous. I am torn. I need patience as I learn to trust God with the future. I need to not worry about tomorrow, and to just know that He has something great in store. Why is it so much easier said then done sometimes?
Immediate plans:
next week I am moving to my friend Mirjam’s house for a couple of weeks. I am going to help them work in the Piac (market) selling produce. It will be so fun and a very good opportunity to practice my Hungarian! I’m looking forward to it. Then it’s back here to start my third semester of Bible college.
Other News:
a couple weeks ago I played a gig in Budapest at the Coffee Shop run by the Calvary Chapel there. About 30 people showed up, I had two encores, and I sold 9 CDs. It was really fun, and the people who came said it blessed the church a lot. There was one woman in particular who said that she felt the Holy Spirit in the room when I was singing, and that the experience changed her life. Later my friend Tamás told me that it was a miracle that she said that. Because apparently she is a homeless woman who only comes into the church to tell them that she hates God and thinks that church is stupid. No one had ever heard her say anything like what she said to me that night. It was so cool. Also, I ended up having an interview with the local Christian radio station which they broadcast from the church which they aired on the show and are now playing my music on the radio station. It seems that God has awesome plans for my music and I am excited to see where it will be used next.
Prayer needs:
Please pray that I will have peace as I wait to see where God wants me next. Whether to stay in Hungary or go back to Nashville, or maybe something else He hasn’t shown me yet.
Also, for peace in knowing that He will provide a way for whatever He plans for me to do.
Thanks you all for reading and for supporting!
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