A Certain Woman in Eastern Europe

                                              Highlights of the first quarter of 2016 The year of 2016 for me, started out in Poland, at a "Sylvester" celebration where we worshipped in the new year! Basia Skarbeck, Michal Wielgus and Pastor Jan Skarbeck on guitar (also our leadership) During January I  continued settling in with the help of my Polish "sons" Robert and Michal Jr. :-)  I My grandson Austin, made his first solo overseas flight and came to visit me for 19 days in January. We also got to travel to Slovakia for a Hillsong concert. He jumped right into my life and was very busy with church life, our youth group Band of Brothers, working out with the guys, and eating great burgers and kebabs!! It was a delight to have him here! He went home encourage and with a new zeal to talk about Jesus and invite people to church even when at the...

Living room - door to my bedroom Aga & Justyna make dinner for me! Very special friends here. Michael, Robert. Pastor Jan and Basia (Barbara) Julia, with Ula and Gosia who brought dinner Pumpkin soup, beetroot salad, turkey Robert putting together office chair Special "Princess Cakes" made by Gosia Crafts, food, and talk all part of Princess Club Add a jewel to your name every week Learning English is part of Princess Club, Julia is my helper The Princess Club and their treasure chests - Large, medium and small. The girls learnt that you can not tell from the outside where the treasure may be! First floor overlooking the garden private balcony to entrance The bathroom also has a standing shower! The kitchen The other side of kitchen and door to Julia's room My bedroom - sitting side Sleeping side office area

I am overwhelmed with the hospitality, the helpfulness and the love of the Polish people! I believe most Polish people have these characteristics but I know I am right now smack in the middle of God's "Uncommon Treasure's" and right in the middle of a refreshing move of the Spirit. The River of God is rising all around the world and He does not want anyone to miss it!!! I have rented an apartment in the downtown area, close to the church and as most of you will not be surprised to hear...it has become a "HUB" of activities!!! On my first Sunday speaking of the new time and the new things God wanted to do, He gave this scripture: Isa 65.8 Thus says the Lord: "As the new wine is found in the cluster,  and they say, 'Do not destroy it, for there is a blessing in it,'" ESV  We began then to add more "clusters", gathering people and being aware of who wasn't yet joined int he cluster.  I began holding ladies meetings every Friday...

I am now living in Tarnow, Poland - 70 km east of Krakow  In 2009, while I was in upstate New York to take care of my mom, the Lord clearly began to speak to me about a calling to the nations. In the spring, because of her needs, I asked Him "Do you want me to stay here?" With the living Word God clearly answered me, "No", so late in 2009 after mom and her house were settled, I moved back to Europe. I visited Poland in Dec 2009, and Israel in March 2010, and was very disappointed neither nation opened to me.  I continued in Hungary with God being faithful to fill my hands and life with various assignments from Him, including an assignment pastoring, and then welcoming my Nadia to live with me, which resulted in the young ones gathering and the long imagined "Ministry Center" being totally renovated and becoming a reality!!!! God is so good and so faithful!!!  For the last couple of years, I even thought it was time to return to the United States and ...

How blessed I was to have my beautiful granddaughter Mikhaila spend time with me this summer. She graduated high school in June and then headed out with her mom and "Aunt" Jenny for a European adventure going to London and Paris. After Paris, Mikhaila headed to me. We were hosting a Bible school mission team of 7, aged 18 to 20 so Mikhaila fit right in.  The day after she arrived, I left for Poland and she went with the team to a conference & outreach in Germany. We arrived home the same day, slept in Budapest and traveled to Ukraine for 4 days. Again one night in Bp and Mikhaila joined the team in a weekend outreach to Vienna, Austria. On her return, we at last had time together to sightsee Budapest.  I love that missions and nations are in her heart!! with Person family First night together! In Ukraine with great Hope & Life friends Missionaries of New York :-) in Ukraine Oksana and Volodya with Mikhaila With the team at Batthyany Ter ...

I was the guest speaker at the annual church camp. We had a great time together. God was so faithful to give me an inspired message complete with some unplanned, Spirit led illustrations. Everyone was encouraged. On my birthday we discussed my coming to Tarnow to help and the doors opened and we started making plans!!! In the beautiful Polish mountains, lovely pool, wooden cabins and small hotel Pastor and the happy ones who got baptized My young friend Gosia Julia, Basia and Pastor Jan at my birthday lunch. Julia will stay in Tarnow and be my translator and roommate At my birthday lunch, me and Michael - best professional translator & Assoc Pastor! Celebrated my birthday in Poland!