Each Project Is Unique

This is my fifth LST project in Varaždin and my eighteenth LST project overall. Each of these projects has had its own unique character due to the variety of people involved and the variety of ways God has been working in their lives and mine.

This year I have the privilege to provide English conversation for fourteen unique individuals. This group includes both men and women whose ages range from late teens to early 70s. Eleven of them I had not met prior to last week.  Among these eleven are:

• a middle-aged woman who lost her husband suddenly eight years ago, but who has confidence that she will see him again;
• a young woman whose father died last year;
• a young man whose older sister died fourteen years ago;
• a divorced woman whose step-brother is dying in a hospital and whose mother has been in a vegetative state for seven years; 
• and a middle-aged man whose mother died suddenly a few months ago and who wants to know God's plan for his life.

The nature of our conversations gives Nick and me many opportunities to encourage, comfort, and pray for people who are dealing with life's challenges and struggles. However, I've often failed to take full advantage of these opportunities in the past. God has been challenging me recently to be more sensitive to people's needs and to be open to however he wants to use me in ministering to them.

My prayer is that both Nick and I, as well as Morris when he arrives, can follow God's leading so that he can use us to make a difference in people's lives. I invite you to join me in praying for these people.