What is the most important?

Friendships are deepening, understanding and patience with the Czechs is also growing. 

It's hard to measure what I have learned of the language, but it is none the less valuable for it. 

 I think what has been the most significant in the last year, is the spiritual side, praying into change, asking for this safe house to be established, and worshiping Him, because Jesus is worthy to be worshiped here.  I know that that is what He wants from the Czech people, and He wants it from me too, and not losing sight of that is close to my heart and truly a life goal. 

New apartments

I have moved apartments, and am now in the hub of things. Hospitality is easier here as I have easy access to both the YWAM apartments. This would be a good time to point out if you are interested in visiting me, that this is very possible and I would be pleased to show you around and also get you involved in some kind of ministry if you are interested. 

 The apartment had not had anyone living in it permanently since it had been redone, so I have taken on the challenge of making it a bit homier. hanging some of my art work and such. 

Loving from the strength of the Fathers heart

"It must be so hard to see all that you see." Often people say this to me, and it's true.

It's heart wrenching to engage with the hurt of the people around you. The Father can handle it though, and he is showing me how to partner with His heart. 

 I know a girl who's name means hope, and she is one of the hard ones to watch, hard to engage with because her life reeks of pain and disappointment.

 One night I felt myself putting up a wall, I did not want to really think about how much she must be hurting, I wanted to ignore her, I was tired and did not think I would have anything to give anyways, though because I knew she was why I was here, and that the Father saw her, as she was, valuable, so much more valuable than she had ever known, I took the paints out of my bag and painted something for her on the spot. 

I painted an orange bird in a nest with the light of the morning pouring through the surrounding branches.  I had a translator explain that I wanted her to have it and that I hoped it would remind her that the Lord wants to be her refuge.

 She was more quiet and peaceful than I had ever seen her as she studied that painting close to her nose. She really did appreciate it, and while I have not seen her set free from her state of mind or addictions,  I call out to the Lord for her by name, I ask that she would see hope, that spiritual bonds around her life would be broken and that a place for her, a safe home would be able to take her in. 

 Though I have not seen a miracle in her life or in the life of many others, I recognize the miracle of functioning out of the love of the father. It would be too much to hear the stories of these girls, to hear how children have died and take those burdens upon myself, but as I listen, I can let the Father take the burdens, letting my heart be strengthened to feel the pain, strengthened as I let Jesus love through me. That is a miracle that Jesus is firmly establishing in my life.   

Kristen and Kwok Ng

Halleluja! Jesus is bringing the team together!

After much prayer and trusting, God brought these two lovely people into my life. 

Kristen and I met up in June after Paul's wedding, where we both spent a few days pouring out our dreams and convictions of how the safe house/home should run, as well as the team. 

Kristen is a 27 year old YWAMer from Arizona who along side her 37 year old Chinese husband Kwok have had some good expiriance working with broken people, even having had two trafficked victims live in their home. 

Kristen and Kwok have commited to joining me in opening the safe house which we very much hope will be running in 2016. We are going to start looking at housing and seeing what the Lord would have us do as a team, a team that needs to grow close to eachother and most of all to the Lord.

Thank you every one who prayed this couple into my life!

~Katrina