This last week of 2011 has gone well. Monday afternoon we went to Pastor Nikolay's house. We talked for several hours about our vision for RazNaz for next year, and enjoyed a tasty meal. Pastor Nikolay has a book about Evangelism written by Louie Bustle and Bruno Radi, and we took turns reading chapters and discussing it. Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons we did the same thing. I am excited to see all God will do in Razgrad in 2012!!!!
Thursday afternoon we interviewed an Orthodox Priest. (Actually, he is not a priest yet, he is a Deacon, but he will be a priest soon, I think.) Interviewing an Orthodox Priest is part of our school requirement, and we learned a lot from it! He enjoys talking, so we got to hear about a lot of different things. It was a great way to get more insight into the Bulgarian culture. He also sprinkled us with holy water from the Jordan River, scented with rose. (He recently came back from a trip to the Holy Land.) It was a great experience to talk with him. He invited us to visit the Orthodox church in Varna and see an alive, growing Orthodox church. It will be neat to do that.
Tonight we are meeting at church at 11:30pm and praying to bring in the New Year. I can hardly believe it is almost 2012! Time has gone by so fast. I am thankful for the time I have had here in Bulgaria so far, and look forward to seeing how God will use me in the upcoming months. After we pray at church to bring in the New Year, we will go to the city center, where there will be a big celebration, and we will participate in some traditional Bulgarian dances. (I don't know any of the traditional Bulgarian dances, but they are line/group dances, so I'll just have to follow what the person next to me is doing.) It is snowing right now, so it will be a chilly night. I don't think we'll be staying up quite as late as we did on Christmas Eve / Christmas morning. :)
Last day of 2011! Make it a great one!
(Also, pray for me, I have a bit of a cold and am not feeling too well.)
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