I have a dream. To live somewhere for at least half an year, put my clothes in the wardrobe, storage my suitcases to the basement, buy something unnecessary that would take up too much space in my luggage. And that’s no problem, because we do not go anywhere. But it’s just a dream. In fact, […]
EN • Following Jesus
It means also to love, when somebody is scratching you
For the first time in my life I was sick with my husband. And not that he was sick. No. I was sick and he was next to me. And me, I was loved. It happened to me a few times in my single life to get sick so that from thinking about the need […]
Dependence
First days in the village showed me weakness of independence that I was learning so diligently in the western world. After a while I think that everything there is set up like that a life can be lived without others. As a single woman for many years I was learning to manage things by myself. […]
Mozambique. My places
This post is gonna be a little summary, because I started my 6th month in Mozambique. In the meantime I was in South Africa, where I went to renew my visa, and I decided to rest a few days in Iris Global base – Michael Children Village – nearby White River. I am very grateful […]
Gratitude
Gratitude makes you rich. (Ecclesiastes 6:9, Luke 17:11-18, James 1:17) It works the same for a family in Mozambique which lives in a mud hut, doesn?t eat much more than rice or shima (corn flour with water), most often with chicken spice than chicken or money to pay for electricity and for a wealthy family […]
In-between
I have red nails, clean smooth hair and I’m smelling good. I drink coffee and take long hot baths. I eat too much and things which are too tasty. These are small things that I am happy about after my return. And those I learn by heart before my next trip. I share my time […]
I come back to Mozambique
I took with me to Lodz the graphic of Bocianowska titled Returns, which I received from my friends. In the simple lines I saw a home to which I can return. It is the only one picture in my new apartment. The graphic depicts three storks over a vast field, with a forest in the […]
Called to love
I had planned to spend my 2015 vacation with my friends travelling through the picturesque Balkan countries. Whenever I thought of the unique landscapes, wide spaces and the new tastes that awaited me on that trip, I got very excited. I looked forward to spending time with people whom God had joined me with. However, […]
The potential in lack
God does not multiply if there is enough. He does not do so because there is no need to. He does not find desperation in man, there is no emptiness to fill. But lack is something different. It is an opportunity to receive in abundance from Him. One evening, during a Wednesday service in Pemba, […]
Courage and people will be provided
Within a few seconds something had happened, something I desperately needed later in Mozambique. I must have looked absurd staring at a toothbrush and toothpaste in my hands. To weep on board over accessories to brush your teeth. But the truth of the matter is nobody saw what had happened inside my heart. That toothbrush […]