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. […]
God’s Kingdom
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God always loves first. Without His love, there would be no death and resurrection of Jesus. Without His love, we would not be beautifully whole – because of wounds, looking for our own and looking under our own feet. Without revelation of His love, we would not be able to love Him and others (1 […]
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 […]
They
I have no words. It’s because of goodbyes. And yet, when I left Gdansk, I was so afraid that it would take me a long time to build new close relationships. In Gdansk I lived for ten years and left there many friends. But when I shared with God my fears, He promised that wherever […]
The invisibles
Sometimes it is enough to notice another man. This is probably the most important lesson I have learned in India. I could not cope with the fact that we were so short in each place. In the morning here, in the afternoon there. Orphanages, school, professional activism centers for Muslims, services, community meetings, lessons in […]
Mom
Mom was the first person who taught me how to love. When I close my eyes, I see her hands – full and warm, covering my face. This image, from childhood I carry in me. The memory of that first intimacy she gave me. Mom was always with me, and still is. The passing years […]
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, […]
Extravagance of giving
You can have very little and at the same time be the richest man in the world. Is not he a rich man who gives generously everything he has? We are taught about this kind of wealth by the widow* who gave her very last money. This is the attitude of the heart that the […]