Praying for Poland

Tuesday – May 8^th

Marie’s Big Adventure…

On Sunday – I walked to church at International Christian Fellowship.  Guest speaker was David Lewis, he and his wife own a Bed & Breakfast at Niagara on the Lake!  He spoke on “Happiness” and referred to Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).  After service went to Marc Pol for some groceries and then home, then  spent most of the day being walked by Pychia, playing tug of war and reading.  Monday, was a gray day – so did some cleaning, time with Pychia and more reading…also researching Warsaw, Joe & his wife are coming end of this week and trying to find a place to meet.  Joe is from my Polish class and he is researching his ancestry.  Today – I walked to Metro and headed to Centrum to find hotel that Joe & wife will be at…did not find hotel, but it was neat to be back to where we spent a lot of time handing out flyers.  Then went to REAL – checked out the store a little more – kind of like a Super Walmart or Super Target store.  Hurried home to let Pychia out of her confined space and spent the rest of the day getting worn out by Pychia!  LOL

The Coffee Cup Version:

Sunday – I gave myself too much time to get to church, so I found that Marc Pol was just a little further up.  Checked out store and prices seemed pretty reasonable…so I figured it would save me time after church by going there for the things I needed – instead of REAL.  Church service was to start at 10:30, but it started late…music followed by Pastor Roy sharing a few things and on the screen they listed different ministries they offer while basket was passed.  It is a nice facility – very bright and warm environment.  Even pastor shared that the number of people very each week, since service is in English.  Visiting Pastor David Lewis and his wife, Joanne, served in Warsaw for a number of years and then were very hurt by some event that nothing further was stated.  I went to meet Joanne after service, but there were others that wanted to talk with her…and I felt kind of silly because I really wanted to share that I am from Rochester, NY and just came to Warsaw last week.  Besides, Pychia was waiting to take me for a walk.  So I hurried to get my groceries and then home.  Pychia could not wait to take me for a walk…then when I got home, I had lunch.  Rest of day was spent playing with dog, replying to e-mails and reading. 

Monday – was a gray day and my mood felt that way too…I was starting to miss home and miss Krzesinskis.  Even though I am used to quiet, it is something neat about having kids around.  Layla loves helping Mommy in the kitchen.  Flour cakes are her specialty!  Boys like beating me in Mario Kart…not hard, since I struggle to stay on the road.  LOL  Pychia was down too…she would growl at me when I did not want to play, but she took me on the 2 daily walks.  We pass by the Barzta Restaurant & Bar each day and I pray for the opportunity to rent or own the bar – fix it up and use it for ministry and then Lord willing, we can move up to fix up the restaurant also and maybe make it a church with a Spanish feel.

Sorry – I started putting the carrot before the horse again…

Tuesday – was my big adventure.  I went back to the Orange (newsstand) to get Rachel’s tracphone rebooted with minutes.  Yesterday I bought the card and did as Robert said…but the recording was in Polish – so I probably skipped a step or something.  Thankfully the lady at the booth was very kind and knew a little English.  She added the minutes to the phone for me and off I went to find the Metro.  I found the Metro in a familiar area – where we would have our English Discussion Groups.  I went to find Hotel that Joe & his wife are staying at Thursday through Saturday…but as usual, I got turned around and could not find the street I needed.  Then I went to Tourist Information – right in Centrum.  It was almost 1:30 and I figured I better quit while I knew where I was…back to the Metro.  I was disappointed our friend that used to beat to his own drummer on a broken chair was not there…instead they had a huge Orange square tent of some kind.  The guy that was listening to Chinese music last year was there – but now he has a boom box and listens to Rock.  I purchased another pass and went from Metro to bus and to REAL.  To check out the store at my own pace and to get more bottled water and dinner.  Then back to the house to set Pychia free.  Even though my legs felt like rubber, I let Pychia take me for a walk…felt it was only fair since she was in the small bathroom for over 4 hours.  Then got some laundry done…played with dog, dinner, played with dog, studied Polish and at 7:30 PM 4 boys came looking for Eli and Josiah.  I started speaking to them in German and then tried to change to Polish…but one boy, Max must have remembered me from last year and said “are they on holiday?” I said yes and they were on their way.  Hopefully tomorrow my FedEx boxes will come…

I am so thankful that the Lord is with me…there were times that I thought I would cry because of the loneliness, but no tears come and I know I am not alone…prayers and the Lord give me comfort as I read from His word.

“Remain in me, as I also remain in you.  No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine.  Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.”                 John 15:4