I have been in Hungary a month!

I have been in Hungary for a month now and wow where to begin. This month has had a lot of small victories and a few meltdowns. I have enter a world that is always cold and grey so the temperature is at freezing or below and the sun never shines.  The world I live now involves leaky showers, two days for my clothes to dry, my washer looks like a cheese grater, and everything I need is in walking distance. I speak a language that to me is crazy. The grammar is really different and one English word could translate into 20 different Hungarian words. I live in the land of soup, all kinds of soup but I can't find peanut butter. To cook in my apartment I have to work with an old gas stove and it's always a battle with it. Sometimes I can cook something and not burn it but other times the stove wins. It is always something everyday.

But the most wonderful part of all this is that the Lord is with me. I know this because He brought me here and working through me. I am discovering who I am for the first time and its weird. The Lord is putting a love for the people here because there is so much potential they have. The are so smart but they are lost in their sin and doing whatever they want. Alcohol, smoking, gambling, and other things that consume the lives of these people. They are a very close people group until you establish a friendship with them. Which I have found can be difficult. This has been hard but wonderful because the Lord has stripped everything from me that I thought I needed. But the beautiful is all I need is the Lord. Through the Lord I am started to build friendships with people. I still have a lot to learn and do. This month is a good start. I have been going through the Book of James and the first chapter is where I am right now. It talks about struggle and pain and being able to find joy in the struggle because it will not last and the Lord is with me. Also it talks about temptation when things get stressful, temptation seems ok but that is a lie from Satan and temptation to sin is always bad. Finally the last part of the chapter talks about holding on to the Word. I think it really sums up everything. We will deal with struggle and pain which will lead to temptation and sin but we must hold on the the Word and the Lord. I am so glad that I have a Savior that will always hold on to me no matter what. Praise the Lord.

Song of the Day: "It is Well" by Kutless