23

Mar

Springtime in Moldova…

Posted by Stittler  Published in Updates
Dear Friends and Family,

The World is such a beautiful place with a little bit of sunshine.  As the snow is melting around us, Chisinau is getting greener and prettier.  We’re starting to getting into a more regular swing and synching into the culture… sort of.

Our First Visitors to Moldova!

Our dear friends Jess and Robyn from Minnesota came to Moldova. We were so blessed to have these two wonderful ladies come all the way from the USA to share in our lives and get involved in our ministry.  Both of these women have a heart for ministries against human trafficking into prostitution; it was great to share passion and ideas. They blessed the ministry and learned about Freedom Home’s vision and methodology.  Their brief period here was a major blessing, they did whatever they could to help.  They even preached at a small rural church for their missions conference.  It was so  wonderful to have people visit us from the USA.  On top of the great work they did we had a ton of fun. We celebrated Finnian’s birthday, went to the $5 opera and ate Moldovan food.  It was an awesome time.

Life is starting to get into a somewhat regular schedule, or as much regularity as missions permits. Even at the Freedom Home things seems to be getting into a more normal flow. Recently we’ve been able to have some really exciting conversations about focusing on the women’s spiritual development.  At times we’ve felt like we’re in a sinking ship, trying to rapidly throw buckets of water out to keep from drowning, but lately we’ve felt we’re not going down and we can really focus on moving forward.

Pastors of Moldova are envisioning great things for the Church. We’ve been attending and preaching at Churches all over Moldova.  Patrick has been at several conferences and been building wonderful relationships.  The Ministers want to see the Holy Spirit do amazing work here.  They’re visualizing a new wave of spiritual freedom and uninhibited worship.  This synchronizes with the Freedom Home’s hope for the women.  One of our women recently attended a Revival and experienced a new dimension of freedom.  She’s constantly telling us about the new joy the Lord has given her.  We want to see all women have a new closeness with the Lord, and Pastors here are helping to make this a reality.

We’re starting a garden at Freedom Home. I’ve never in my life had the slightest interest in gardening but now we’re going to try to build something.  We’ve been studying which end of the shovel to hold and what color plants are supposed to be.  Some of the women are really excited about it.  So if you have any horticultural tips please let us know.
Vice-President Joseph Biden came to Chisinau, Moldova. Vice-President Biden is the highest ranking US official to ever come to Moldova.  We all volunteered to make his visit efficient and memorable.  Moldova is coming out of a political metamorphosis and the people are wanting greater freedom.  It has been a difficult process but there is now a greater optimism in Moldova.  Biden’s visit gave real encouragement to the Moldovan people during their struggle for political freedom.  The VP did a fantastic job of showing political solidarity with the USA and Moldova.  Please pray for Moldova as it matures into a solid entity and for the USA guiding them through.

Thank you so much for your prayers and support. God is keeping us safe, well, happy and blessed.  Please continue to keep us in your thoughts; we rely on all our partners and can’t function without your prayers.  Thank you so much for being there for us.

With Love and Prayers,

Patrick, Kalyna, Jack, Finnian and Levi Stitt
Mission Moldova

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