WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU GET THROWN A "Curve Ball"

It was a very "chilly" late afternoon (say in the mid 20'sF) as our Christmas caroling group gathered outside the Oncology Hospital.  It is a very large facility (see the photo below), usually having 4 patients to a room (the rooms measure about 15feet by 10feet) and when need - they will put two people to a bed (yes two!).  People travel from all over the country to receive medical care at this very facility in our city of Cluj.  JeJe's aunt Geta has been a patient there in recent months and will return after the New Year for further treatment (we pray for open doors to evangelize there).

This is the Oncology hospital from the front.

We had tried to get in the previous day to carol/evangelize and were told to return this day; unfortunately, when we returned, we met up with a very grumpy security guard who would not let us in - no worries:  when God throws you a "curve ball", you keep your cool, make the necessary adjustments in the batters box and NEVER take your eye off the ball.  We knew God had something else - more importantly someone else - He needed to hear the Gospel message.

We walked down the street and around the corner to the Neurology hospital, as one of the young men from the Prison Fellowship was a patient there and God opened the doors wide for us to enter.

Songs were sung and the message was shared.  When JeJe asked a group of patients' if they would like to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, 3 of them replied "yes" and prayed to receive Jesus into their lives.  Glory to God in the Highest and may His peace be upon them this CHRISTmas.

His ways are not our ways; we just always need to be surrendered to what it is He is doing; moment by moment.