Spring is such a wonderful time of year. The sun starts to come out for one thing, and as everybody knows, especially after a long winter, the sun makes everything better. It's always such a joy to see the sun. To feel it's warmth on your back and bask in the beauty it miraculously bestows upon everything it touches. No matter how dark and cold winter has been, Spring always fills you with hope, enthusiasm and excitement.
Kairos has had a great winter! It may have been cold and snowy in Timisoara but Kairos has been blossoming quietly away, despite the cold. At Christmas we successfully embarked on an exciting food box project, raising funds for, creating, and personally delivering 10 boxes full of everyday staples and special Christmas goodies to families who are struggling financially in our city. We were also able to bless these families with clothes and toys thanks to the generous donations of both local and international supporters of Kairos.
Since then we have officially welcomed several new people as members of Kairos following their completion of a membership course. We have had our first baptism service, where we celebrated with 3 friends who made a public commitment to follow Jesus through the waters of Baptism. And we have had our first Communion Service. The really great thing about being at the beginning of something is that everything is new and precious. Everything is momentous. Everything is special.
Sometimes when we're at the beginning of something we spend our whole time being impatient for the next stage. We have the vision in our hearts and we can't wait to see it fulfilled. We plant seeds in the garden and we are twitching to see flowers and vegetables. We give birth to our children and we can't wait to see them walk, talk, play, grow up and go to school. We embark on a new course and we're already making plans for the next. But, if only we could see it, the beginning is the best time, Spring is the most joyful and exciting time of year. We shouldn't rush it or wish it away! Summer will come in it's own time. And it will bring it's own joys and difficulties.
Kairos is still blossoming and basking in Spring-like glory. We have done so much and yet everything is still new. We have achieved so much and yet everything is still bursting with potential. We are overwhelmed by what God has done and yet we are full of enthusiasm and excitement for what He is still going to do!!!!!
Let's trust in the Lord with all our hearts, stop relying on our own understanding, submit all our ways to God and trust that HE WILL direct our paths.........Proverbs 3:5-6
During the course, we were able to discuss Church Membership and six people came forward to be our first Kairos members. We celebrated with a presentation night, on which each of the new members committed to the vision and values of Kairos and received a personal certificate of membership! We were also more than thrilled when three people decided to follow Jesus through the Waters of baptism. Pastor Cusman Cionca of Metanoia Church kindly offered us the use of his church and baptismal facilities and so it was with incredible joy that Sava and I witnessed the beginning of our ‘Kairos family’ being birthed. We believe this is just the beginning of great things taking place in this wonderful city of Timisoara. For those who have believed in us…..we are so thankful to you for having faith in Sava and I….it’s been an interesting time….of excitement, challenge and growth!!
