Life in Grace City.

I suppose that you could say I am getting "settled in," to a city of 2,000,000 people! But, I also guess that could take some time. It's exciting to see the little things that God does each day to encourage me, and remind me of why He brought me here.

Two days ago, in human terms it could have been a pretty "discouraging day." I had the opportunity to run into 2 or 3 Eastern Europeans at the Stratosphere Hotel (where many work). However, both of them were definitely not interested in a "Church" for Eastern Europeans, or spiritual things. In fact, the Ukrainian college-age girl I talked to, claimed to be Agnostic. I simply smiled at her, and thanked her for her time, saying "Dasvadanya" (Goodbye in Russian). My other Albanian friend who works there, had asked prayer for her husband who has sick of late, (which I agreed to), but because of their circumstances, they were not able to meet.

As I walked into the Stratosphere that day, "You and Me and all of these People" by Lifehouse was playing..This is a song that God used to confirm to me last July that indeed he had led me to Las Vegas, just after being able to share the good news about Jesus with two German friends...So to hear it again, was grace. And as I walked out, Michael W. Smith's song "Your Place in This World" from the Album Go WEST Young Man, was playing...So again, grace, encouragement, in what otherwise could have been discouraging. And as I walked to my car in the parking garage, on the 5th level, I saw one of the most beautiful sunsets imaginable...God's reminder, that He is Sovereign, loves Eastern Europeans far more than I could, and is working...It's my job just to Trust Him...He will open the right doors, in His timing, I just have to keep praying, seeking, asking, knocking. And I ask you to do the same. ;)