Welcome to Skopje!

We’ve arrived!  We got to Skopje, the capital of Macedonia, today after unloading a large (semi) truck full of supplies from the weekend, including the very large, very heavy tent.  It’s a beautiful city, and we had dinner at a monastery that dates back to the 11thcentury.  We also passed Roman ruins on our way here this morning.  It’s odd to be in a place with so much history! 

We are staying with Brian and Colleen in their house with their kids, and it’s a cozy but fun fit.  We got to meet a few of the youth from the church here tonight at youth group, then went to McDonalds and the local grocery store.

Upcoming: trips around the countryside and into old town Skopje, more work with gypsy kids in one of the villages, and possibly a visit to a far-flung village that needs some encouragement.  We’ll help with a soup kitchen and around a relatively new church building in a village as well.

I wish I could process, let alone post, what God is doing on the inside.  Maybe later.   For now, please keep praying for me and our team.  We are now over a week in, and I think that the 24-7 team contact/no privacy may be taking its toll on some of us.  Also, please pray that we will serve Brian, Colleen, Skopje, and the villages well.

Side note on the wine: It came out of a box that said Liptonice; even I know that box wine is cheap.  Also, one sip assured me that it was nasty, and I was glad for my water bottle to wash away the after taste.  Finally, Colleen explained that they use cheap wine to keep people from being tempted by it.  There was no temptation here.

More amazed every day,

Angela

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