Sophia, Basketball, Fellowship, Uncertainty.

Zdravo friends! That is hello in Macedonian.

I am letting my better half take a break from the blogging, so bear with me as I try to hold things together in Halee's absence.We have been in Sophia, Bulgaria for this weekend. We left Friday from Macedonia, played that evening in Sophia. We stayed at a church that Larry is connected with here in Bulgaria. Larry is a great man of God. He and his wife Courtney have been living in Sophia. John Jakus, the coach, has worked closely with Larry for a few years now on this vision for the Balkans region. One of the big goals is a goal that Athletes In Action has (John Jakus and Larry Sharrett are both AIA), is to have a follower of Jesus on every team, in every country, on every level. Larry is working in Bulgaria and John is now working in Macedonia (neighboring countries). Saturday night we had another game. It was by far the best game that Aba Strumica (we) has played thus far. The team is almost complete, just missing one player. Sunday was a free day together. We went to a church that is connected with Calvary Chapel. At the service we were able to witness a wedding! This took place at the end of the service. It lasted for only 15 to 20 minutes. The rest of the day we went to a mall. It was an impressive mall, by the States standards. Today, Monday the 27th, we have another game against a very good 1st division team in Bulgaria. After the game we will head back to Strumica.

The Uncertainty part of the title is regarding, once again, my situation with the 2nd division team. There may not be a 2nd division team because there might not be room in the division to add one more team. Aba II would be an expansion team. So, as has been a trend for Halee and I in our engagement and short time being married, there is uncertainty. But we trust in the One and know that following Jesus isn't always certain and rarely goes how we planned it to in our heads. For me Jesus' Spirit is teaching me to be patient. With my foot injury I kept playing and wouldn't give it enough rest for it to properly heal. So, the Lord in his wisdom is forcing me to rest! For serious though, my hamstring is getting better every day, praise the Lord saints!
That's all for now. Thank you for all your love, support, and prayer!

Oh yeah and happy 31st birthday on the 26th brother Seth, you old man.

One more thing happy 28th birthday on the 28th (YAY for golden birthdays!) tomorrow for brother Jesse.

Much love and Godspeed friends!

Dralee