Last week it was so dirty on the sidewalk that I had to take a different way home. Tying to find my way through the paddles I almost bumped into a young girl. Turns out it was Irina - she used to come to Kids club and later to out girls club at the base. And then we lost touch and I haven't seen her around for almost two years. We had a long talk in the midst of that mud. She realized that she really needs God in her life. She even went to church the week before all by herself! I invited her for Thursday night service at our base and for dinner. She said she will see. Because of previous experience I didn't put too much hope in those words.
The next day while I was running along a highway I thought about Irina again and started to pray for her. A few minutes later I saw her coming through the woods in the middle of nowhere!
We had another talk and she promised that she would come on Thursday, if it worked with her schedule. And she did! We had diner and then attended the service which a local church holds in our building. After the sermon someone asked Irina if she had ever really repented. Irina didn't know, so she decided to go up to the pastor and have him pray with her. Afterwards we had tea and cookies around the table and i though: wow, God is so wonderful! That evening Irina also told me that she is going to turn down the proposal of a guy. Her mum really wanted her to get married, so that she would be take care of. (Irina is 19 and actually wants to study psychology before she gets married).
Please, keep her in prayer, for she has to face many changes in her life!