From Poland to Ukraine Back to Poland

I am in the middle of a whirlwind trip from Croatia to Poland to Ukraine back to Poland back to Croatia! Presently I am visiting friends, brothers and fellow coaches who came to HiS HOUSE in March and have been blessed every step of the way! Witnessing God's hand at work in opening opportunity after opportunity and actually feeling His Spirit had plowed through the soil prior to my arrival was extremely uplifting. Creating relationships through a couple of visits to HiS HOUSE, Stash made connections for me to meet developers, promoters, camp directors that are all interested in bringing baseball and even American football to the capital Kiev and throughout Ukraine!

There is so much potential to use sport throughout this area of the world to share Christ and expand His Kingdom. I'm just literally hanging onto Jesus robe as the woman in Luke 8 and Mark 5, who knew if she just touched the hem of His robe she would be healed. The strength of her faith was so strong that Jesus felt the power leave Him! Through prayer and the Holy Spirit's prodding we go where He leads and we hang onto His robe, knowing that is the source of our strength! May our faith be as strong and determined as the woman who desired Jesus's healing!

The MLO team is spread out throughout the region and many who have returned home! The blessing that each of them were and to witness as well as hear how all of them were used, was comforting to my soul and uplifting to my heart! To have so many answer the call and come with open hearts, minds and spirits to be used by Him, for His purpose is remarkable to witness! Most times we walk out our faith here without a distinct plan and what plan is written, we wright in pencil and hand the eraser over to God, knowing it's His and not ours and if He so desires to change it, these little letter i's will remain flexible and adjust where needed. That is extremely difficult for most, but needed by all if we are to literally let go and let God have it! One such blessing was having Crawdaddy stay an additional week and work with Coach Antonio and the young Storks while we took the team to Slovenia, Poland and Ukraine. I was able stay several years ago and it allowed me to create and establish relationships you can't do during camps! I am already hearing about the wonderful effects of Crawdaddy's heart while I am away! That's just one of the examples of how developing relationships, loving them where they are, allows the spirit to use you to effect those around you, 'till they want to discuss why!

Sis and the team back at Sisak finished a flurry of activity at many of the community organizations and completed the the week long library program! Wonderful display of God using His willing people to say, "Here I am, send me!" Relationships being built, love being felt at such a level that the children are inviting their friends and administrators of these community programs and orphanages, begging HiS PRINT to come back and requesting it to be sooner and more often! It's a great team God puts together every year to do exactly that! Many of the MLO team members have left and returned home these past several days and I pray for a restful and peaceful sleep and families reuniting, before having to return to work! Thanks to them for their sacrifice and service! Rest for a couple of days and VBS begins on Monday!

The team in Poland continues the baseball camp there while I vet and investigate Ukraine for future possibilities and expansion. They are busy with camps in the morning and afternoon and then position work after dinner. It doesn't get dark there until almost 10 and there and the children want to get the most of the time as they can. They will take those campers who want to go with them to church and after lunch will have baseball Olympics, with a lot of parent involvement! Look forward to hearing more about it when I fly back to Poland tonight. 

I have written a mini-novel and I apologize. Could write so much more, but will refrain and try to include in later updates! I will say it was a pleasure to be asked to speak to the 10 and Under National Team when they returned home from the Czech Republic and we were there to meet the bus! Seeing so many parents welcoming their children was a huge blessing as well!

Blessings! 

Your Friend,

Mossman!