Most of the time when I hear the voice of The Father, it’s bold and yet, at the same time so gentle. He speaks to me in a way that the answers He has for me are evident and I can hear Him loud and clear. I don’t have to question anything, I can just fully trust in what He tells me. Other times He doesn’t speak to me in the loud, but in the stillness of silence, and in a breeze like whisper. He requires more of my ears to listen to Him during this time, and He asks more of my dependence of Him.  He is always, always patient and kind, gently waiting for me to run into His arms yet again. No matter if I can hear Him or not. 

The past 1-2 months, The Father has been harder to hear. I have so many questions, I want to sit and just talk with Him and more often than not I haven’t been able to hear His voice. No clear and bold voice, no soft and sweet whisper; just silence. I was flustered and confused because I couldn’t understand why there was nothing. And then, during a worship service I sat in silence, and said “God, where are you? I can’t hear You? I just want Your will to be done.” I sat there for a few moments and then I heard Him. He said “Krista just run to Me.” I started to cry. 

I sat with that for a while, and then I realized that literally all He requires of me is to run to Him- to go to Him, no matter what. He doesn’t require me to do something, He doesn’t require me to be a certain way or pray a certain prayer; just simply run to Him. Whether I can hear Him loudly and it smacks me in the head, or in the stillness where all I can feel is His presence. Or even when I can’t hear Him at all. Run to Him. 

His presence doesn’t depend on whether or not I can hear Him. Regardless He is there. And in His timing He reaches out to me with what I need to know. What a patient, kind and loving Father. He has been graciously reminding me that His plan will unfold just as He intends it to, and not a moment sooner. And it’s in those moments of silence that I must trust deeper in Him and all that He has for my life. 

As Romania comes to a close, I sit in awe of this country. It’s truly breathtaking, all of it. We’ve been hitting the ground running doing street evangelism with Hope Church here in Romania the past month and been quite the adventure. I learned a lot about the people here in Romania and the culture and that most feel the need to earn Gods love or do good deeds in order to receive His grace and mercy. It was a beautiful thing to witness multiple people’s heart change at the thought of an unending amount of love and kindness. Jesus is amazing. Jesus is life changing. Jesus is for the people of Romania. Jesus is for you and me. 

I head out in 2 days to our next country…Albania! While I’m sad to say goodbye to Romania, I am also very excited to continue on this journey! We are taking a bus, and driving at the minimum, 14 hours. So prayers please for safe travels and that border crossings will go smoothly! My team will be by ourself in the capital city of Albania, Tirana! We will be working alongside a church in the capital and doing a variety of things! I will post an update once I have more information.

The Father is doing such beautiful things in my heart and life and I wish so badly to call each and everyone of you and tell you about it all. I pray you are all well! 

I also would love prayers for rest, strength and clarity moving forward in the future. I have heard things from The Father in regards to plans after the race and I would love you all to partner with me and pray as well that God would make a path and a way for these decisions. If you would love to connect over a phone call or FaceTime sometime soon I would love to see your faces!!!! It’s truly hard to keep up with people and so I apologize if I haven’t reached out often enough. Thank you for your prayers!! Love you all!