This past month has been a bit cold overall, but there were some sunny days, for which I'm always thankful. I didn't travel anywere during the Easter holidays, as I always like to be in Brussels during this period. My organisation doesn't only give us Good Friday off (in addition to Easter Monday), but also the Thursday before. However, in Belgium, only the Monday is an official holiday, so I can use these additional days to get errands done, besides taking a break.
The nature highlight of the month was definitely Hallerbos, a beautiful forest a bit south of Brussels. It's also called the "Blue Forest", because every year in April, it's covered with an amazing carpet of bluebells all over. It was very idyllic and beautiful to look at.
Another major blessing is the fact that I have new garden to do agriculture! It turned out that in the garden behind my house, there will be only a small space of land for me to cultivate this year. So I posted in the neighbourhood forum on the internet, asking if there is anybody in my vicinity who would let me help them in their vegetable garden, and in return share the harvest with me. Then I got a response from a lady within walking distance from my home, saying that I was exactly the person she had been looking for! It turned out that she has a large garden and is eager to start growing food, but has no idea how to go about it. So by now, we have already prepared the soil and will soon start planting. I'm so excited! Will send some pictures soon.
I don't know if I have shared before about the "Revival School" I've been following since September. It's offered by FAST Missions, and I can highly recommend the classes there. It's my earnest prayer to experience true revival in my own life, and to be able to spark this also in our church, and that we can soon become a training center to make new disciples for Jesus. One quote of Selected Messages keeps ringing in my ear:
A revival of true godliness among us is the greatest and most urgent of all our needs. To seek this should be our first work. There must be earnest effort to obtain the blessing of the Lord, not because God is not willing to bestow His blessing upon us, but because we are unprepared to receive it. (Selected Messages 1, p. 121)
May the Lord help us to become true Revival Agents, so that the work on this earth can be finished soon!
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| Beautiful bluebells all around! |
