August 2006

Hi everyone, summer's almost over here in Romania at least, and must be time for another quick update. I love being here, and even tho it's been a very active 5 weeks so far(with all I've been involved with to date, it seems like much more than 5 weeks), I am aware of this great grace bestowed upon me, that God brings me here to share in His work and purpose. I'm a little in awe of it all at times, like suddenly it'll hit me in the middle of doing something...'how did I ever get here'? God's awesome.

So left home back in July 6/06 and had an amazing 2 weeks in Ontario, Canada before crossing the Atlantic. I was mostly in Sudbury area, and then also in Toronto and Kitchener area, with wonderful events, and God's wonderful presence touching hearts.

July 19 was the date for arrival to Vienna, and I had a very warm 5 days there, and Linz, where my good friend Berni got married. I left on the train July 25 for Oradea, Romania, and since then, it's been a pretty packed schedule, touring about cities and some villages, seeing some young people come to Jesus, and I've just finished doing 2 separate camps the last 2 weeks, one for 45 young people(a total bush experience with no power or toilets, or running water, and sleeping in small tents) and the second one for 140 young people in a much more modern camping facility. But both places saw God moving and touching these young lives. I, and others here, sense a real move underway in this country among youth, and we believe they are the ones to bring change, and life, and hope and justice to this country in the future. I feel my main purpose in being here is to call people out(esp. young), out of the crowd, out of the ordinary and status quo, out of a dead religious experince of faith, out of darkness, and into light, life, romance, and adventure in Christ; to awaken and arouse hearts to full-color life in Christ. I am here til Oct. 10, and have concerts, a festival, prison visits, and much more on the agenda til then.
Then on to Austria from Oct. 10-31, and from there to Hamburg Nov. 1-14, and following that to the south of Germany, with a 3 day weekend in Switzerland the last weekend of Nov. This time will be mostly concerts, some in pubs and some in churches, as well as some church services.

I so appreciate your faithful prayers and strong support. Bless you for all of that, and continue to pray for the mighty hand of God to be upon all these times and events, awakening hearts and drawing people unto Himself.

I'll soon get my Western Europe itinerary up on the site, for those who might be in the vicinity of these events.

Love and heaps of blessings...the sealion(rob)