Dear family and friends,
This fall I am spending the semester in Budapest, Hungary. I invite you to join me in this adventure; read journal entries, browse through pictures, leave comments and questions, send your love. I’m sure the entries will be vibrant and varied as the city is a wide spectrum of languages, living conditions, eras, and movements. Modern cafes and glass office buildings line the same streets as ancient castles and basilicas; graffitied tunnels slither underneath modern trams and posh office buildings; homeless Hungarians sift through trash in the same park as tourists slurping gelato.
There is much to discover here.
The title live deliberately is inspired by a quote from Henry David Thoreau and by a deep personal yearning to live fully, truthfully, vibrantly, thoughtfully...with purpose. For this reason, I kneel before the Father and commit this semester to “him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.” (Ephesians 3:20) I am confident that his purpose will be fully accomplished in Budapest this semester.
I wholly and purposefully open my heart to the Hungarian people. I promise to learn all that I can. I will let the city whisper in my ear and stir up hot coals in my soul. I will let go of my social safeguards; I will challenge poisonous stereotypes. I will slip down city sidestreets and dance to folk music in the park. I will deliberately carry the Word in my heart, grace on my lips, and a camera in my pocket.
Thank you for your love, prayers, and support in this adventure.
Please join me.
--leahnieboer
2 comments:
I am so excited for you and happy that you made it there safely. You are in my prayers and I hope you see lot's of God's handiwork through other culture's eyes.
O Miss Leah,
I was smiling when I read through everything. I think you should be an author considering I could picture so many things. My heart just warms. I wish you the best my love. mwa. -allison
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