Chapter Two

” Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you where ever you go” Joshua 1:9

These words I have never clang to so hard in my life prior to these past few weeks in my life due to a chain of events that have in a sense become a living nightmare. They words bring comfort and rekindle the joy in my heart knowing that the Lord My God is with me where ever I am. This blog is not an easy one to write but it is a necessary one. For those of you who follow me and the journey that the Lord has me on here in Sofia, Bulgaria this may be a bitter sweet blog for you depending on which angle you choose to look at it from. With that said I am going to jump in to the meat of this blog by informing you that Sept. 7th is my last day here in Sofia and Sept. 8th I will be back stateside.

Why?

As most of you know I was actually schedule to be home at the end of May but instead the doors were open for me to work for an amazing church as their youth/children’s pastor. I took this position with joy in my heart and still contain this same joy however because of this action and others of which are my fault (mainly lack of communication due to my busy schedule and not having the trust of  some in my ability to hear the Lords voice) I stirred up the pot of drama. With the drama stirred things seemed to be steadily heading down word but not on the ministry end of things but rather more on the “administrative” end of things back in the home church in Bullhead. To make a bad and long story short due to those events briefly listed above and lack of funds my support was dropped causing a whole new chain of events  leading to my arrival on the 8th of Sept.!

How do I feel?

How do I feel about all this? This is a great question indeed and my answer is bitter sweet. Of course my heart is torn in two this country honestly is the most beautiful place inside and out that I have ever lived. Just today as I was riding the bus and looking out the window a tear fell from eye because even know I am still physically here I am already missing this place. I love living here the culture, food, people, and much much more that this place has to offer seems to be endless. Honestly the thing that bothers me the most is that I have worked my butt off to learn and understand not only the culture but the language and I just as I become confident and fully embraced in it all I am being shipped off to be stateside. On the other hand I am keeping an open mind and heart about this shift in my plans. Just because they are my plans does not mean they are Gods. I am trusting that the Lord will show me whats next for me in my life and God willing its my return here to Bulgaria which I can honestly call home now! I am stoked to see my family and be apart of their lives on a more personal level and not just over the internet!

Ministries?

What about the ministries the Lord has used me to plant and be apart of? Let me start here with this question in saying that the Lord is doing amazing work in and through not only me but Bulgaria. This work is happening in and out of Bulgaria  and the work honestly is endless. Endless work for the Lord however is not something boring or lame its work that is fulfilling not only for those receiving the effects of the work but also for the workers themselves. I am a person who when starts something likes to finish it so for me moving to Bulgaria is not something that can just be put in my life and then taken out completely so I am interested to see what the Lord will do next in my life and in this spectacular country! As for the ministries I have played a roll in I will assure you that I will keep in contact with those who are now leaders to be there for them and work with them to not only better the ministry but those that they are reaching out to. I assure you that the Blagavest homeless ministry is doing well and I am stoked to hear their ideas and watch it grow with excitement. The kids fest for the Bridge Church I will be interested to see if it continues but I am in full confidence that the ministry is something that will bring salvation to many its all about pushing the buttons and stepping out on unsteady land. For the ministry that we are trying to start to fight against human trafficking I will continue to research, connect, and pray to develop a solid plan to reach out and  save not only spiritually but physically those being human trafficked.

Conclusion!

What are my final thoughts about this situation? Well I am going to cling to the cross and grab a hold of Jesus’s feet and hit the ground running upon my return to the states! I will be praying and seeking the Lords council on His next move for me in my life. I am utterly heart broken about returning back to the states but at the same time I am utterly stoked to be back with family and friends. I am trusting the Lord that he has a plan for me and this is all part of it. As far as work goes I am not sure where or what I will be doing I will look more when  arrive in Bullhead. Besides me and my mom have to figure out a car situation because I no longer have my truck ( so I will probably end up riding a bike for a bit but I don’t mind ). As for ministry I plan to get plugged back into Calvary and return to teaching Sunday school because I miss the kids a ton its crazy to think my first Sunday school class of 4-5 year olds are in 4th and 5th grade! Beside working with Calvary I am in the hopes of working with a pastor friend of mine who has started ministries in Needles, Ca and coming along side him in those different ministries including youth. So I will end this by saying that well my heart is torn I know the Lord will mend it with His gentle hands and all will be taken care of as long as I cling to him and listen to His voice that is filled with directions! I honestly am in the prayers that it leads me back to Bulgaria but only God and time will tell!

God Bless,

Kenne

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From Facebook

Hey all this is just a quick update because I thought I would have time to write a blog but I am running out of time so I will post a real blog maybe tonight or tomorrow Have a blessed day …….

Incandescent Lustrous Morning!!!

With only 17 more days until my arrival home and my checklist growing ( will try to bust out a blog today ) at a steady pace the Lord gave me some amazing encouragement this morning  not only through His Word but through the people in Bulgaria. Today I was reading Philippians 3 which in my Bible is intitled ” Joy in believing….. No Confidence in the Flesh”. that title alone makes you sit back and make you honestly evaluate who your putting your trust in God or yourself? Often times I hear but I pray and God doesnt answer……or I am to worthless for God to care about me or help me! Statements like these break my heart because the Lord wants and will answer you but on His time not yours but you have to be ready to have His answer not the one you “want” to have. Also God does care about you!

John 3:16 ” He gave His only begotten son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life”

….. God gave his son up so that we can live….He loves you the choice of if your going to accept it or not is up to you! To me the act of rejecting Christ as your savior is saying His death was not good enough for you and that your bigger then God. Now lets bring this thought full circle and check out

Phil 3:7-10…..

“But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is morem I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus as my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things, I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith. I want to know Charis and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death and so somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.”

It’s amazing to see pauls heart and humlity in this passage! He is saying that any of his past achievements and or improvements that he made in his life were nothing when comparing it to having the Lord in his life as his savior. We should becareful in our walk to not discredit God for all that is done in and through us! The best we can give God are “dirty rags” or translated from greek ( or maybe Hebrew I can’t remember ) “bloody tampons” . So the choice is up to you on what side of the fence your going to walk. As for me I give all of my life to God and I will do my best to serve Him despite my flaws.

Now for something a little different…on my way to work today I was ridding a bus and God gently but firmly reminded me of my calling for childrens ministry.  As I was sitting in the bus across from me sat a mother and her child who was about 3 or 4 years old. without saying a word or even making a funny face to this kid he just started smilling at me and started playing peek-a-boo with me…. This happens often little kids will come up to me and just start playing with me or just come up and hug me and well its odd I know its God dragging my focus back in….there is times when we roll up into a Roma community and kids will swarm me and there is not a better feeling that warms the heart then that. Kids truly are Gods gift.

Matt 9:14 ” Jesus said, ” Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these”

The Lord has given me a heat for Kids that I often times believe that Jesus Himself had. Kids are amazing gifts from God while they are terd lickers at times they have the kind of attitude we should have towards God. We need to have child like attitudes towards God and trust him fully. We should have the receptiveness of children rather then the stubborness of the religious leaders who hold their degree higher in importance then having simple child like faith towards God. Take sometime today and love on a kid so many kids these days need love also take some time to examine your faith is it child like or……?

Lastly I met an 86 year old man who not only loved my hat but spoke english! We had a small chat about America, Americans, the mormon religion and what not! I got about 75 feet away and wanted to turn back and ask him out for coffee but he was gone I am kinda bummed but I am in the hopes of running into him again because I met him near my house! and I want to share more of the gospel with him !

with that said take care all and have a blessed day Amen

Kenne

Kids Fest And Other Updates!

Hey Family,

I am sure some of you are shocked that there is a new blog so soon most of you who follow my blog’s are use to my inconstant-ness when it comes to me writing blogs. In all seriousness the Lord has been doing amazing work over here in Bulgaria and I am stoked to share it with you who I call my family.

As most of you know with me changing organization the focus of my part in what the Lord is doing over here has shifted a tad but for the better I believe.  Often times I have found that we feel a pull or a tug in our hearts which is the Lord telling us to do something but then we tend to jump ahead of the gun and take matters in to our own hands with out even really realizing it.  We may have one conclusion about what the Lord is doing in a specific circumstance but in all reality he might be wanting to pull us in a different direction. Proverbs 19:21 says, ” Many are the plans in a man’s heart but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”  Proverbs 16:1-2 says, ” All a man’s ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighted by the Lord commit to the Lord whatever you do and your plans will succeed.”  Give your plans to the Lord keep a sensitive heart towards his pull and tug in your life but do all that you do for him. Paul wrote in 1 Corr. 15 ” I die everyday” give your life to Christ daily give your will to Christ daily and come along for the adventure. You can check out more about just some stuff along these lines that I have been chewing on, on a facebook note I wrote. The link to it is :  http://www.facebook.com/notes/kenne-probst/just-a-thought/215050921872237.

What I was getting at before that detour we just took above was that a lot of what I do is completely different from what I was doing prior to my switch in organizations. Like I said in my last blog I am a man of many titles at the moment and it really has been a crazy adventure but I am enjoying working for a spirit fed Church. I thank God daily for giving me the gift to work in full time ministry despite its hardships at time (for those of you in full time ministry you know what I am talking about). I have been privileged to be helping take care of short term mission teams that have come. They are truly a blessing to not only me but to the Bulgarians for one major reason that I am sure they are not even aware of and to be honest I was not aware of until one of the youth kids said it a few weeks back. This youthy told me that the excitement, love, passion that short term missionaries have excites the Bulgarians to be Bulgarian and to live in Bulgaria. For those of you who have worked over here in Bulgaria especially with the youth you know that most youth kids want out asap and hate it here for many reasons of which are understandable. So for those of you who have done short term missions here I want to thank you for this blessing and gift that the Lord has used you to accomplish that I am sure you were not even aware of. If you have not come on a short term mission here or if you would like to we can always set something up we would love to have you out here. you can contact me on facebook: Kenne Probst Skype: kenne.probst Email : kenneprobst@yahoo.com

Something amazing we just did this past monday with the last short term mission team that was here was a kids fest in a local park. Our plan is to go out every other sunday and just bring games and spend time with the kids start to earn not only their trust but the trust of the parents and then do a VBS themed kids fest in a few weeks there. This time we had a grip of kids show up we got to spend time with the parents and if I am not mistaken a few of them said they would like to come to church on Sunday so I am stoked to here that. I was really busy playing with the kids so I don’t know exactly how the conversations went.  But I got to introduce myself to them and told them what I do here and that I would be teaching their kids on Sunday and what not. Besides the Kids Fest we did in the  park I recently got connected with some new missionaries who want to work with Roma so we are going to start working with them and with Pastor Dinko and get everyone connected and start going out and doing constant ministry within the Roma Communities. I ask you to keep this in prayer because this is something I am stoked about

So as far as my youth group despite the hardships of getting it started we are still chugging along. Proverbs 16:32 ” Better a patient man then a warrior a man who controls his temper then one who takes a city.”  I am just giving the group to the lord and asking for his direction. I am working with the National Overseer of Youth Ministry for the Church of God and I am in hopes of possibly taking a month going to different Roma Communities and doing youth events there and then planning something big here in Sofia and starting the youth group this way. if you have any suggestions  let me know because I am open to anything!

Pastor Dinko and I have been tossing around the idea of how to help the homeless here considering our office is in the center of Sofia and we have come up with a few ideas. This Fri. we are going out and we will put a few care packages together and hand them out just spend some time with them. We have showers here we will offer those to them so they  can clean up. We will offer them some grub not only physically but spiritually ( if they would like of course). Another idea we have tossed around is handing out fliers and once every other sunday offering them showers, grub, simple care packages. This is something I also ask you all to keep in prayer.

Lastly I need some help. In my last blog I mentioned that we were going to start to try and develop a plan to start working to fight the human trafficking here in Bulgaria. We have spent time in prayer and done a ton of research and we are in desperate need of a connection with someone who is working with human trafficking in Europe to find out where to start.  If you have any ideas about it also feel free to contact me at kenneprobst@yahoo.com

Well I hope ya’ll have a blessed week. Thanks for keeping me in your prayers and I ask that you continue you to. The Lord is doing great things here in Bulgaria I ask that you would continue to pray for Bulgaria as a nation , for its government, its people and just for the Amazing things the Lord is doing here.  If you feel like the Lord is calling you to help support the work he is doing out here you can contact me at kenneprobst@yahoo.com or send support through shepherds staff at : http://www.shepsstaff.org/probst.aspx

God Bless,

Kenne Probst

kenneprobst@ yahoo.com

Answered Questions

Well I think its safe to say I have learned my lesson about keeping up my blogs because I have so much to say and so little time to write this out. I will do my best to hit the main points to maybe fill in the gaps that some of you may have.

Many of you who have supported me in the past year know that I was going to depart from Bulgaria May 15th and some of you might be wondering where the heck I am! To keep things short and not to full of detail I got a job offer to work with a different church here in Sofia that would cover the some of my funding I need to live out here.  What am I doing for this church ? At the moment I have many titles that some of you can relate to. Assistant Missions Director, Head of Children ministry, and youth pastor for Bridge church. Bridge church is an amazing church that is spirit fed. It works on connecting the Roma with the Bulgarians and this is really amazing in my mind. Its slow work but there is steady change and the Lords hands are on it completely.

Lately I have been working with the Roma children. We do kids fest in the villages and at our church here in Sofia. Kids vest are times where we create a theme and create a fun atmosphere for them to just forget that they live a hard life. My heart honestly melts every time I get to build a new relationship with a Roma child. You may not think you are doing much but in all reality you honestly are you become the stable Christian in this child’s life and there is not a more precious gift one can ask for. Besides Kids Fest we are planing to do VBS in all the roma villages we can. Whats Cool is I am not planning the VBS I am letting the Bulgarians plan it. I will provide an outline, an example of a filled out outline, and the theme with the stories for each day. One they don’t have VBS ‘s here in Bulgaria and two I want them to do the work because I won’t always be around and they need to learn this effective way of ministering to kids!

other then that I have been really busy helping take care of some american teams and it has been a blast I really love doing this despite its stressful moments. Its amazing to watch first time short term missionaries or even 2nd comers here to Bulgaria catch the passion and love that the Lord has for Bulgaria. Its really an encouragement to me and keeps me going and pushing along when things get tough here.

Lastly I want you all to keep a ministry in prayer that we are starting to develop a plan through prayer to accomplish this. The Balkan area is the known for its human trafficking and prostitution. If you follow me on facebook you saw I posted something about a prostitute that I watched get picked up and for some reason that has really burdened my heart. I presented this burden to Pastor Dinko and we are currently working on developing a plan to minister to this need and rescue those caught up in it.

I love ya’ll hope you have an amazing day just thought I would post a quick update!

Kenne

Easter and an Update!

Hello Family and Friends!….. I know I have not blogged in a while and to be honest I have no other excuse besides the fact that I have just been enjoying the last few weeks I have left here in Bulgaria. I hope you guys all had an amazing Easter and got to spend time just thanking the Lord for all that he done for us! My Easter was spent with Alex and her family and I had an amazing time with them! We played volleyball and frizbe and just goofed around ate AMAZING food it was really a blessed Easter!

So now for a total change of topic I want to address my future plans here in Bulgaria… for those of you who don’t know I will be returning to the states May 15th and was planing on returning around December! However due to my visa and having to spend a specified amount of time here in Bulgaria I will be returning in Oct towards the middle of it….which in all reality is nuts because its such a short time to raise the funds of which I need to live on out here.  With rent, Bulgarian lessons, Insurance,  ministry supplies, utilities, and paying shepherds staff my budget comes out roughly to around $2220 – 2300 a month! Nuts huh? So my plan is to  use every possible connection I have to speak in as many churches as possible! I Want to get 220-230 people to give $ 10 a month….of course if someone feels lead by the Lord to give more thats always a blessing!  When I come back I plan to continue to work with the homeless and I want to start working with the Roma… I am thinking of putting together like day events and go out there and have a simple english lesson planned and split it up into centers ( Kinda like a circus ) …. I want to make the Roma my focus when I come back to Bulgaria I really feel lead to minister to them!

So with that said….if you would like me to speak at your church or you have ideas of ways for me raise my funds please let me know at kenneprobst@yahoo.com!

“ fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” ~Isaiah 41:10

Keep Bulgaria in your prayers people! The Lord is doing great works here…..its amazing to see it first hand! Keep me in your prayers that the I would continue to see the Lords vision clearly and that the funds would come for this trip easily that I would not stress of this issue!

Love you Guys!

Kenne

Don’t Fear The Things Of The World!!!

Well Ya’ll I am getting back on track and blogging more regularly as I promised I would! Pastor Chuck and Lynda Kelly arrived yesterday afternoon and for those of you who read my blog and are not from Calvary Chapel Bullhead City Pastor Chuck is my home pastor! It has been a blessing already just to spend some sweet time in fellowship and catching up. It was great to hear Pastor Chuck Preach and really touch on some great issues about prayer and being equal in Gods eyes.

In the states most of us tend not to look at the skin color of those around us and judge them! Here in Bulgaria the Roma people are still facing this issue of racism and in all reality this factor is restricting them from growing as ethnic group for the better this racism is ripping them apart physically and mentally. The underlining issue I see within the Roma Community is that if your an Individual that wants to better your life that wants to avoid the drugs, drinking, sex, stealing, and all the rest a typical Roma person faces you end up becoming ostracized because you get the “what were not good enough for you” syndrome with the others in your hood.  On the other hand when an individual decides its time to better his life it at times can be near to impossible for many a reasons. Money in today’s society is an issue even for most in the states its costly to go to school, well college in Bulgaria is cheaper then most places its still a lot of money for the Roma. Then the Roma also face the issue of racism and the propaganda that portrays the Roma as less then human its truly sad and breaks my heart.

You know its funny how the Lord works and he is truly more amazing than I could ever put to words. As I was praying before I came here Lord break my heart for the things that breaks yours and he has given me this deep burden and love not only for the Bulgarians as a whole but more specifically the homeless and the Roma. On the flip side to this the Lord has given me both sides and has showed me the fruit of His works in the homeless and in the Roma. I have been to many Roma churches and their Love, Faith ,  and Joy for the Lord in their walks with Him blows ours out the door. A passage comes to mind when I think of these people and its in Isaiah and this is how they truly live their lives its AMAZING!! The Bulgarian Roma Churches have not been around all that long but yet we have so much to learn from them.

Isaiah 8:12-15 ” Do not call conspiracy everything that these people call conspiracy do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it. The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread, and he will be a sanctuary; but for both houses of Israel he will be a stone that cause men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall and for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare. Many of them will stumble they will fall and be broken they will be snared and captured.”

Bind up the testimony and seal up the Law among my disciples I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in him.”

Can I get an Amen? The question comes to mind why don’t I live my life this way? Why do I fear the things of this world such as money, cars, girls, life? 2 Timothy 1:7 ” For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline.”  The only thing we should Fear is the Lord. What else is there to fear when the Lord controls all things? Lets not forget that the Lord created us. Jeremiah 1:5″ Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” The problem many have is that we spend to much time fearing things of the world and not enough time devoting our lives to God in prayer and in the word. If we spend time leaving our fears to God our troubles to God then think about all the stress free time we would have  to do the AMAZING things the Lord has planned for us. Habakkuk 1:5″ look among the nations and see wonder and be astonished For I am doing works in your days that you would not believe if told!”  So my question to you is are you going to spend your time fearing the things of this world or are you going to give them up to God and spend your time serving him and doing what really counts? The question now lays in your hands its up to you to decide whats important to you. This is just something the Lord has been showing me and having me chew on and I felt like it was something the Lord wanted you to chew on as well!

Acts 18:9-10 ” And the Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision ” do not be afraid any longer, but go on speaking and do not be silent for I am with you and no man will attack you in order to harm you, for I have many people in this city”

Joshua 1:9 ” Have I not commanded you?  Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go”

In His Service,

Kenne

Justin Bieber Is The Key To Globalization!!!!

Hello Again Family and Friends I hope ya’ll are having a wonderful day I know I am!!! I am sure some of you are thinking ” I wonder why Kenne is having such an amazing day” well here is why I have discovered the key to Globalization. Whats this “key” I talk about?? I will give you a hint His first name starts with a J and rhymes with Lustin  :)…..THATS CORRECT ITS JUSTIN BIEBER! lol!!

Yesterday I had the opportunity to teach at a youth function and after the teaching and the serious time I got to talking with some of the youthies and the question I get on almost a daily basis comes out: “do you know Justin Bieber?” “do you like Justin Biebers music?” and the list of Justin Bieber question I get asked goes on and on! So if your reading this Justin Bieber I don’t care for you music I think you sounds like a 12 year old girl and sometimes look like one but good job on bringing the world closer and creating something common that everyone can talk about even if they dont like you!

In all seriousnesses thought the Lord did great things yesterday! I had a whole study worked out and when I was sharing on Sunday in Elien Palien the Lord put it on my hear to teach something totally different and sunday and monday morning were busy for me so I was up at 1 am preparing my study questioning if this is what the Lord really wanted me to teach on and would it be good enough! The Lord kindly brought me to the story of Jeremiah ( that I used in my study) and said I will give you the words so I just kept pushing forward! Then tuesday morning I was expose to be there  at 8:30 but got lost and put me 30 mins behind but the Lord is good and the youthies were also a half hour behind! The teaching was awesome and it was not because of anything I did but it was all the Lord! I taught on How the Lord wants to use them and how he has used past events and will use future events to shape you in the man/woman of God that He has called them to be and those events are shaping them for the calling the Lord has given them!

We also talked about be examples (1 Tim 4:12) and not being a God Vomit ( Rev 3:16) . We played a couple of games one of which Barbi gave me what we did was like a relay race we stacked two sugar cubes on a tiny spoon and they had to run down and drop them in cup w/o using their hands! It was a blast and the youthies loved it! The lesson in the game is its a given fact it would have been easier just to use or hands and it would be easy for God to accomplish his will with out us but he choses to use us. He also guides us where we need to be as long as we cling to him just like we guided the spoon to the cup!

It was amazing to see the Holy Spirit move through these kids because at the end I felt like the Lord wanted me to do an alter call so I did! The Lord touched many we had a grip of kids rededicate their lives to Christ and a grip of gets get saved! Praise the Lord !!!

well this is all for now! I love you guys ! and If you would like to help with my plane ticket cost and you feel that this is something the Lord has placed in your heart please feel free to contact me at kenneprobst@Yahoo.com

Love Ya’ll

Kenne

Here Are The Pictures : http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2077129&id=1214018001

Plane Ticket

Family and Friends it has been a great journey here in Sofia and the reality of this is just now sinking in with the purchase of my plane ticket. I have so much that I have to say concerning my thoughts about what the Lord has done in me and through me so I plan to dedicate a blog just towards this. I also have so much to fill ya’ll in about the growing homeless ministry and just the love and passion the Lord has given me in the past few month for the Roma. I do apologize for my lack of blogging but I have just had a lot going on however I am going to do my best to get back to blogging more regularly so keep in eye out. In the near future you will see blogs about what I plan to do when I return home how I will be staying in contact with those here in Bulgaria and what my plan is for my return to Bulgaria.

I will say that it was a humbling experience receiving a plane ticket tonight. I have grown so much as an individual not only with my walk with Christ but just in general. I have over come tough times that the Lord has used to mold me in to who I am today. I have learned a lot about myself and what needed to be changed in me God has really used this time  to expose me to me if that makes sense. You know we read in psalm 139 that we should ask God to search us and expose who we really are! before Bulgaria I never really took into consideration who I really am i was really God at always looking like a saint but in reality  I was far from that. Its a bitter sweet feeling leaving this country here shortly for the Lord has truly given me a heart for it and the culture and people it holds. At the same time however I am completely at peace because I know this is where the Lord wants me and I am 99,99999 percent sure I will be returning back to what has become my 2nd home.  I wish I could fully describe to the mesh pot of feelings that is running through me sadness, excitement, fear, joy, peace just to name a few. What I am going to be focusing on is praying to the Lord to continue to unfold his plan for me out here and show me what I need to do to keep these ministry that I am involved with and the ones that he has used me to start stay a float with me out here to push things a  long. So I ask that you join in with me in prayer for this ! PRAY FOR THIS COUNTRY PRAY FOR ITS PEOPLE PRAY ITS GOVERNMENT PRAY FOR ME SO THAT I MAY KNOW THE LORDS PLANS FOR ME OUT HERE THAT HE WOULD SHOW ME THAT HE WANTS ME TO LIVE HERE THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO GROW THE MINISTRIES I AM INVOLVED IN TO LEVELS I CANT EVEN IMAGINE THAT THE PEOPLE HERE WOULD SEE THE WORK THE LORD IS DOING AND WOULD FALL TO THEIR KNEES WORSHIPING GOD AND TURN THEIR LIVES TO HIM! AMEN?

I would also ask that if your interested in helping me with my plane ticket cost. I payed 700 american dollars for my plane ticket and I borrowed the money from my old man on the condition that I would play him back! so if you feel like this is something the Lord wants you to do or you just feel like you would like to help out in this way please feel free to contact me at kenneprobst@yahoo.com or leave a commit on this blog!

Thanks I love ya’ll and for those of you I will be seeing in 55 days or so I am stoked to see you!

God Bless

Kenne

Update Here In Sofia Bulgaria

Hello there family and friends I know it has been a little over a month sense the last time I wrote a blog about Bulgaria and what the Lord is doing out here. I hope all is well for you that are reading this and please feel free to write me anytime I love to hear from you and to listen to what the Lord is doing in your life.  My life here has gotten really busy over the past few weeks on Mondays I still have the prayer meeting and I coach soccer and teach a private English class, on Tuesday I prepare for my class and teach in the evenings, on Wednesdays I am normally shopping or cleaning along with church in the evening, on Thursday I give private English lessons, on Friday I have the international college Bible study, Saturdays I have classes and I attend a Baptist Church, and on Sundays I have church plus the homeless ministry. Pretty crazy huh? Non the less the Lord is using more then I can imagine.

The homeless ministry is growing like crazy. Last time I had about 12 people show up to help with handing out stuff and just ministering to the homeless. The homeless ministry is a bit different then the ones in the states because they don’t really hang out in one spot we do a lot of walking but we probably reached between the two groups 50 – 60 people on the street. We were able to pray for about 80 percent of them and share the gospel with them all! It is great to see the hearts not only of the homeless growing but also the hearts of those who are coming to minister to them. It makes me think of that saying ” The funny thing is was I was the one called to be fishers of men but ended up getting hooked”.  I am surprised about how fast the word about the Lords Homeless Ministry is spreading out here I have ran into many people in the Christian community who already know about this ministry before I get to speak about it with them. It is not only changing the lives of the needed but the lives of the Christians here in Sofia it is giving them an opportunity to break out the shell of their comfort zone and share the gospel with the lost and its really working. The homeless are coming to church asking not just for new testaments but for the whole bible they are thirsty and drawing near to Christ and its exciting! Philippians 2:4-6 says ” do not merely look out for your own personal interest but also for the interest of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus. Who although HE existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped”

On top of the exciting things in the homeless ministry I want to encourage you guys to not only show Christ love by thinking outside your “me bubbles” and giving to those that are thirsty! Remember Christ prayed is there anyway I can get out of this Father but  he knew it had to be done and he followed  through because he loved you! I have been reading out of the book of Psalms lately and one that has just been stuck in my brain is Psalm 139. verses 23 and 24 sum it up pretty good ” Search me, O God and know my heart  Try me and know my anxious thought and see if there be any hurtful way in me and lead me in everlasting way.” my question to you is are you asking God to search you? What will God find? Spring cleaning is right around the corner and many of you I am sure are not looking forward to it. But how often do you spring clean your walk with God and clear out and dust and remove all the crap in your life? It should not be a thing to not look forward to but and exciting thing your cleaning out the idols in your life that are drawing you away from Christ. Leviticus 19:4 says ,”Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods I am the Lord your God.  Honestly ask God to search you and look at how much time you spend with him is it more then the time spent watching tv, facebook, youtube? I know I am guilty of spending to much time on all those things and not enough time with God it is time to clear that junk out and grow my walk closer then ever before with Christ! Amen!  ” I can do all things through Christ who Strengthens me” Phil 4:13

Well thats all folks

Kenne Probst

Sofia Bulgaria

skype kenne.probst

Email : kenneprobst@yahoo.com

If you would like to help support me you can visit this link right here http://www.shepsstaff.org/probst.aspx or contact me via Email!

God Bless

Joshua 1:9

Embark

Baby Kaden.

15 days ago the Lord blessed my friend Mark and his wife Ashleigh Graae a baby girl. Today he wrote me  and sent me this message

“Hey man do you think you can get some prayers for my baby kaden she 15 days old and has rsv she doing badly I just want my daughter back man”.

I am asking you guys to join in with me and many others in lifting  up baby Kaden to the Lord. We are praying for a complete recovery that the Lord would touch Kaden and heal her. Also lift up Mark and Ashleigh that they would find comfort in this scary time. I will keep ya’ll updated as I  get updated. below is a picture of Baby Kaden.

Mark and Ashleigh I am praying for you guys and for your precious daughter Kaden! Let us know if you need anything!

Kenne

KADEN UPDATE : MARK JUST MESSAGED ME AND SAID KADEN IS DOING A TON BETTER AND IS BREATHING ON HER OWN THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRAYERS! -MARK