Who are you when there's someone looking?

As Americans in Romania, we're pretty high profile over here.  Even the most awkward among us is hugely popular, which basically means that everywhere we go, someone's looking.  They watch our bus as we roll into town, pause in their chores as we walk by their yard and essentially just stare quite unashamedly at anything we happen to be doing.

The responsibilty is pretty overwhelming.

For some of the people we've met, we may be the first--and possibly only--living representatives of both America and her church that they have ever seen.  Do they see Christ in us? 

I certainly pray that they do, but it makes me consider my life back home too.  People say that you are the person you are when no one's looking, but it's also important that your life when people ARE looking is reflecting what you believe.

Do Americans see something different in you?

posted by Becky Thomson from Stei, Romania