Thursday, December 11, 2008
Team is home!
The Romania Team arrived safely home last night. Thank you so much for praying for this team and for being On Mission with them!!!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Over 800 miles later...............
Today ends our time here in Romania. We have been touched forever! Today we traveled with Randy, Anna Marie the Hospice nurse, and the team to visit 3 very special young patients at their homes. Each received a Christmas gift accompanied by caroling in 2 languages, many photos, and of course, Randy's balloon creations!
We had a Romanian picnic (fixing lunch out of the back of the van...) before hopping back in and On the Road Again! We saw the most beautiful countryside. Randy drove us to the foot of the mountains for several photo opportunities! It is COLD; the high today was in the upper 30's. No snow yet!! Maybe tomorrow in Hungary.
Thank you for your prayers. The true meaning of Christmas was felt over the 800 miles traveled by the TEAM here in Romania. God is so good.
We'll be leaving early tomorrow for Budapest. This is our last blog. We want to take this opportunity to thank all who helped make this mission trip possible and successful.
We are coming HOME! Love to all.
Pam, Jane, Bobby, Breana, and Mary Lee
We had a Romanian picnic (fixing lunch out of the back of the van...) before hopping back in and On the Road Again! We saw the most beautiful countryside. Randy drove us to the foot of the mountains for several photo opportunities! It is COLD; the high today was in the upper 30's. No snow yet!! Maybe tomorrow in Hungary.
Thank you for your prayers. The true meaning of Christmas was felt over the 800 miles traveled by the TEAM here in Romania. God is so good.
We'll be leaving early tomorrow for Budapest. This is our last blog. We want to take this opportunity to thank all who helped make this mission trip possible and successful.
We are coming HOME! Love to all.
Pam, Jane, Bobby, Breana, and Mary Lee
Sunday, December 7, 2008
"No room at the inn"
SAT.
The pork killing was an EXPERIENCE!!! The boys have nothing on the girls now.
Word got out that something was happening at the church. The door kept opening and closing and children kept coming in. It was standing room only!!! Remember the story about the 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish??...Well He did it again!!!! Our faith was tested but God came through. We even had a few baggies left.
SUN.
We traveled to Girsu Negru for a Romanian church service. The music was awesome. The team members shared their personal testimonies and sang "Silient Night" and "Joy to the World" it's a good thing they couldn't understand us because we are sure it wasn't pretty. Randy gave a sermon based on Joesph and his obedience to God. We think God was smiling...worshiping Him in different languages but all the same messages. After the morning service we were invited to homes in the village for lunch.
We returned for the afternoon worship service. Once again the music and worship was beautiful. They played handbells and sang for us. After the service Pam read Follow the star to Bethleham. We think that the adults enjoyed it as much as the children. It was followed by a birthday cake with candles and the children singing Happy Birthday Jesus in Romanian. Just what Christmas should be about!!
We stayed in the village for handbell practice. By look on their faces you could tell how pleased they were with themselves. Many of the bells are donated by First Baptist Ocala. What a blessing it is to see them being played by young children.
Please continue to pray while we travel to hospice homes tomorrow and our (health we have a few scratchy throats among the group). All in all the team is good and feeling blessed!!!!!!!!! Love to all!!!!!!
The pork killing was an EXPERIENCE!!! The boys have nothing on the girls now.
Word got out that something was happening at the church. The door kept opening and closing and children kept coming in. It was standing room only!!! Remember the story about the 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish??...Well He did it again!!!! Our faith was tested but God came through. We even had a few baggies left.
SUN.
We traveled to Girsu Negru for a Romanian church service. The music was awesome. The team members shared their personal testimonies and sang "Silient Night" and "Joy to the World" it's a good thing they couldn't understand us because we are sure it wasn't pretty. Randy gave a sermon based on Joesph and his obedience to God. We think God was smiling...worshiping Him in different languages but all the same messages. After the morning service we were invited to homes in the village for lunch.
We returned for the afternoon worship service. Once again the music and worship was beautiful. They played handbells and sang for us. After the service Pam read Follow the star to Bethleham. We think that the adults enjoyed it as much as the children. It was followed by a birthday cake with candles and the children singing Happy Birthday Jesus in Romanian. Just what Christmas should be about!!
We stayed in the village for handbell practice. By look on their faces you could tell how pleased they were with themselves. Many of the bells are donated by First Baptist Ocala. What a blessing it is to see them being played by young children.
Please continue to pray while we travel to hospice homes tomorrow and our (health we have a few scratchy throats among the group). All in all the team is good and feeling blessed!!!!!!!!! Love to all!!!!!!
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