Back in Session

After 3 weeks off from school and Sunday school, the kids in Stroiesti are back at it!  Numbers were low the first week, but went back up to almost 40 by week 2.  I got an update from Ana about summer camp points.  I’m really excited to see the kids are learning their memory verses and earning those points.  The boys gotta pick it up, the girls are creaming them with points!

The snow has been really bad and has made driving difficult.  Ana is not used to driving in the snow and has asked for lots of prayer!

Please continue to pray for the kids and the team in Stroiesti.

Back from Travelling

We are back.  We had a great 2 week fundraising trip.  We raised over $2500 for Stroiesti and summer camp!  We also took the time to visit with family and sponsors and do a bit of sight-seeing.  We went to Mississippi, Texas, and Tennessee, stopping at each welcome center we came to!  We had a wonderful time meeting new people, visiting new churches and old ones.   My mom came with us to help drive because the doctor wasn’t thrilled with me doing so much driving, so it was great to have her along!

In Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico

 

Now, back in March, Bogdan was asked if he could go anywhere in America where would he like to go.  His answer: Dallas!  Why you ask?  Well, after the revolution in 1989, the tv show Dallas was one of the first shows to be aired in Romania.  Bogdan grew up watching Dallas.  I’ve never seen it, but he can tell you all about it.  So no trip to Texas is complete without a trip to Southfork Ranch!  And we even got to watch them do a bit a filming for this new mini-series coming this summer!

I had wanted to email from the road but I encountered internet and email problems along the way.  Thanks for you patience!

Just waiting for JR to join us for breakfast.

Christmas Boxes

These pictures are long over due, I’m sorry it took so long to post them. I hope you enjoy them. Thank you to everyone who sent boxes to the kiddos!

2011-Blog Stats in Review

This was sent to me by WordPress, and it was pretty interesting, esp to see who is visiting and commenting!   I thought I would share this with you all.  Happy New Years!

 

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

 

Here’s an excerpt:

A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,700 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 6 trips to carry that many people.

Click here to see the complete report.

It’s a BOY!!!

Baby Ghitun at 30 weeks!

Christmas Program

What a great success!  Praise the Lord. Ana, Ancuta and the team did a great job leading the kids in a wonderful Christmas program.  The word got out and the room was packed.  Looking at the pictures, I saw so many faces that are new to Sunday School!  This was a great opportunity for new ears to hear of the true meaning of Christmas.

The choir from Diakonia came from the city to share wonderful music with the children.

Not exactly what I had in mind…

when I suggested that Bogdan practice feeding a baby….

Rehersals

I just wanted to ask for prayer as the kids prepare for their Christmas program. Ana sent this picture of their rehersal.  Their Christmas program is on December 18th.

Rehersal time--don't they look serious.

Maria…

I just found out that our Maria, our lovely sweet Maria, has left Stroiesti.  She is 20 years old and has been a fixture in Sunday school and camp.  Maria is now a nanny  for 2 children in Italy.  Please pray for her as she embarks on this new adventure in her life.  We pray that she will be around good people, even believers. I don’t know how long she will be gone, but we pray she will be safe and have a positive experience.

Maria, last Christmas

 

Familiar Faces

It was wonderful to see Scott, Trevor, and Sergey on Dec 5th.  These guys were part of the team that came this past summer to help with camp.  I sent a copy of this picture the kids in Romania and they were so excited to see the familiar faces and wanted to know when they are coming back??!!!!