Safely in Romania

I only have a few minutes to share so I just wanted to let everyone know that we are safely in Romania. It has been good to see our wonderful friends here and to meet new people. When we arrived on Friday there was so many things to do that we were not able to get much rest. I had no sleep for over 32 hours. Maybe just a few minutes on the plane. Then we were invited to go to the Youth Meeting at Betel Church in Cluj. There were at least 100 or more college students, some great worship, and we heard from a mission team that spent a month in Tibet. I was asked to share a "small" message. It was an honor to speak with these very intelligent young people. Many of them were believers but there were many who were not. After a 3+ hours service we had a great meal at our hosts home and I don't think a bed ever felt better. Tomorrow we will have a dedication service for the building. This is the first time we have had to come back since completing the building last year so they are looking forward to having a service with us. Our Brothers and Sisters here have been looking forward to our return so we can all thank the Lord together for giving us the land and the new building.

We will begin our construction work and the children's camps on Monday. We are looking forward to seeing the children again. Some of them have been at the church today. They are the ones who make this work so rewarding. Please pray for us to get some things completed on the building. But, most of all pray for us to do something positive in someone's life that will make a difference in their eternity! We are here now and the opportunities are in front of us. With God's help we can see God do something that will bring GLORY to HIM!

Heading Back to Romania

We have a team of 8 headed to Romania to work on the church we built last year. On this trip we hope to complete work on the bathroom, finish a room inside the building, and pour concrete for the front steps. More importantly, we are going to be sharing God's love with some beautiful children who live in the village of Sanger. Sitting here in the Charlotte airport waiting to board the plane to Munich my heart and mind are focused the wonderful people God has allowed me to meet over these past 6 years. I have to admit, in my old age, I do not enjoy the length of time it takes to get to Romania. If it wasn't for the experiences God has given me in the past it would be very difficult to make myself sit on airplanes for 15 hours.

That's really like our lives. Sometimes the journey to our destination is not that enjoyable but we are willing to take it anyway because of the experiences we anticipate. Maybe we are supposed to be more "in tune" on the less desirable parts of our journey. There are probably many things God is trying to teach us. Please say a prayer for us as we embark on this long journey. We await what God has planned for us but also want to experience all that He has planned on the journey. Gotta go get on the plane.