Daily Archives: June 14, 2009

It is a very special time for us to share with you how God in His glory and wisdom is blessing us in so many ways. Again we were reminded that no matter how hard the times are, He will never forsake us, He is with us every moment, and in this way we can look forward to fulfilling our mission here in Romania. It’s such a wonderful witness that His sacrifice created an impact over humankind, making new beginnings for the Kingdom of God.

We enjoyed having Mary-Ann and Joe from the United States here for three weeks. It was such a fruitful time for the kids, also for us, and they were so helpful and were grandparents for the children and special friends for us. We prepared meals together, studied Scripture together, fellowshipped, and playing many games with the kids brought new joy into our midst.

Our children finished this school year with good grades. At least 6 of them received national awards for different contests for painting and collages, and for creative imagination. Also, in two sports events—soccer and Romanian baseball—our children were on the team that were winners on the national level.

We built a basement storage facility for keeping food, using the cold temperature underground for preserving what our food supply. Also, we built a chicken house, starting with one lonely chicken but right now we have five of them. We look forward to finding those fresh eggs. We have already eaten the onions planted in spring, and now we have planted cabbage for the fall. We reorganized the front yard, using the wood, stones, flowers we had in our desire to teach the kids to use the resources given us by God instead of buying new things. We have to use our imagination and the things created by God for a better environment.

We want to thank you so much, for without your help there is really nothing we can do. We need all your support in friendship and prayers for:
-continuing this work that the Lord has given us
-the new home, including the official papers and all plans for it
-health and strength for Mia, and especially for Costel & the kids
-wisdom for all the decisions we have to make
-a safe summer

God richly bless you!