Romania

Hi from Romania! Yesterday the VBS team walked all around the town of Livezile looking for children to invite. We managed to find a few and invited them to the town park the next day. Today we went back and initially there were 6 boys who came. They all played soccer for awhile and then 5 of them sat down to talk with Gabi about his guitar. Two more left but the other three boys remained. They sang VBS songs with us and Lili shared a message with them. They seemed to really enjoy it and participated well. They especially loved the games and toys. We were able to give them each a small gift also. Before we left, they asked when the church services there would start and Gabi showed them the church building and explained about finishing it first and then services could begin. We were really excited that some children came as this was the first VBS in this town. So even though the turnout was small, God showed us how much it is needed just by their desire to come back and to come to weekly services also!

The construction team has continued to work hard at Vinju-Mare. Yesterday and today they were able to finish digging the ditch, lay the pipe, and hook up the water. So the church now has running water! They are finishing filling the ditch back in and laying the tile across the driveway where they had dug it up. They also have been installing new drywall and painting the church inside and out. It really has made a big improvement and looks good. They have worked very hard on both the church sites in Vinju-Mare and Livezile.

Thank you all for praying for us! Please continue to pray for our group. The flu is going through Romania and almost all of our group has fallen ill to it at sometime. Some are getting bad colds, some have a bad stomach bug, and some have fever, headaches & body aches. It seems to be very draining physically. However, even through it, God is still working because no more than 1 or 2 of us has been sick at a time so it has not stopped us from doing what needs to be done. Thankfully, it is also fast moving so no one is sick for long. But please continue to pray for all of our health and safety as tomorrow we travel north to a new location. And continue to pray for the people we have made contact with in Romania so that God's word will keep growing in their hearts.

~Michele