Hello Everyone, We made it to Rome! Not overnight, of course, considering that it took us 22 hours just to get to Venice. We left Romania on Friday, May 9, Bethany’s birthday. We had birthday cake with Peter, Hailey and the team, and then had a cake at Vasili and Ana’s place, a wonderfully hospital couple. They live in a typical Romanian apartment building; very interesting! Not exactly what we are accustomed to. We left Peter and the team at the Sibiu Airport. It was then that we had to drastically alter our travel plans; we had planned to drop south [View Full Entry]

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Daytrip to Sinaia, Romania - Peles Castle & Mountain Hiking .....Y aqui vamos de nuevo pa'la calle...una vez que se empieza no se puede parar, es como heroina este deseo incontrolable de comerme el mundo, de ver y absorber todas las cosas tan impresionantes que solo se viven y se sienten viajando.....Este va a ser mi ultimo blog en Rumania ya que este Domingo continuo mi "journey"....(aparte necesito encontrar la razon por la cual las fotos estan saliendo un poco estiradas en el sitio).... ....Hoy me siento particularmente feliz de haber recibido tan lindo correo de la Ire y aparte ese [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everyone, This is our last day here; we've not had internet connection since Monday to blog, thus you haven't heard from us. We've had a great couple last days. On Tuesday I went with the nurse to various homes to visit elderly people in the little outlying town of Lunca. It was amazing to get inside their homes and listen to their stories. (through a translator). The houses were very, very poor. One room in the house serves as kitchen, livingroom, bedroom. The room was probably about twelve by twelve. The house was made up out of two rooms, but [View Full Entry]

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Cumpleanos Feliz 27 - Visita al Parque Herastrau, Bucharest ....Un cumpleanos mas...que se va a hacer hehehe....bueno decidi pasarlo a mi mejor estilo: CAMINANDO ....y asi que camine, camine y camine....empeze por la manana visitando dos museos bastante interesantes, uno se llama Peasant's museum (Museo de campesinos Rumanos), con muchos trajes tipicos puestos en maniquis mostrando las diferentes tradiciones de Rumania, muy interesante tambien como metieron un molino de madera enorme dentro del museo y una casita tipica....Luego me fui para el "Village Museum", un museo como al que fui en Sibiu, Transilvanya pero mucho mas pequeno....es como un barrio al [View Full Entry]

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Well, it was quite the Sunday! In the morning we lost the keys for one of the vehicles and some of us got to Centre of Hope were we met in the morning rather late; transporting twenty-five people has taxed the mission's organization to the max as it is! Then when we all arrived safe and sound (in mind :)) and all of us had left for church in Lunca, Peter and Hailey's vehicle broke down. Regrettably, the driver of our van had not heeded my advice to drive behind them as the vehicle had been giving them trouble for a [View Full Entry]

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Hey everyone! Just a quick little note from Joni to say I'm having an awesome time...can't believe we're headed out of Romania tomorrow! What a wonderful experience...and so saddening! Just to see the sights and smells and to feel the poverty is an incredible experience. Houses that are falling apart. Families of seven living in a one room house. Walls made of straw and manure with some sort of plaster overtop. It's just increidible. Ministering to the Gypsy kids has been the highlight for me...their love for us is just amazing! They just grin at you and clutch your hand...just cling [View Full Entry]

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The last week we had a small holiday so I had some time to pend it with my family and friends. Friday I was with some good friends at Valea Draganului a very nice place in Muntii Apuseni (the West Mountains). There was a nice dam and very nice places but the weather wasn't really great. anyway I will ell you about that some other time. The next day, Saturday I was with my sis, my mom and her husband at the Rachitele cascade also in that area and at a mountain called White Stones. The morning started very sunny and [View Full Entry]

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Today we visited Sighisoara, home of Dracula, a Romanian folk hero. NOT the Disney Dracula! The castle dates back to the middle ages, although the settlement is probably older. Dracula pushed back the Turks who continually invaded Romania. We went there via train; a forty minute ride. Today was Peter's birthday, although we celebrated last night already with Peter, Hailey, Gerrit, Jane, Ed and I while the young people were at the youth group in Lunca. Tonight we had children's ministry in Cenade again. They are meeting with about twenty-five kids in a tiny home made out of cow dung and [View Full Entry]

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We spoke to the women's group this morning. I spoke on Galatians 6:9 "Do not grow weary....." and on the first chapter of James which again speaks of perseverance and how God loves the widows and orphans. These women all have taken orphans into their homes. Jane spoke about being refined as silver from Malachi. God allows us to go through trials so we can reflect His character. We couldn't talk with the women as it was through an interpretor, so don't know the response. I am sure we'll hear sometime. We then did groceries with our driver, a middle age [View Full Entry]

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Psy-Trance Party @ Mar Negro, Rumania Finalmente conoci el Mar Negro en Rumania y que mejor forma que con una fiestica Psychedelic......Salimos en una mini-van el Jueves por la manana camino a este pueblo que se llama "Vadu" ubicado en Constanta mas o menos a 5 horas de Bucharest. Mi compita "Cocosh" (en la foto) que trabaja conmigo por las noches en el Hostel me invito y me presento a toda su banda, unos Rumanos bien safados y super buena gente aunque aveces nos cuesta mucho comunicarnos por que no hablan muy bien Ingles y aparte como que les da pereza....totalmente [View Full Entry]

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