It's midnight here in Cluj and Justin and I are enjoying a Cubs game over the Internet. The game is being played on a sunny afternoon in Chicago and it is late at night here. I'll bet you can't tell that we're homesick!
This Friday was a beautiful day in many ways. We closed out the VBS with the last day of classes, lunch, and the graduation ceremony. The smiles on the faces of these children as we handed them a small gift, their certificates, a group picture, and a small children's Bible was priceless!
The Romanian workers - Claudiu, Sorina and Costica - all said today that this week turned out much better than they ever expected. We lost one worker when circumstances forced Emily to stay home, Justin had the problems with his bags, and we had no idea what to expect as far as a turnout. But, leaving things in God's Hands is always the right thing. It was certainly the answer this week.
A lot of things crossed my mind today. The fact that we have planted seeds that others will water - 1 Cor. 3 - came to mind. I also thought of those who have worked in Cluj before us. Dan, Jan, Phil, and Rebecca: I thought of you often this week. One young man, Darius, whose family worshipped here in the past but is no longer faithful, attended every service this week along with his younger brother. We gave each child a group picture that was taken on Wednesday. Darius left and came running back into the building a few minutes later. He handed me his copy of the picture and said, "My brother and I have one picture. Please send this one to Mr. Dan and Ms. Jan." I hope that the Davis and Jackson families know how much they are appreciated!
As our work here draws to a close, we look forward to a day off tomorrow for the trip to Sighisoara. Sorina and Costica will leave us and return home. That's always a sad and bittersweet thing. We wish them well and appreciate their hard work so, so much.
Well, the Cubs just wrapped and 8-3 win, so it's bedtime. "Go Cubs Go" is playing in my head and that's the perfect way to go to sleep!
The Romanian workers - Claudiu, Sorina and Costica - all said today that this week turned out much better than they ever expected. We lost one worker when circumstances forced Emily to stay home, Justin had the problems with his bags, and we had no idea what to expect as far as a turnout. But, leaving things in God's Hands is always the right thing. It was certainly the answer this week.
A lot of things crossed my mind today. The fact that we have planted seeds that others will water - 1 Cor. 3 - came to mind. I also thought of those who have worked in Cluj before us. Dan, Jan, Phil, and Rebecca: I thought of you often this week. One young man, Darius, whose family worshipped here in the past but is no longer faithful, attended every service this week along with his younger brother. We gave each child a group picture that was taken on Wednesday. Darius left and came running back into the building a few minutes later. He handed me his copy of the picture and said, "My brother and I have one picture. Please send this one to Mr. Dan and Ms. Jan." I hope that the Davis and Jackson families know how much they are appreciated!
As our work here draws to a close, we look forward to a day off tomorrow for the trip to Sighisoara. Sorina and Costica will leave us and return home. That's always a sad and bittersweet thing. We wish them well and appreciate their hard work so, so much.
Well, the Cubs just wrapped and 8-3 win, so it's bedtime. "Go Cubs Go" is playing in my head and that's the perfect way to go to sleep!
Good night everyone and we love you!
1 comment:
I really enjoyed beeing a part of this project. Thank you for involveing me in this. I had a grate time teaching the children, although sometimes they drived me crazy :)). May God bless you for all your work. and may God bless each person that helped in any way this VBS to take place (financial support, materials, teachers that were there and those who helpes, those who prayed for us, etc).
With love in Christ,
Sorina Vintila (Pitesti, Romania)
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