After a very long day of travel yesterday, our team arrived safely at Dulles Airport around 6:45 pm (1:45 am Romania time). That final descent into Dulles was bittersweet, as we were all ready to be back home but were devastated to realize that our arrival in the U.S. solidified the ending of our adventures in Arad. … More Remembering Romania: Final Thoughts on our Transformative Trip
“If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. And the LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a … More Reflections on Romania
Today we spent our last full day in Romania doing a half day of work to complete our construction projects and then seeing a little more of downtown Arad with Ovi. Forecasters predicted temperatures near 95 degrees today, by far the hottest while we have been here. Typically, the last work day of the week … More Day 6 (The Peters)
John 15:12 says, “My command is this: love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” Our day today was filled with seeing Christ’s love in action as we visited five “Love House” families. A love house family is a … More Day 5 (The Roberts)
Today we were back to our picks, shovels, wheelbarrows, and trowels for another day of home construction for the Project Caring families. The Welkes, James Gilchrist, and Jonathan Pilsch were back at the Tina family house, hauling up buckets of cement to the ceiling to pour the corners of the house. The Haynes, Mazanecs, and … More Day 4 (The Treenes)
We started our 3rd full day in Romania by visiting the children from the Darius Houses and Amy’s House. Their disabilities, mental and physical, range from moderate to very severe. RCE is working to place the younger children from Darius Houses in a Christian family. The children in Amy’s House are older and are learning … More Day 3 (The Haynes)
After traveling and meeting our hosts on Saturday and then worshiping and touring Arad on Sunday, today we rolled up our sleeves to work and to serve. The day began as we slowly roused a little earlier from our night’s sleep to get a breakfast of eggs, cheese, fresh bread, and fruit. We all stayed outside late the … More Day 2 (The Mazanecs)
Our morning began with worship at Gai Baptist Church. Ovi Martin, General Director of RCE, is an Elder at this church. Ovi led the Bible study portion of the service, and our leader, Jim Perry, gave a sermon about mercy, based on Micah 6:8. Jim challenged us to remember that mercy is required of all Christians, … More Our First Full Day in Romania (The Welkes)
After a slight delay, we were able to board our flight from Munich to Timisoara around 3:25 pm, about an hour later than planned. I had the pleasure (and good fortune) of sitting next to a guy who was from Arad! Definitely not a coincidence. During our short flight, I peppered him with questions about … More Arrival in Romania
Our flight to Munich was fairly uneventful, except for two screaming babies who were unfortunately seated right across from us. I sat next to a German woman, which I thought was appropriate, considering we were flying on a German airline to Germany. They served us a “hot” dinner consisting of a choice of pasta or … More Made it to Munich
Adventures In Arad 