Oh, my! Fall set in real quick here in Romania. I’ve had to turn on the heat! I’m not complaining, really – but we have had rain, rain, and more rain. All through October (and at least half of September), it’s rained for a week or more every day – and then, one day of sunshine – and then more than a week of rain (repeat, repeat . . . ) Here’s where the gratitude comes in, though. All this rain could have been snow! Yikes!!
Robert, Corina and I have made another trip to Ucea de Jos to see Amalia, Khersty, Mihaela – and two other girls. We had a wonderful visit with them. Each time, Amalia, Khersty, and Mihaela are beyond delighted to have us come for a visit. Lord willing, I will make one more trip there this month before returning to Massachusetts.
It’s been fun, too, to make all kinds of yummy snacks for our ‘kids’ – both at Barza Mica and Bradet. They absolutely loved lemon pudding with Hu-la-la (spray cream) on top -– and chocolate-filled croissants were a big hit!
Once again – as we have every Fall for the past many, many years, LFA has managed to buy all the legume (vegetables) for Barza Mica (and now, Bradet, also) – enough to last into Spring! The legume include potatoes, carrots and onions. I trust that all you ‘givers’ know how important you are to these precious ‘broken reeds’ created in the image of our Jesus!
Also, LFA bought ‘tons’ of meds for our ‘littles’ at Ana si Eva! I’ve loved ministering to these precious little ones again – especially to Valentin and Gabriela. They cannot move, are blind, but react when they hear my voice – with Valentin smiling from ear to ear! I adore them . . .
Our men, once again, are on another mission to Ukraine. They are still there even as I write this. They will again distribute ‘tons’ of food and other supplies (largely supported by LFA) and equally as important, spiritual ‘food’. PLEASE pray for our men. They are in grave danger in this war-torn, constantly bombed country. Pray, please for our Ukrainian Brothers and Sisters in Christ – and for those who don’t know Him, to surrender their lives to Him.
Mark 10.45 – “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve,” How can we do any less??
I am so grateful to have landed in Bucharest via Atlanta and Paris on February 5 safe and sound. The trip is grueling, at best – but when it is uneventful, I feel so blessed. It’s wonderful to be back in my home (my little flat in Brasov)! I took the first week to get…
Loved meeting up with friends in Northern Georgia in January! John and Linda Goetz drove from N. Carolina to visit, and to bring boxes of beautiful warm clothing to be shipped out by a Romanian company in the Suwanee (GA) area. John is on Love From Above’s Board – and both he and Linda are…
I trust that you all had a wonderful Christmas! A Christmas full of the celebration of Christ, the Savior. It seems as though I barely had time to get used to writing 2018, and here it is 2019, already! The last month of 2018 was productive for our Lord’s work through Love From Above in…
“A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.” – Proverbs 18.16 Love From Above continued with the purchase of prescription and OTC meds in November for our babies and ‘kids’. We also bought a door for a building we are renovating on the same property as Barza Mica. This building…
I praise God for a safe and uneventful trip back to the States on October 10. How difficult to leave our precious babies and ‘kids’, though! Please pray over these cast-off ones for their angels to be so close to them, to protect them and shelter them from the cruelty of the orphanage workers.
Praising God that after 5 weeks of a serious sinus infection, natural meds that my beloved (now, Dr.) Ioana who worked with me for over six years, and all your prayers completely healed me. (I love it that the Lord gave us natural products of the earth to keep our health in tow.)
“For the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.” – Psalm 9.18 In spite of a month-long sinus infection, and on-going problems with the Romanian government, there was much to rejoice over, and give the Lord ‘thanks with all my heart’ for in the month of August! Once…
So thankful to the Lord to have arrived here in Romania July 12. It was not without some difficulty. Just a few short hours before leaving my home in Norton, MA, Air France let me know that my flight had been cancelled. I love flying, but this is one of the reasons I don’t like…
