December, 2019
God’s blessings were on us during the month of November, as always. Ovi (our pastor, Ovidiu Starlici) delivered the rest of the 5000kg of potatoes, 2000kg of onions, and 2000kg of carrots to Barza Mica. Praise God! However, I got…
God’s blessings were on us during the month of November, as always. Ovi (our pastor, Ovidiu Starlici) delivered the rest of the 5000kg of potatoes, 2000kg of onions, and 2000kg of carrots to Barza Mica. Praise God! However, I got…
The trip is always long and grueling, but I am so very thankful to have made it back to the States from Romania without incident on October 4. The three months in RO was jam-packed with a lot of accomplishments,…
Have to start with a biggie!! We prayed all summer for a van to transport children to Children’s Church at Canaan on Saturday, folks to church Sunday morning, and teens to church on Sunday evening. With nothing short of a…
August! Such a hot month in Romania! Day after day after day in the high 90’s. Activities had to be planned around the intense heat especially for our ‘kids’ at Barza Mica. We have a sweet new girl at Barza, Cristiana. She is 19, mentally and emotionally challenged, but ever so sweet! Because she has spent some time in school, she really prides herself in being able to speak some short American phrases – especially ‘I ‘lov’ you, Mama Dawn’.
I feel so completely blessed to be here in ‘the other land that I love’ once again. What a privilege that the Lord ‘assigned me this work to the ‘least of these’ – to ‘consider the helpless’ in His stead – in Jesus’ name. Did you know that it has been nineteen years since I first set foot in Romania thinking that all the Lord wanted from me was a one-time missions trip? He knew better than to show His whole plan for me knowing that this pathetic child would have totally freaked out!