On the Way to USA

Here I am in the Munich Hotel-quite a change from our apartment in Romania -- doing my last blog from Europe. In a few hours Jerry, Tony and I will be leaving for SFO. We just said goodbye to Rich, Joanne and Steve, as they headed to the airport for their new adventure in Spain.

First off, my Dad is back home from the hospital and doing well, so thanks to all who prayed for his recovery.

Others have blogged on our sight seeing trip on the 4th. It was great to see more of Romania and the palace was amazing. It was just a great day with Connie and the team to just enjoy each others company as well.

It is impossible to write about all the little things that I have learned and experienced over the last week.

I have been challenged musically-- both with the guitar class in music camp and singing in front of 600 people Sunday morning. It was great to see people's faces as Joanne and I broke into Romanian for the chorus of "How Great is our God", and how can you beat having Tony backing you up on the sax?

I have loved seeing the families, especially, the children in Romania. You see siblings taking care of each other, the church community involved with the children, and a slower, more family focused way of life in Romania. The town square was a neat place where you see people just hanging out together and enjoying the outdoors.

We have all commented how feverently people in Romania pray. Their church service on Sunday was 2 hours long and filled with a lot of praise music and prayer, but even though the service was in Romanian, it did not seem that long to me. Many people welcomed us in church, and there were even some people from the US who had lived in Romania doing mission work for 8 years,who said they enjoyed hearing some English during the church service.

The highlight of my trip is still my interaction with Laura that I blogged about earlier on the trip and how I was able to learn about her life in the orphanage and minister to her.

I am so not looking forward to the upcoming 12 hour plane flight, but also can't wait to be home again and to see our family.

Sherbert has also enjoyed her adventures in Romania, and thinks life might seem a bit boring after she returns. Karen