tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-127519612024-03-07T06:02:18.902-08:00Life For Romanialeahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-14574208713031599832011-05-16T08:30:00.000-07:002011-05-23T09:39:23.645-07:00Discipling Nations in the ClassroomAfter a long time of praying and thinking about how to further my education I decided to apply to become a teacher here in Romania. Through a very long process of gathering the right papers and documents I was accepted into a certificate program that will enable me to teach English to 1st through 10th graders here in Romania. My goal was to get some experience in the Romanian educational system, get some training in teaching, and to obtain some recognized accreditation for teaching here in Romania (which will be helpful for working with the children here). <div><br /></div><div>For the practical phase of this course I have been doing classroom observations in one of the high schools here in Constanta and it has been a very good experience! I was disappointed not to be observing a primary school classroom but spending time at the high school has been so inspiring! I was so impressed by the ability and knowledge of many of the students and the values of the teacher who is mentoring me. I was reminded that high school is such an important time in a young person's life. They can be influenced for good or bad and there is such an opportunity to make a difference in their lives during this time. And good teachers have such a special opportunity to do this. </div><div><br /></div><div>But the situation for schools and teachers in Romania is not an easy one. There is very little money available and if you are a teacher you are not making very much at all. So many struggle to make ends meet but still they are there day after day investing in young lives! I admire you teachers so much! Today I was with a friend of mine, Andreea, who is a teacher in a small city about an hour and a half from Constanta. Most of the students are coming from poorer families and the school doesn't seem to have very much in the way of resources either. They seem to have a good team of teachers, but still the challenges are there. Many of the students are not motivated to learn and I can see that they are in need of discipline, role models, and someone to listen to them and believe in them. </div><div><br /></div><div>My friend is pouring out all that she can every day to share hope with these young people and to do whatever she can to motivate them to learn. They need more than just English but lessons about how to live. This is what we call "discipling nations". This is what Jesus commanded his disciples to do when he left the earth to go back to the Father. He said, "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and to teaching them to do everything I have comanded." Jesus taught us how to live and the world so desperately needs to know. My friend loves the Lord and she loves her students. Every day she is doing her best to teach them what Jesus taught her and I am so impressed! But she is fighting an up hill battle and I want to ask you to pray for her, and for other teachers who are giving so much to the young people of Romania. They need our support and encouragement and wisdom from God. Many people long to see the educational system changed here in Romania and I am praying that God's people will be a part of this. </div><div><br /></div><div>We can also pray for this next generation that is growing up with all kinds of negative influences. Pray that each one of us will be a support and model for the young people around us and that they will be raised up to make a difference in this world! May they come to know their Father God, through Jesus, and His purpose for their lives and then really live life as it was meant to be: Loving God and their neighbors as themselves. This will change society. This will change a nation!</div>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-81370971430083905172011-01-26T09:38:00.000-08:002011-01-26T10:45:30.256-08:00A chance for life- A story about Ramona and her baby<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphzVHsxlOTCpQhzS_0O3zGCNN0IspnGVzpzg2cqPJ9Q-URJx4h_CIihYzeJ3Up3gPyiododPHEy2odvaFm_6tleTrVX4pgLvZbY141vUwx0sdVRaK1XmE7H07Hlvk42weS8kRnA/s1600/DSCN0145.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphzVHsxlOTCpQhzS_0O3zGCNN0IspnGVzpzg2cqPJ9Q-URJx4h_CIihYzeJ3Up3gPyiododPHEy2odvaFm_6tleTrVX4pgLvZbY141vUwx0sdVRaK1XmE7H07Hlvk42weS8kRnA/s400/DSCN0145.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566567150205296578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iDm1IcDH2B_39Qt7YQ103kj-mOPq5ABneCa93fSlSN_DDEoJFU04zV39rKrLN28pe4uk6t4gj6dFuNPSRPygqEu_MdPQ7zjnpsphSKJegQSZyNdQy6ERSB2RKnfXXejMnecuQw/s1600/DSCN0142.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iDm1IcDH2B_39Qt7YQ103kj-mOPq5ABneCa93fSlSN_DDEoJFU04zV39rKrLN28pe4uk6t4gj6dFuNPSRPygqEu_MdPQ7zjnpsphSKJegQSZyNdQy6ERSB2RKnfXXejMnecuQw/s400/DSCN0142.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566567145042509058" /></a><br />Today was an incredible day. One that I never would have expected. Over 8 years ago when I was visiting Constanta for the first time and working with street children, I met a girl named Ramona. She came regularly to the soup kitchen ministry that YWAM organized weekly and she was a sweet little girl. The next time I visited Romania in 2004 I got to know Ramona and her sister better and learned more about the challenges they faced in their families and that dangers that surrounded them everyday at home and on the street. They were coming to YWAM's Day Center regularly but it was clear that they needed more care and a safe place to live. So the dream was born for a Girls Shelter that would offer these sweet girls a home and stability. <div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately before the Girls Shelter was available, Ramona and her sister stopped coming to the Day Center and also left their home. For years they survived on and off the street and in abandoned buildings and centers for street children. Our street ministry continued to meet them on the street and kept up the relationships until they started coming to a Bible Study for the homeless. For a few more years Ramona was invested in, as a special group of young people who wanted to know God and see some changes in their lives. </div><div><br /></div><div>About 4 months ago we found out that Ramona and her sister were both pregnant. Immediately we started working on their legal papers and got them to the doctor for a check up. There was a lot of excitement at first and then the girls stopped showing up for appointments. While I was in the States for the holidays I found out that Ramona had given birth at 7 and 1/2 months. Our YWAM staff went to visit her in the hospital and then I heard nothing more about her or the baby. Had she kept the baby or had she abandoned her? </div><div><br /></div><div>When I got back to Romania at the beginning of the year we went to Ramona and she told us that she had left the baby at the hospital. The place she was staying it was not terrible but she didn't want to bring the baby there, with so many people staying there and coming in a out. They didn't have a kitchen or indoor plumbing. It was just a room of an abandoned building they had cleaned up and made into a home. In a way I could understand Ramona. But how could she just leave her baby?</div><div><br /></div><div>We went to hospital to visit the baby and on our third visit we made it in to see her. The baby girl was precious, but so alone. She needed her mother. We tried to think of families that might want to adopt her, or solutions through foster parents, and we prayed. Then the most wonderful door opened. A family was willing to take Ramona and her baby on and help them get on their feet. When I heard about this, I have to admit, I was doubtful. Would Ramona even be open for this? </div><div><br /></div><div>When we shared with Ramona the possibility of her having a place to staff with her baby she was so excited! I was shocked! (In a good way ;) ) So we had a meeting with the family and Ramona and her boyfriend, the father of the baby. They were all so pleased with the situation. Ramona would have a chance for a new life and her little baby would no longer be stuck, alone in the hospital. </div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, today I went to hospital first to find out what was the process for a mother to declare her baby and take her home. I was sent to the social worker in charge of abandoned babies and I started to get a little nervous. What if they wouldn't let her pick up the baby??? Trust, Leah, trust. After talking with the social worker, I knew what we had to do. We returned to the hospital a couple hours later with a very excited mother and father. </div><div><br /></div><div>The social worker was waiting for us and gave us the go ahead. We headed to the room where the baby was and then began the one of the greatest moments of my time here in Romania. Ramona was so excited to see the baby. It had been two months since she gave birth and she had forgotten what the baby looked like. Both her and the father were all smiles at the sight of their precious baby. And it seemed to me that the baby knew exactly who these two people were. I just can't express the incredible feeling that I had, just seeing this baby, once abandoned, back in the arms of her parents. And the joy that was on Ramona's face was overwhelming. Mother and daughter were together again. It was just the way it should be.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOfPMKoclk0CezmNE-uczUBnnEZJ-labqvndEap2N_aG_cmVZYhU9bPcdx0d_JaozxhAhHKo_cKtd-8poIoqGE4hsE_OgT5jVVlHDOg_WhRfjs80q-NyzT_C9ahp5fkMY9UkikQ/s400/DSCN0150.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566567153744136482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>My base leader said I was flying after our time in the hospital. And it was true. I had always wanted to adopt and everything about taking in a child without a family, touches my heart so much. But today, seeing this sweet baby girl back with her mother, who was so overjoyed to have her back, was a brand new feeling. It was redemption! Lives being given back and a chance for a new future. It was amazing...</div><div><br /></div><div>And now comes the hard part. Ramona is now with the family and is already having a hard time. The house is beautiful. She has everything she needs. But everything she knows is not there and she wants to go back. So I ask you to pray. To pray for her to have the strength to stay and be the mother that she is called to be. Pray that the family will have the wisdom to know how to help her adjust. And pray that both mother and baby will adjust into this brand new life. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdiaD6kjuwQE1lyS0cJsEIIps_zoNAgMSDESJqFouUgjyfmhmR6te6mR1Ye8mooAi3fVyEbQHTzG2P40WbIfeeoz07G40qgYflTV96Ng0Uhaw-U9WKMf5KbK-InIsN-DFN0WH0w/s400/DSCN0157.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566567222530124834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-50370730497692068492010-10-12T00:58:00.000-07:002010-10-12T01:31:24.129-07:00YWAM Romania National Conference<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6gkRT4jrUZqQd4qt2R206g4qg89HZn6iUci2cMHPjedQSs2gnaYMkdYPBkEwXg3C_UiGP73PZvP2575p3BGGs57Ws5ibdy7QfVaylTomglA_c1UAVTz7J6_VBVhAQyG_AHSfhw/s1600/_DSC4815.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-OXKZeOBFAPYn0-a_OWlKGWkJ3ZOFS_qGj_PmhEd-XZy-3L3GpJ_f4oewSvLzTF_jd2kB3k75r8zu1wwV0dbXxIkuhn1c_jNaeMKjNm9HJD_FGUEql4Rf8p8kc-9qT-FyW2BYQ/s1600/_DSC4646.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-OXKZeOBFAPYn0-a_OWlKGWkJ3ZOFS_qGj_PmhEd-XZy-3L3GpJ_f4oewSvLzTF_jd2kB3k75r8zu1wwV0dbXxIkuhn1c_jNaeMKjNm9HJD_FGUEql4Rf8p8kc-9qT-FyW2BYQ/s400/_DSC4646.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527069060436136354" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">In September our base hosted YWAM Romania’s National Conference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>now have a whole new appreciation for those who organize conferences and events! <span style="font-family:Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;mso-char-type:symbol; mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings;">J</span></span> But it was really wonderful to serve YWAM Romania staff and to have these days together here in Constanta.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We had a special time of sharing and saying goodbye to our very dear friend and National leader Beatrice Simion who died in August two weeks after a terrible car accident.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It was a really emotional time but so good to share it together with so many who were impacted by her life.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6gkRT4jrUZqQd4qt2R206g4qg89HZn6iUci2cMHPjedQSs2gnaYMkdYPBkEwXg3C_UiGP73PZvP2575p3BGGs57Ws5ibdy7QfVaylTomglA_c1UAVTz7J6_VBVhAQyG_AHSfhw/s400/_DSC4815.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527069444871564690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal">The conference speaker was a man from Germany who encouraged us to embrace the “Jesus anointing” of Isaiah 61 and to continue to reach out to the broken and needy that Jesus loves so much and longs to restore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It was a great and very needed message to hear! We also had a time of prayer for new ministry initiatives. I was really encouraged to receive prayer for Kids Club and whatever God has in mind for the future with kids ministry. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8DxmfMoFvjRvHdv9_GbHMTd8Lv6R_IZMOU-bFx1SapzYbIlSziKF6AzoEsz4ymP0boswdlYp3g4iLG6gQkW4j1iQseKno8zw1VwyoQPEgSnwzt0lsn63xzJ5nmWm-4i121TCrA/s400/_DSC4754.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527070376295442866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnak5I4Ymcd0Sf3LNwYEZDCifH8neLTHcpbf34eJiKBN_R39VkNE4mpGivKoHl6SabI-6DmPBncbLEEkgVNIlvab-faLEIZBnTQ91r7HQ5ajbYMstIeHyJhUT80cjGbfi9lB0yA/s400/_DSC4841.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527072541469772850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal">These national event are always such a blessing and bring such a sense of family as we seek the Lord together. In October we will have a special prayer meeting to seek God for a national vision for YWAM Romania. I can't wait to see how God moves as He unites His people more and more...</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJPIgAK8PQhekEjWJM5a0v107VoFGEJoFGRWZPxklL6AmBIHlm7kZnz7PhAmYrV72dmf8x1l9CwDJ1e-4PURbzMpaHjt6XkdxtBihcIf1ZP-OKRqLAgvtSo-YTox8hZpOr5F9hw/s400/_DSC4765.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527070873271698658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLzk99iTjRXKHQHzcsiCD99zC8G-oXXAQBfGCmV-DWlUMXU4G4xF9DVx6-0MV7Jj1OgZHz5eXwOr_fR3nlC4XiNooQroIaeZcKJo3QvxjWYS4JCvdefwhuk9kaEXV1YdOpJDEwA/s400/_DSC4899.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527072263694885986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Another blessing that came from having the conference in Constanta was having our friends from the cafe ministry join us. I could see that God used the speaker's words to confirm what He is doing in many of their lives. I am so glad they were able to be blessed in this way through the conference. Keep praying for God to raise up His people from Romania to go to the lost! They are truly called to be a light to the nations!</span></span></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-59470647275681094482010-09-01T07:40:00.000-07:002010-09-01T07:55:39.285-07:00Please pray :)"Ask of God, not deliverance from your pains, but strength to bear resolutely, for the love of Him, all that he should please, and as long as He shall please. Such prayers, indeed, are a little hard to nature, but most acceptable to God, and sweet to those that love Him. Love sweetens pains; and when one loves God, one... suffers for His sake with joy and courage."<div><br /></div><div>I'm sorry I can't remember where I read this quote but I had it written down on a piece of paper and I wanted to share it. Please pray for this family we know that is still living on the streets. The Child Protection has done nothing and the baby is now sick. The weather is getting colder and we need to continue to pray for action- either that the mother will take the room the has been offered to her or that the Child Protection will place the children in foster families. Please, please pray for action. And for protection for the kids. Its been such a long time waiting for something to happen. There has been good news and possibilities for the older girls but for the small ones we continue to pray. Thank you! </div>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-11907381026647789702010-07-31T05:23:00.000-07:002010-07-31T05:39:40.939-07:00I like it! See the beauty all around!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimaGOmGtIte78UL8XeqeFwqvY6qF0OL3aZ7vLWqsmIibmJQgH39L-IUUgQoikxOF9AGTVvzh6RQfQbb_sF-RfWdAWWphGMkpmMcrg31q4FDTmg9FzKELqKVjnSiehCxDHsWrWjYg/s1600/BucharestFlowers3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimaGOmGtIte78UL8XeqeFwqvY6qF0OL3aZ7vLWqsmIibmJQgH39L-IUUgQoikxOF9AGTVvzh6RQfQbb_sF-RfWdAWWphGMkpmMcrg31q4FDTmg9FzKELqKVjnSiehCxDHsWrWjYg/s400/BucharestFlowers3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500045402547609778" /></a>These days I am learning about faithfulness and perseverance. There have been a lot of situations going on in my life and in ministry that just haven't come to final resolution and I am having to learn to live in the tension of "waiting". But as I wait on the Lord, I am finding that there are so many wonderful things to enjoy, and as I choose daily to see the beauty all around me, in all of the routine or the uncertainty, my perspective starts to change and life becomes much more lovely. I am also challenged to accept and learn to "like" the things that are frustrating for me. And the miracle of it all is that its not just positive thinking because I know that I have a God who does indeed work all things together for good, and uses trials and hard things to produce good fruit in my heart and life. Even in the unknown, even in the waiting times, He is working out His plan. So I need to learn to trust Him and enjoy the ride :)<div>Romans 8:28, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, James 1:2-4<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIW4wAjWUqExv5sQ6UZwG2o9qz8Ul03u1Sn3h3AgJkoIGEJXjjmF5D5bvPVfLB6Og-pKsisXEZm_VfYy3Itwz7SXGbqjZdfc75CYT7EVYaRL8uwyUAb50E5IK0ufEEkqFTO3xbKg/s1600/Constanta7.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIW4wAjWUqExv5sQ6UZwG2o9qz8Ul03u1Sn3h3AgJkoIGEJXjjmF5D5bvPVfLB6Og-pKsisXEZm_VfYy3Itwz7SXGbqjZdfc75CYT7EVYaRL8uwyUAb50E5IK0ufEEkqFTO3xbKg/s1600/Constanta7.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIW4wAjWUqExv5sQ6UZwG2o9qz8Ul03u1Sn3h3AgJkoIGEJXjjmF5D5bvPVfLB6Og-pKsisXEZm_VfYy3Itwz7SXGbqjZdfc75CYT7EVYaRL8uwyUAb50E5IK0ufEEkqFTO3xbKg/s400/Constanta7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500045393804386210" /></a>Beautiful picture of the old Casino here in Constanta (Photo by Michelle Pritzl)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gPKCWMHOpOjSfTphXXZury4ZPSw4agV7OUgATVbp_5pQ97xBcEhcUSCjWi_0nA6Nmr5YnYAT-JbdLU8GpQzCIQbMD3t6vF8S-fNGX7Tf7UVB5ZjZ4SZrvkK7qXS-FkIzWoxjkw/s1600/Black+Sea5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gPKCWMHOpOjSfTphXXZury4ZPSw4agV7OUgATVbp_5pQ97xBcEhcUSCjWi_0nA6Nmr5YnYAT-JbdLU8GpQzCIQbMD3t6vF8S-fNGX7Tf7UVB5ZjZ4SZrvkK7qXS-FkIzWoxjkw/s400/Black+Sea5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500045385643976354" /></a>Our beautiful Black Sea (Photo by Michelle Pritzl)</div></div>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-60049185069984085322010-05-06T03:00:00.000-07:002010-05-06T04:17:30.812-07:00YWAM Conferences in Timisoara, Romania<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zxKkEzvRHuMm0pDzLMonMFQ91-Y-Jt6he3aowf-gIAH7KdAEUl1F0pmGeE-DgmetRxt9EJOLAD-R-YqLWbhVhOvljCO0eqrtH0HkCRQfUXuNQobJcuZf4P5aZecL5Arr28RsQA/s1600/S7300470.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zxKkEzvRHuMm0pDzLMonMFQ91-Y-Jt6he3aowf-gIAH7KdAEUl1F0pmGeE-DgmetRxt9EJOLAD-R-YqLWbhVhOvljCO0eqrtH0HkCRQfUXuNQobJcuZf4P5aZecL5Arr28RsQA/s400/S7300470.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468110150446363714" /></a><br />This April our whole base traveled about 14 hours across the beautiful country of Romania to attend two YWAM conferences in the famous city of Timisoara. Timisoara was the birth place of the revolution in 1989 that resulted in the fall of Communism here in Romania. It is a beautiful city, rich with culture and history. <div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYwPYYgSLJFCISdSbUwA1ux9pEm7uHVLObb35pfRpuJGwv5UX6AGAlJlaxT_hoBzLi8_W__z71o_QeCwQZvlwDfZs9aFvFjDtmVw6PgWxly_3LP5O2wZvnD8v2SHxRuJ-PN8bbQ/s400/S7300465.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468102906356054818" /><div> </div><div>The first conference we attended was a training week called <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">EQUIP</span>, organized and run by Youth With A Mission's University of the Nations. The goal of the week was to equip YWAM staff with the skills and spiritual direction to continue to bear fruit in all our ministries across Central Europe. During the week I attended two training seminars: one on how to run a dynamic Discipleship Training School, and one on ministering to Children at Risk. Both were very helpful for me, especially the one on Children at Risk as I have had no formal training in this area and yet I have been working with Children at Risk for 4 1/2 years now! Better late than never I guess ;)</div><div> </div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VJaEWGhm0TEnJ-cAPXNDB7NlZkZyYBEc9UhoZpfBMGsox3LBJ3nEveQqJvx_5xU9NHoJXNG-sRUOwhT_PFX_hc75KhRuiunLvAn6V9rVwndl_C_D9bX0MruVJqfoGtBZJ4VKQw/s400/S7300503.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468110975229468066" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><br /><div> </div><div>The overarching theme of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">EQUIP</span> was "digging wells" which symbolized our need to seek God for new ways to minister here in Central Europe. Many ministries have been started and stopped in the region for all kinds of reasons and we spent the week thinking and praying over these things and listening to the Lord for new direction. It was an inspiring week for me but it didn't stop there. After EQUIP we had our second conference to celebrate YWAM's 50th anniversary!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vNVwHkcZICrkGbBvER9PNhHAqlm8ZEP3GTMknz4_7qutTsnJj2MPGBg5GZyqNN-68ZrxdBC5eGPkmG8G__-T_DBp3fp0VzzVlCSAQrxHNRVXAHOTir0R94b3X4guXGnJ259YEg/s400/S7300539.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468110432962390370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>I absolutely love <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">YWAM gatherings</span>! They are the kind of meetings that make you want to stay in YWAM and in missions. Being together with other missionaries from around the region you realize that you aren't alone. We are just a small part of something amazing that God is doing in the world and when we come together to seek Him this is so much more evident. For me these gatherings are also like one big family reunion! I am so blessed to have gotten to know so many people working with YWAM in our region and it is so encouraging to be able to spend time together once a year at these events. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnlz9c81eeL9_DNDgUuQNTpcIk86RJOyHP2bcMDaHoYv_BM8KY-qUvdK5Xt6ehgsDe6alFnpp8yUJSdHsaeY1xRxLIQYuiyOnsGza7zI00CXh_SCqzOtYjOKssay5xelSPcRs9g/s400/S7300588.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468111493067791602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>During the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">50th Anniversary</span> we were able to look back on the past 50 years of YWAM history. Al Akimoff, one the very first YWAM missionaries, shared stories about the passion for Jesus that YWAMers first had. They weren't afraid to smuggle Bibles into closed countries, they spent time in jails, they loved the lost so much that they were ready to leave everything to share the Gospel with them. Al also shared where many of our YWAM traditions came from, like living in community and where "Love Feasts" began. For me these stories were sooo inspiring and for all of us, I think they challenged our hearts to go back to our First Love, Jesus, and fan into flame our passion for Him and for the lost. It was so good!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>We also had some powerful times of worship and celebration, thanking the Lord for all He has done in our lives and in our mission for the past 50 years. This whole year is our Jubilee year! Let's celebrate!!!</div><div> </div></div></div>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-27291186919917039532010-02-20T07:03:00.000-08:002010-02-20T08:06:51.806-08:00Kids Club Praise!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKUjteWYyo0BZKjagjmdp9ZQs0d2xFqQVJPIVqhYiqM4tP2-CUfo0s0-HEbArcxfdEC4i3jE8VrapiArYVvKuDnthocpQI3O-3nr5MjnQDHyLKc6fkifN-X3hO9DyRKcsmXzeWw/s1600-h/S7300292.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKUjteWYyo0BZKjagjmdp9ZQs0d2xFqQVJPIVqhYiqM4tP2-CUfo0s0-HEbArcxfdEC4i3jE8VrapiArYVvKuDnthocpQI3O-3nr5MjnQDHyLKc6fkifN-X3hO9DyRKcsmXzeWw/s400/S7300292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440356018110925106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Praise the Lord, oh my soul and all that is with in me praise His holy name! His greatness no one can fathom!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44C0Xzdlbn46fzaCxz92m6qQrzulAEIfLAXR4ZoPbWcqfEgNzioevyZfNyN9lkpZF-ADRGcH1qjsZTfbmA_uo-Lwn4T0c3ACFPQd8CpMCaMu8QSIvUANY2-qZtbRdrhcSAuHO3A/s1600-h/S7300291.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44C0Xzdlbn46fzaCxz92m6qQrzulAEIfLAXR4ZoPbWcqfEgNzioevyZfNyN9lkpZF-ADRGcH1qjsZTfbmA_uo-Lwn4T0c3ACFPQd8CpMCaMu8QSIvUANY2-qZtbRdrhcSAuHO3A/s400/S7300291.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440356004925422994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;">Kids Club last summer</span><br />This update is a testimony to God's faithfulness. I have been reaching out with YWAM teams in a poor neighborhood here in Constanta for about three years. We went there a few times every summer to share with the kids Bible stories, songs, games and crafts. It was clear that the Lord had given us an open door to reaching out to these kids that had few adults investing in them and even fewer Christians. When the Discipleship Training School started last summer I asked if I could invite some of the students to join me every week for Kids Club in this neighborhood. This was the first time we went regularly and I ended up being joined by 5-7 students every week! The students loved the kids so much and God used them to get Kid Club going in a wonderful way.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">What to do next without a team???</span><br />After the DTS I wanted to continue the kids club but was a little concerned on who would be coming with me. All our wonderful students had gone home and I wasn't sure how to go on from there. I had a couple from YWAM Norway pray for me and they asked specifically that the Lord would provide two or three people with whom I could form a team and together we would be able to work together to reach out to this neighborhood. Well to be honest, I appreciated the prayer but didn't have too much expectation of how God would answer their prayers. All glory to God because He, in His faithfulness had something wonderful in mind!<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">God provides!!!</span><br />I can't remember but it could have been the next week that a couple from another YWAM base here in Romania came to our base to visit. They had been out of the country and were seeking God for what to do next. They have been trained by YWAM for kids ministry and worked with gyspy kids in Sighisoara for years. After their first visit to Kids Club they could see immediately what we were lacking and how we could improve the club and said that they would be willing to help me! Without any delay, the Lord has done exactly as we prayed, two more people to form a team with! They will be here for three months- enough time to lay a strong foundation for the ministry and for me to learn all I can from them. God is faithful!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Tony and Ionela</span><br />The couple's name is Tony and Ionela. They are a wonderful blessing to work with and to have as a new addition for our YWAM community. They are also helping with the other children's ministries at the base as well as serving practically in different areas! God is faithful! Not only are Tony and Ionela on the kids club team but we have also been joined by one of the DTS students who is from Constanta, George, and three other friends from Constanta, Irina, Ticu and Rebecca! The Lord provided even more than two or three but five! And others are willing to come and join us too from time to time!<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">A room to meet in</span><br />Another praise is that we have gone to the school where we hold Kids Club in the court yard and spoken with the director about using one of their rooms to meet in during the colder months. He was very open, saying that if it was for the kids then we had to do it! This Tuesday we will go to speak with him more and present an official request from YWAM. Pray for our meeting with him to go well and that we will indeed receive a room where we can hold the club. Since January we have continued to hold the club outside which has many challenges!<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Connected with one of the teachers</span><br />I was also so excited when I found out that three of the kids that come to club are in the class of another Christian girl whom I know from Campus Crusade. Two of these children we have been praying for specifically because of their difficult behavior. It is no accident that our friend is their teacher and that we are reaching out to them at the same time. I believe that God is setting up something wonderful for their lives and I am so encouraged to see God's sovereign hand bringing it all together!<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Pray with us!!!</span><br />Please join us in prayer for the lives of these little ones to be touched and changed. Pray that they will come to know Jesus and to become lights in their families. And pray for our team to know how to show Jesus to them through our words, actions and prayers.<br /><br />Thanks so much for reading!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOAu4jb5EqloteVzgBvNQDPsy1MbMyoRvTBFB5fYjXVk5S4ENDqLN4bwOgpeCgNUU9mSN49sBwa6TCis_cWEUW_41oZquQrd0g0ty3mhfaDf5owrIPbGvhuGyCJdjcyce8c9y7A/s1600-h/S7300282.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOAu4jb5EqloteVzgBvNQDPsy1MbMyoRvTBFB5fYjXVk5S4ENDqLN4bwOgpeCgNUU9mSN49sBwa6TCis_cWEUW_41oZquQrd0g0ty3mhfaDf5owrIPbGvhuGyCJdjcyce8c9y7A/s400/S7300282.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440356011937506626" border="0" /></a>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-30404531685404437902010-01-19T00:59:00.000-08:002010-01-19T01:41:52.497-08:00Wrapping up in Serbia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHes9BJYLcIwXZht0ebAxIFUaOCic_mYvclA2rnfaXGiINp8_AXKpPrtFk3Gx7asJh5igcNDFtbByn_9sYH5DyOP9kt5yqCPYBe-NRFjVYkwpzuErUY8gOSFSA9Y8AuN-kmk06A/s1600-h/S7308754.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHes9BJYLcIwXZht0ebAxIFUaOCic_mYvclA2rnfaXGiINp8_AXKpPrtFk3Gx7asJh5igcNDFtbByn_9sYH5DyOP9kt5yqCPYBe-NRFjVYkwpzuErUY8gOSFSA9Y8AuN-kmk06A/s400/S7308754.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428377299764734722" border="0" /></a>On our last night in Serbia we invited all the friends we had made in Serbia to a local tea house to spend some last moments together and to say goodbye. We had so many young people show up! It was awesome to see all the friendships the Lord had provided for us during our time in Uzice. These young people were so open for relationships and I believe hungry for truth and to know God more. Pray for the young people in Serbia to come to know the fullness of life in relationship with Jesus!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-wXHkzzIaBmyo3LKnAPJfVQwM07LW-hiJyLhnWbUQeS4CiwSO0sh6Uvq60NydXYFXeoIHDRbb_EYz6JwpJ1StCG959ztPfwhksrRig0S6grbHs-tUqUc0RNKjovdpArIybwyuQ/s1600-h/S7308739.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-wXHkzzIaBmyo3LKnAPJfVQwM07LW-hiJyLhnWbUQeS4CiwSO0sh6Uvq60NydXYFXeoIHDRbb_EYz6JwpJ1StCG959ztPfwhksrRig0S6grbHs-tUqUc0RNKjovdpArIybwyuQ/s400/S7308739.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428377289859415186" border="0" /></a>This was a young guy I met while visiting an art school in Uzice. We were handing out flyers for our concerts and I ended up talking to this guy for quite a while about art. He was amazingly talented and showed me some of his work. Unfortunately I didn't see him again while we were in Uzice, except for that final night at the tea house. He just happened to be there also so I was so glad to see him one last time!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7QkEwK7MdEAwmBIRZStUHlJCoB_ZUmQtxy1YR8KB-oFOykx4e3Z64LXTvFTNnGdq8Q7Wpepbflg9soO0H0ZNtH9c-X_hnxi3WtkCVWRo8OUS20v614Xv7WBIAFj-5CSbHIWPeQ/s1600-h/S7308740.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7QkEwK7MdEAwmBIRZStUHlJCoB_ZUmQtxy1YR8KB-oFOykx4e3Z64LXTvFTNnGdq8Q7Wpepbflg9soO0H0ZNtH9c-X_hnxi3WtkCVWRo8OUS20v614Xv7WBIAFj-5CSbHIWPeQ/s400/S7308740.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428377287206296258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIqBmoRdonqqjb7YxWd_AxEblIPONhpM7wmvUsTa94s6oAE-seFHfSsUwjt-jlmZgfrNnJYjSvJSQM26CbjHPtrSZVauku2Dm1h6RYOrYqkKYXVGultVGFomjdlGVwAqZu-XFoA/s1600-h/S7308751.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIqBmoRdonqqjb7YxWd_AxEblIPONhpM7wmvUsTa94s6oAE-seFHfSsUwjt-jlmZgfrNnJYjSvJSQM26CbjHPtrSZVauku2Dm1h6RYOrYqkKYXVGultVGFomjdlGVwAqZu-XFoA/s400/S7308751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428377282389993026" border="0" /></a><br />Beta, from Romania who is serving on the YWAM Uzice team, and two of the girls from our English Club. Such sweet girls!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeAhOYmRSrMyA7UyzQpVYrZT2Gc__bAcUezNvaSvnGakBlVIBXVS4XiXMmbAcB-ril78vpCof0MvTnGXgUhd4xE0r_L5Bz0bTrqDuM7FMa4WkM8SW6qNL24UHlxkU1zeU4FkJDpg/s1600-h/S7308761.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeAhOYmRSrMyA7UyzQpVYrZT2Gc__bAcUezNvaSvnGakBlVIBXVS4XiXMmbAcB-ril78vpCof0MvTnGXgUhd4xE0r_L5Bz0bTrqDuM7FMa4WkM8SW6qNL24UHlxkU1zeU4FkJDpg/s400/S7308761.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428376540173192274" border="0" /></a><br />Honorary Freedom Fighter membership cards! This is the gang that many of the kids are in that supports the local football team. A few of the guys we met and spent time with are leaders of the group. Peter has a great heart to see the young people using their influence for good and not for violence. We are praying for him to be used to influence his peers and to be protected from those who do not appreciate his desire for non-violence. <br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnslOnQcsfLEa8vg2gHmMxKswC3NXpXrJ05BOh9h48paZaredRFT3GCCnoJTFtmNaAJCWdRyZ5uDzqSikTSViDcowqg5Q-KicUmrQMBCJuOFwQvFlJiI690ZlN4__ZI16Jg-Kh8g/s1600-h/S7308736.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnslOnQcsfLEa8vg2gHmMxKswC3NXpXrJ05BOh9h48paZaredRFT3GCCnoJTFtmNaAJCWdRyZ5uDzqSikTSViDcowqg5Q-KicUmrQMBCJuOFwQvFlJiI690ZlN4__ZI16Jg-Kh8g/s400/S7308736.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428376528493716898" border="0" /></a>Sharing stories, life and testimonies. <br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHRwmESmZ7hyrfaHe2AS7fX1cUVmlgj66IUE8GOeuf0iyysVSc8u2GpL4pBN9JMzp_iWGjnupUhVWmPc_HIW_xjGAzUDmEPKu1iKGTZqZ_MwVxewRPe2Xw1UjA6PF8YiFo5aAEA/s1600-h/S7308757.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHRwmESmZ7hyrfaHe2AS7fX1cUVmlgj66IUE8GOeuf0iyysVSc8u2GpL4pBN9JMzp_iWGjnupUhVWmPc_HIW_xjGAzUDmEPKu1iKGTZqZ_MwVxewRPe2Xw1UjA6PF8YiFo5aAEA/s400/S7308757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428376522773170386" border="0" /></a>These kids were great! If only we had more time to hang out with them! It was sad to say goodbye!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyq0-66dWfmdAJGK8XuFnAzFguFl1BSYABgT_vB0SysenOllBJ-z7Lzat4-QbrueyAfFiyWCmsb6QL0wS4wMYLgd5wTawQAU7WpDP-Gw6zQoW1qv2w3YQPkVSzremzowm2I6oPw/s1600-h/S7308735.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyq0-66dWfmdAJGK8XuFnAzFguFl1BSYABgT_vB0SysenOllBJ-z7Lzat4-QbrueyAfFiyWCmsb6QL0wS4wMYLgd5wTawQAU7WpDP-Gw6zQoW1qv2w3YQPkVSzremzowm2I6oPw/s400/S7308735.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428376515514189826" border="0" /></a>My pastor from Constanta came with Rune our base leader to see the work in Uzice and to pick up our team and bring us back to Romania. Here the guys are having great discussions with Peter about faith and life. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1q72WxGBAXFX8EYdJbfhFBwzhYtq2yiup2EXOYWTLVFyuR-4UeKEhCH4k3w32azO9_b1wIgVDma9Za0I1ekMIHmWu_oW70CyB4pr-Fv-V8_Kc0aDiha4SePdyMESdAyeK-C-J_A/s1600-h/S7308718.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1q72WxGBAXFX8EYdJbfhFBwzhYtq2yiup2EXOYWTLVFyuR-4UeKEhCH4k3w32azO9_b1wIgVDma9Za0I1ekMIHmWu_oW70CyB4pr-Fv-V8_Kc0aDiha4SePdyMESdAyeK-C-J_A/s400/S7308718.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428375626844470098" border="0" /></a>Our final High School English Club! These young people were amazing and it was clear that they loved having us with them. Unfortunately just as we start to know them more its time to go! I hope I will be able to see some of them again some day and continue the relationships. The YWAM team in Uzice will continue to put on English Club every week. Soon they will have another DTS team from Cluj, Romania to help them as well! <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KsBVI8YP5MdRRom5iobrSPyMueDwAO3n_cggz6PKQyTtMfqHwUWIp3Ojc8Gvu5IK_ODvKMv2mmShYmbBrNkMyHIrrxergnxGK2smgWAivpxCHFDim7JEEHrWATBWTb3WDkPzLg/s1600-h/S7308673.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KsBVI8YP5MdRRom5iobrSPyMueDwAO3n_cggz6PKQyTtMfqHwUWIp3Ojc8Gvu5IK_ODvKMv2mmShYmbBrNkMyHIrrxergnxGK2smgWAivpxCHFDim7JEEHrWATBWTb3WDkPzLg/s400/S7308673.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428375622457932274" border="0" /></a>This was our last sports day with the kids from the orphanage! We are glad that the YWAM team in Uzice will continue to meet with them weekly. They are really special kids!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovGX394gT620PgSr_8invXbKK2OLUd_3LHDkQLmPJyu66VPzp0Ov6aUxHFOoEE_yma2A2z39elbUddXLQHmx1uJmJydS2p8MWsYHcaQgR7-vP7r4d0bLQpX3ve-mVxqOvYMr4aw/s1600-h/S7308664.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovGX394gT620PgSr_8invXbKK2OLUd_3LHDkQLmPJyu66VPzp0Ov6aUxHFOoEE_yma2A2z39elbUddXLQHmx1uJmJydS2p8MWsYHcaQgR7-vP7r4d0bLQpX3ve-mVxqOvYMr4aw/s400/S7308664.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428375605015339938" border="0" /></a>One day we planned to bless Uzice by cleaning up the garbage at their main tourist site, an old fortress overlooking the city. But by the time we were ready to go it was pouring rain! So just a few of us went out that day to pick up garbage- but we had a great time! And these two precious kids were the best helpers. The boy is Benny, the son of the pastor in Sombor that we worked with, and the girl is Ivanica, who has been coming to the church activities regularly. They both came to visit us for Thanksgiving and they are great kids. I loved hanging out with them.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtraqD7F7qTed_dWxWriwKrc4GkIzEsjgj9SQxOVidv6C-mXGQp-VLr_Gntc76Q7WEGXuKHV2xL9heDae7IyAO4RGi4VeVTOOqIjqnwtpGi5sNOa64ZHWYC44LCXeFBufeWs2wPg/s1600-h/S7308668.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtraqD7F7qTed_dWxWriwKrc4GkIzEsjgj9SQxOVidv6C-mXGQp-VLr_Gntc76Q7WEGXuKHV2xL9heDae7IyAO4RGi4VeVTOOqIjqnwtpGi5sNOa64ZHWYC44LCXeFBufeWs2wPg/s400/S7308668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428375619610782994" border="0" /></a><br />So much garbage!!! But we cleaned up most of it! And the kids had a great time finding all kinds of things in the mess! :)<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-75873726975280931722009-11-30T10:20:00.000-08:002009-11-30T10:28:57.064-08:00Thanksgiving in UziceSome of our friends from Sombor came to visit us and helped us to put on a huge Thanksgiving dinner for our Serbian friends! It was an amazing night and they loved the food! Some of it was a bit strange for Serbians but they still liked it :) We shared about Thanksgiving as a time of coming together and thanking God for His goodness to us. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvrFlLDanyrL7a_CHxOaC2dyDRF3hVJyTwlXO0nk8ijcOLCf-YGpwbZa98Wy0nglZOcAOVxvfqvS3NLnAbAqy2NNRJmfDi4kSAjth0WPAjhLeGkBWrsXP0ihjsamA6g495KC-OA/s1600/S7308641.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvrFlLDanyrL7a_CHxOaC2dyDRF3hVJyTwlXO0nk8ijcOLCf-YGpwbZa98Wy0nglZOcAOVxvfqvS3NLnAbAqy2NNRJmfDi4kSAjth0WPAjhLeGkBWrsXP0ihjsamA6g495KC-OA/s400/S7308641.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409964368332445186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNQNRL3xU8Ats56lWD2wF6np6yuwO1sbKVyefzISdDKNXJjasd6uZeOk8ULrTXnoflmRTpM4dJ82xM_I6X_Mc5afmf9pL2A91OyoCOaXkZA6T7bLSFPug8dXyUYEvSIXpH3R_Jg/s1600/Ivica,+Benny+and+Hazel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNQNRL3xU8Ats56lWD2wF6np6yuwO1sbKVyefzISdDKNXJjasd6uZeOk8ULrTXnoflmRTpM4dJ82xM_I6X_Mc5afmf9pL2A91OyoCOaXkZA6T7bLSFPug8dXyUYEvSIXpH3R_Jg/s400/Ivica,+Benny+and+Hazel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409964362879277826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvw2sohMC3PeR1tq86so28OW3PRY49jhmK0Iq7kWsNVJxd0i-VsjWzav6F3SzDM2-B6TveFVYxzdvTeMwBGK3dlGqQPnPzR4ozY7_825-3lN95aXllHMfAKykSNEoWiAMs8nsIw/s1600/Friends+at+thanksgiving.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvw2sohMC3PeR1tq86so28OW3PRY49jhmK0Iq7kWsNVJxd0i-VsjWzav6F3SzDM2-B6TveFVYxzdvTeMwBGK3dlGqQPnPzR4ozY7_825-3lN95aXllHMfAKykSNEoWiAMs8nsIw/s400/Friends+at+thanksgiving.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409964362450491746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9q3GISZVzQcmOhm67zABjCozqLJbtmyEy-Zc6HEHd_RRRE0JAH1ppWom4S3thwAlGuvbJtB7tXkrEEWwdDyuVbvRZTHhsh9sP9TMTMRakipIORc59R_-FqOcmFf5I9oW4_Ly0w/s1600/Thanksgiving.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 74px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9q3GISZVzQcmOhm67zABjCozqLJbtmyEy-Zc6HEHd_RRRE0JAH1ppWom4S3thwAlGuvbJtB7tXkrEEWwdDyuVbvRZTHhsh9sP9TMTMRakipIORc59R_-FqOcmFf5I9oW4_Ly0w/s400/Thanksgiving.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409964356510777554" border="0" /></a>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-73244541414049179632009-11-30T10:10:00.000-08:002009-11-30T10:17:07.856-08:00Spending time with kids at the orphanage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXD3ElT5bNtKltTX0kHl68H52nwkCP1LTwp9hwzPhgHDpPeqoa0zg89k9NK1E2dTdfuQEW-YeBHNTNAY0ErQ4rGxVx0dsPdlHOCSwTZj6rSJwVOmZ3kBszGcfUFdrpFSi2MgLVQg/s1600/Baby+Shark.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXD3ElT5bNtKltTX0kHl68H52nwkCP1LTwp9hwzPhgHDpPeqoa0zg89k9NK1E2dTdfuQEW-YeBHNTNAY0ErQ4rGxVx0dsPdlHOCSwTZj6rSJwVOmZ3kBszGcfUFdrpFSi2MgLVQg/s400/Baby+Shark.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409961072964988978" border="0" /></a>Singing "Baby Shark"- this was their favorite song! :)<br /><br />Thursday nights we had two hours to spend with the kids at a local orphanage. We had a great time singing songs, playing games and doing creative projects. The kids were so sweet! Many of them have learning disabilities or other kinds of disabilities. It was so good to love them, encourage them and spend time with them in a fun and creative way.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEDC-YRrFJ5SySk-qasLaXRw0Y4H4qjSZRxMSGFD0UVDihBQFIW3AOjx9lhqFkRpVFcMUtVYOEnx45KYD7jSg9E0hfro89spPkGxdERpxJ499UYv1p9Jc49crM7Q51FthuhfmsA/s1600/I+am+special,hearts.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEDC-YRrFJ5SySk-qasLaXRw0Y4H4qjSZRxMSGFD0UVDihBQFIW3AOjx9lhqFkRpVFcMUtVYOEnx45KYD7jSg9E0hfro89spPkGxdERpxJ499UYv1p9Jc49crM7Q51FthuhfmsA/s400/I+am+special,hearts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409961067663860642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgahmZ6QGHuYP0HiqZEZbhyU-aWtWE3TQVvdtJhsDN1M6SkaerrpB9OYk1e9_8xQ5RBktEK1onfkZlK5G1zQdfPOCO8clNhqHciD4KBQIEKdRF6FR0U7omxsylUBYJ6F1dBXkq4Q/s1600/Friendship+bracelets.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgahmZ6QGHuYP0HiqZEZbhyU-aWtWE3TQVvdtJhsDN1M6SkaerrpB9OYk1e9_8xQ5RBktEK1onfkZlK5G1zQdfPOCO8clNhqHciD4KBQIEKdRF6FR0U7omxsylUBYJ6F1dBXkq4Q/s400/Friendship+bracelets.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409961061694068642" border="0" /></a>Making friendship bracelets!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOytE7G6_xlzTSt87hD0959G8Gve7IKbrd_KMwlE8k7aTRLXOaZKpGTSsQqUhsdLOjbevfGdNXLWpmMjsSHpcVjNdX5LUOV9jVcFzjT3ycXI-qLrnoRMT6VnrSOoHWpgz52YBd7w/s1600/Musical+chairs+at+orphanage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOytE7G6_xlzTSt87hD0959G8Gve7IKbrd_KMwlE8k7aTRLXOaZKpGTSsQqUhsdLOjbevfGdNXLWpmMjsSHpcVjNdX5LUOV9jVcFzjT3ycXI-qLrnoRMT6VnrSOoHWpgz52YBd7w/s400/Musical+chairs+at+orphanage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409961054454951090" border="0" /></a>Musical chairs is always a big hit!leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-21631984597110063952009-11-30T10:00:00.000-08:002009-11-30T10:09:32.863-08:00Concerts at Cafe in Uzice<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikSp9YoxiTPMDodhikw1aJwGYAbdL1Ahwiwpb7ZNzfT2AoLB4kH1tJx_E-B4QPAOKR2i45TS0UjRKtx5FljuaQcAFmrEnnKdEonDSyQW9gq8EQfKI_p2Mj1-BxSENKdmU3Zk8Pw/s1600/Concert+at+Revolt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikSp9YoxiTPMDodhikw1aJwGYAbdL1Ahwiwpb7ZNzfT2AoLB4kH1tJx_E-B4QPAOKR2i45TS0UjRKtx5FljuaQcAFmrEnnKdEonDSyQW9gq8EQfKI_p2Mj1-BxSENKdmU3Zk8Pw/s400/Concert+at+Revolt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409959488402091346" border="0" /></a><br />Our team had a great opportunity to put on two concerts at a local cafe as an outreach event. While some of us played music the rest of the team talked with people who came to watch us play. Both nights were great!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LTdqG3jNOo1JAzPHO-swM04Qp96140Cb2bWmdo501JDkOjxnDh2g3Y8_TRFL63vfAurIFahAPOc1njmbM3A91hf5EzGWSDo08_ILQSnSEgA8Dk7CWk-zC34re02lsPc6vAh29Q/s1600/Chris+with+Freedom+fighters.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LTdqG3jNOo1JAzPHO-swM04Qp96140Cb2bWmdo501JDkOjxnDh2g3Y8_TRFL63vfAurIFahAPOc1njmbM3A91hf5EzGWSDo08_ILQSnSEgA8Dk7CWk-zC34re02lsPc6vAh29Q/s400/Chris+with+Freedom+fighters.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409959483479161506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6WcKt43Xg2Fa1VJimXZ4i0M_221kmrUWSX0xFNTSR2V2fLAl2o2CJ6qv-YZtJDdGhGxlZtR97nrF9Ik8jFscSuwg_PwFP4MkgmDtGnhOa-93rnzgR057AFe_49XVDMZKwaDmNA/s1600/Concert+poster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2co3y_jsbun4scCdDmYwS3Hmndx9XpnPVYUv8O59pT3-pe6uj0jsDUt9vpJK9ZcB-692kfX0tvklVWJz5VSebtXX8RZnG3rDGji_eGe1syMaCdZ53uvKfK4dchJe6uTEEj8jEg/s400/Me+with+Ivica.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409958699598035298" border="0" /></a>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-868206001634415592009-11-30T09:41:00.000-08:002009-11-30T10:00:31.620-08:00Uzice, Serbia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdA-ZFoALeGiZC4p3d0Ic2DFTmGwmuK7ML2hdCdVQBCc7R6YHDinbKAmZpIQUlOK4peHKM1CiLgy1EDS_hATiPYD7oMZLgfkunM9SfgOQV2RLMRvygUilehAdjMtru4Tf7hamWw/s1600/Uzice+from+Fortress.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdA-ZFoALeGiZC4p3d0Ic2DFTmGwmuK7ML2hdCdVQBCc7R6YHDinbKAmZpIQUlOK4peHKM1CiLgy1EDS_hATiPYD7oMZLgfkunM9SfgOQV2RLMRvygUilehAdjMtru4Tf7hamWw/s400/Uzice+from+Fortress.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409956547659372002" border="0" /></a><br />Beautiful city of Uzice in the South of Serbia. This is the view from an old fortress right outside the city. We came here to pray for the city.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCAggJjEtWvXNQEDOmgOWpXoLCbEDUtTZjswr5-N2JDamC-Nz_VHGM8Pyn7dOPDft9xojNfSvZG75uTBHEBv1LrrpW4uQIPcZBEnz-zSSi_FjAb3Vi5dl6SQpc7295-YiElSFpmw/s1600/City+Square.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCAggJjEtWvXNQEDOmgOWpXoLCbEDUtTZjswr5-N2JDamC-Nz_VHGM8Pyn7dOPDft9xojNfSvZG75uTBHEBv1LrrpW4uQIPcZBEnz-zSSi_FjAb3Vi5dl6SQpc7295-YiElSFpmw/s400/City+Square.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409956552538360354" border="0" /></a>The city has about 60,000 people in it but it feels even smaller because it is so easy to meet people and get to know them. The people here are so open and friendly. Such big hearts!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejmGi0Tts48qSjMkpEFxnFV6yH2V1yGcfwZKK6KihY8GT3Zr6FHKK5iA53zviNg-cwryZLCeZDl5P-QlPPAL_mLcHaJOWBiC0H1dMeCOtillJg64IKde6asriBYZkyBtDF_x_mQ/s1600/The+river.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejmGi0Tts48qSjMkpEFxnFV6yH2V1yGcfwZKK6KihY8GT3Zr6FHKK5iA53zviNg-cwryZLCeZDl5P-QlPPAL_mLcHaJOWBiC0H1dMeCOtillJg64IKde6asriBYZkyBtDF_x_mQ/s400/The+river.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409956557212112114" border="0" /></a>This is the river that runs through the city. In this picture it is rainy but most of our days in Uzice were beautiful and sunny!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVltLR0PQW8j8DJ1eXkvkVdvCClK__AG8C1ttERxxRSQNFG1NpPIs0OlsIA-QntxEtxMV121XhLF6v9JgcThwUa5Ra8yrAhM4JudNAtM9k_2XPwpvtMyrTSIJrYSGmaTfmRErfBQ/s1600/Orange+house.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVltLR0PQW8j8DJ1eXkvkVdvCClK__AG8C1ttERxxRSQNFG1NpPIs0OlsIA-QntxEtxMV121XhLF6v9JgcThwUa5Ra8yrAhM4JudNAtM9k_2XPwpvtMyrTSIJrYSGmaTfmRErfBQ/s400/Orange+house.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409956555787558338" border="0" /></a><br />This is the "Orange House". This is the house that the YWAM missionaries here bought for teams to stay in. It is about 10 minutes drive from the center of Uzice. It is a beautiful home and has been a big blessing for our team.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KPDMVg5NNk5f7imaLR_Mby6WsWqbrnIRvqmxc0Cb_WAg3TO6TNzhKUmiYMDW52rkl7UB8B3iRvZUTCGACg-0rB5fMaVWXARtSPb8AAD7IFBmMGo7NYwDo7BPfGU_9_1rGFpVzQ/s1600/Waiting+for+the+bus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KPDMVg5NNk5f7imaLR_Mby6WsWqbrnIRvqmxc0Cb_WAg3TO6TNzhKUmiYMDW52rkl7UB8B3iRvZUTCGACg-0rB5fMaVWXARtSPb8AAD7IFBmMGo7NYwDo7BPfGU_9_1rGFpVzQ/s400/Waiting+for+the+bus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409956563135256402" border="0" /></a><br />This is some of our team waiting for the mysterious bus. I say mysterious because we never really knew when it would come!leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-34440797534871952672009-11-30T09:26:00.000-08:002009-11-30T09:41:48.467-08:00Sombor, Serbia<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Our first week in Sombor was so special! Our team ran an English Club and cafe ministry almost every night so we were able to build some great friendships with the people who came, many who had had no previous contact with the church. The cafe is in the bottom of the church building so it was ideal for introducing people to the church and to invite them for church a couple days before we left. There we were able to do a powerful drama called "Lifehouse" and to share a testimony, song and encouragement from the word. We also ran a kids club while the kids had a break from school. It was a busy first week but so encouraging. The best news came the day we left, that one of the guys we had been sharing with prayed to recieve the Lord in his life in a personal way. That was a huge encouragement for our team and for the church we were serving with. We made such good friends in Sombor that five of them came to visit us at the end of our trip in the south of Serbia! Thank you God for a great experience in Sombor!</span></span><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />Kids club at church in Sombor, Serbia</span><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQ7ZH-X1y8alCKK_DQS35jKlTf2kKDMD-J2twK6atwWxDyXlZkizTuZmsJF0lgvFgA_tEzueucah84w89hV_IQqFqWOTHLtcmVwTuaq-d0fSedwIJo3PkjfmVCt4ZxmueiQh0pw/s1600/Kids+play+duck+duck+goose.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQ7ZH-X1y8alCKK_DQS35jKlTf2kKDMD-J2twK6atwWxDyXlZkizTuZmsJF0lgvFgA_tEzueucah84w89hV_IQqFqWOTHLtcmVwTuaq-d0fSedwIJo3PkjfmVCt4ZxmueiQh0pw/s400/Kids+play+duck+duck+goose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409949675206259442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_OfcguNtHdBpChljIE7lspK3JJ8UOrNYLaEJbL5yQM2iZvnfv5hq_zymvhr7ENmZTLHaj_t4S4iJx_tuvNdt52IQzfp2F904ohHFup2M5UjcsfqItQAPSVUbI22KpIPIwAZ3MeA/s1600/kids+club+in+sombor.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_OfcguNtHdBpChljIE7lspK3JJ8UOrNYLaEJbL5yQM2iZvnfv5hq_zymvhr7ENmZTLHaj_t4S4iJx_tuvNdt52IQzfp2F904ohHFup2M5UjcsfqItQAPSVUbI22KpIPIwAZ3MeA/s400/kids+club+in+sombor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409949674399114562" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">English Club and Conversation at church cafe </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1a7Tb40DTSsZdSp2oaHzvJa8SXI03pr-_CjESeERKCfgYABS2-hrHr4U6nphiMosSSsm-HwqJ7prZkY1-yN66F1S9S7CH5Ermx76fEFgH3C8ASeR9UYN47_3Yq3fw3uCVYaAmzg/s1600/English+Club.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1a7Tb40DTSsZdSp2oaHzvJa8SXI03pr-_CjESeERKCfgYABS2-hrHr4U6nphiMosSSsm-HwqJ7prZkY1-yN66F1S9S7CH5Ermx76fEFgH3C8ASeR9UYN47_3Yq3fw3uCVYaAmzg/s400/English+Club.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409949670605790402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Our team, missionaries from the church and Serbian young people giving us a tearful goodbye as we head out for the South of Serbia.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT1BVOtrLOObcQ-wzG72nX5kl6aWlXt82W8SJBamHMeyPsAF3Asmh_6UDcfMcHHp2SztPe0JtStPlmke-IGvlqrOvtpWqUyj1ffrkK0SozS86ihGXdaZ3zKhWjp-jBEMJCPTT3g/s1600/Sombor+good+bye.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT1BVOtrLOObcQ-wzG72nX5kl6aWlXt82W8SJBamHMeyPsAF3Asmh_6UDcfMcHHp2SztPe0JtStPlmke-IGvlqrOvtpWqUyj1ffrkK0SozS86ihGXdaZ3zKhWjp-jBEMJCPTT3g/s400/Sombor+good+bye.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409949682136009906" border="0" /></a>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-16423815653370051122009-11-30T08:51:00.000-08:002009-11-30T09:26:04.186-08:00Serbia outreach and lessons for lifeFinally I am posting something about our outreach to Serbia! We are leaving in just three days but its never too late to post some pictures highlighting our time here. We have been amazed by the beauty of this country and the openness and friendliness of the people. We have met so many wonderful people and have enjoyed sharing our lives and faith with them and pray that the Lord will grow the seeds that have been planted in their hearts and that they will spring up to eternal life in Jesus. We have served in three different locations here in Serbia and also took a short trip to Bosnia to visit and pray at war memorials in Sarajevo and Srebrenica. Our trip has been full of challenges and blessings and as our outreach comes to a close I realize that the work has only begun and that so much more will come from our time here, not only in the lives of the people here but also in our hearts and lives as God has stretched and grown our team in many ways. <br /><br />Personally God has shown me so much about humility, brokenness and the radical power of what Jesus chose to do in going to the cross. This world is so broken and fragmented, each person choosing what side he will be on and what he will fight for. In this area of the world, where for centuries there has been a cycle of killing and oppression, the only way out is through the humility and brokenness of the Cross. When the Jews were waiting for the Messiah to come they had hoped he would come with a sword to bring vindication for the Jews who were suffering under the oppression of the Roman Empire. But instead he came humbly as a suffering servant and telling us to love our enemies. He had every right to destroy His enemies but he choose to love them, to give his life for them, to forgive them- it is His broken body that brings real peace to the nations. His example is the only way to healing and new life... <br /><br />Our prayer here in Serbia is that the real Jesus would be seen clearly. Not the Jesus that is associated with the killing of Muslims in Bosnia or the Jesus of an irrelevant and ancient faith of the past, but Jesus the Lamb that was slain for the salvation of the world. The humble, suffering and serving King who died to make peace between us and the Father and us and one another. Jesus prayed that we would be one even as He and the Father are one. It is still his heart. He died for this and I pray that this will become reality in our lives and in Serbia and the surrounding Balkan nations. May His healing come to the nations and to our hearts as we walk in His steps. God give us grace and mercy to make this a reality in our lives. <br /><br />May we all see the real Jesus and see how He is the way to peace for every nation and every life.leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-37962668722922988592009-09-26T11:50:00.000-07:002009-09-26T12:58:23.540-07:00Love Feast<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirK25JqhsvfCc30rv1imr77-w_VakvJBT3_1sWrkHnWobHuv-s4eax5vwJp0OeaJcuHPoWz74f3drhkxw-o9NMt-_qoIMbKf42sCTqHkOCx2qpRQUGdYsU83fUXF_N4dYx9xSAJQ/s1600-h/S7307717.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirK25JqhsvfCc30rv1imr77-w_VakvJBT3_1sWrkHnWobHuv-s4eax5vwJp0OeaJcuHPoWz74f3drhkxw-o9NMt-_qoIMbKf42sCTqHkOCx2qpRQUGdYsU83fUXF_N4dYx9xSAJQ/s400/S7307717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385866393355527554" border="0" /></a><br />Love feast is a special dinner we have in DTS to show our love and appreciation for the students and to celebrate God's goodness and love towards us. Its so fun to dress up and decorate the base to make it a special time for everyone. We shared funny stories and after dinner the students put on a funny comedy show, impersonating all of the staff! It was hilarious! They did a great job and even wrote a song about DTS. These students are awesome! We love them so much!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHk5rxk2kiOfnrWnj0rk9cIRF6CQ6GtZiqVVPOu-aFc1FfBfAAxDNS46dXDL9ORVNesvW9AFAG7ZFGSFwAv3hRa0AFUYAIHL33s00BZ-KdzmyyRdyFYJjhpYoqs_DgGN76CpO4A/s1600-h/S7307721.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHk5rxk2kiOfnrWnj0rk9cIRF6CQ6GtZiqVVPOu-aFc1FfBfAAxDNS46dXDL9ORVNesvW9AFAG7ZFGSFwAv3hRa0AFUYAIHL33s00BZ-KdzmyyRdyFYJjhpYoqs_DgGN76CpO4A/s400/S7307721.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385866417582119314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXlpGpofVBGKDQK4JnvozXonrYweYyiAYEXgrJ8N0ULmLWozNMLLT1JSw_-3BPPKHg5PNdTYBtFMsxZ5Lw59scWYInHfKjj_hs_lfDw8LKjXqKDyooJq9dpIWir0wDkGFvjvq1A/s1600-h/S7307719.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKCQS5rOKl1d0bHyp0AR-UF0eEaaCC_UpcYeCdfTChJN83jpol40r87SHpD-ufnWUpJMkiP6-pTmskgoMYLtXYhJN4OZ-Nva6ye9BofHBOwXKTK8xM412hA62R0HWaPgzYZWR0g/s400/S7307745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385867605574052946" border="0" /></a>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-57348373751616912652009-09-26T10:25:00.000-07:002009-09-26T11:17:10.346-07:00DTS outreach in Medgidia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXsf77Huout8DZAWDDWbz9dQQRwRnw7gA2UDqLR4_qz7uoPss1o3_lTqmMueQSBDs8M6MdCSvudG780F9nBf_z-_PZd-h9FZnARqaGH87K3d6wZM_WpvneUoeYlDPUsVugrIO_g/s1600-h/S7307696.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXsf77Huout8DZAWDDWbz9dQQRwRnw7gA2UDqLR4_qz7uoPss1o3_lTqmMueQSBDs8M6MdCSvudG780F9nBf_z-_PZd-h9FZnARqaGH87K3d6wZM_WpvneUoeYlDPUsVugrIO_g/s400/S7307696.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385840711839214386" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After about three weeks of teaching we broke the DTS students up into two teams and sent them out to two different locations outside of Constanta. My team was sent to Medgidia, a city about an hour away from Constanta. We worked with a Pentecostal church there that is reaching out to different villages all over the area. We visited, shared with and prayed for families and widows, prayed for people in the hospital, did children's ministry and shared a testimony and preaching in the church. We also visited the tiniest church I have ever seen! Just big enough for about 12 seats. It was inspiring to be a part of the ministry there and to experience the small beginings of a village church. I really enjoyed spending the week with the students, getting to know them better and serving with them. They are great!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIVt1dg7hqRHrtdoTDhRkCR1SbKqNfzjcwyUzKfWJWUu4He4jNC5yUiSgzPnP_8inkBsGeuTiCN3iT1az6KKno14izdLMB70w9_denbDE2LtMXAwNqHBgFtPlrrsIJ0W3F1-Law/s1600-h/S7307702.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIVt1dg7hqRHrtdoTDhRkCR1SbKqNfzjcwyUzKfWJWUu4He4jNC5yUiSgzPnP_8inkBsGeuTiCN3iT1az6KKno14izdLMB70w9_denbDE2LtMXAwNqHBgFtPlrrsIJ0W3F1-Law/s400/S7307702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385840709315193442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqf1r6vuGjS1yGysBqRsSDD1twPHhW3ZdlHbQ_EF0cyTums0YEgYC1f9eb7FY7B7rvbwz936fKGRHY1dUMNUCSLERysJfnNQutYqdrM3R17ZgR9qCFa2uleOpedr4eppQ8Rgg1Ig/s1600-h/S7307707.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhZD_Mmj5FjPrtYqdbKeCRv2zVjeCMVDO9aFNnVEhKHdzeuI8UKzdO-eTj6wSA8rO9kONSQRM9v9SJ9qNZ5Dx-OnEA5TZDRryjKyErFVCTuiMv31J4TbCZ6ez6sfFgxKa1X56Ww/s400/S7307658.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385839881829697170" border="0" /></a>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-29219389932603933422009-09-26T10:06:00.000-07:002009-09-26T10:15:09.209-07:00Back to DTS!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DtzHOhrkUi5KqJegbynBFOMqyV9Gi9incLPEbZ7ALDorLYh3erruL9WGbeAeCZkH3z9cdX6Kd1ODe6dGE0d0wai8wvKyVQAu48zTkSYNfEgBy735St8KsvIBoDwAm-zEySheFQ/s1600-h/S7307620.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DtzHOhrkUi5KqJegbynBFOMqyV9Gi9incLPEbZ7ALDorLYh3erruL9WGbeAeCZkH3z9cdX6Kd1ODe6dGE0d0wai8wvKyVQAu48zTkSYNfEgBy735St8KsvIBoDwAm-zEySheFQ/s400/S7307620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385825484428230066" border="0" /></a><br />The first week of teaching with the DTS was on "Hearing the voice of God". Our good friend, and one of YWAM Romania's national leaders, Helga, was our teacher. This is my fourth DTS and it is actually the first time I have heard a whole week on the subject. I loved it! The students and staff all got to shre different experiences of when we first heard God's voice and at the end of the week we spent time praying for different students all together. Some people recieved words for each students, others got pictures of what they felt God was saying to them and others recieved scripture. It was a very encouraging time and a great way to put hearing God's voice into practice.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLUwW75XDp_vl2QjgsxlklcujqOVhOP6zFhR70iDgoY3UsOIkxXZvrbDJy1G1t6XEW4Ue6L9o_1SbqrMq5ceg9FNxBHHhTcbz5Os36Ee4-hYYIogtPQvABeb0ZHPkBFSwP9TzKA/s1600-h/S7307616.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLUwW75XDp_vl2QjgsxlklcujqOVhOP6zFhR70iDgoY3UsOIkxXZvrbDJy1G1t6XEW4Ue6L9o_1SbqrMq5ceg9FNxBHHhTcbz5Os36Ee4-hYYIogtPQvABeb0ZHPkBFSwP9TzKA/s400/S7307616.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385825480236619906" border="0" /></a>Here we have the whole school with some staff and Helga. A great first week of teaching!leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-47133178805685185872009-09-26T09:29:00.000-07:002009-09-26T10:06:27.855-07:00Reaching out to Kids through ArtRewind a little bit to before the DTS started...<br />In June Michelle Rogers Pritzl from the States, a high school art teacher with a passion to help children in need through art, came to work with us for two weeks. She had the kids at our day center and at another christian group home here in Constanta painting self portraits of themselves as grown ups with different professions, making bracelets, creating boxes out of paper mache and more. The kids loved the different activities and we hope to work with her again next year!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZjbzUU6sChpoqqsTdsc2Wo6TuuG8KTUq3KQDTEIg3WLe7x-E6onwqE9Djp6PTggNcm6Ut5UZ7G3_X5HidH16Ru1WvLO06nXv-dbQZvP3ounBD0yOOK81fqDZkG831fhNZK9O2Q/s1600-h/S7307483.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZjbzUU6sChpoqqsTdsc2Wo6TuuG8KTUq3KQDTEIg3WLe7x-E6onwqE9Djp6PTggNcm6Ut5UZ7G3_X5HidH16Ru1WvLO06nXv-dbQZvP3ounBD0yOOK81fqDZkG831fhNZK9O2Q/s400/S7307483.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385821070353473570" border="0" /></a><br />Michelle is in the left corner and here we are waiting for the bus with some of the kids from Project Romania Rescue. Great kids!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5xwyAObO0ZFRCmLKydqKOQChuKnTs2oRUFZmThSX5prqjvXvg9UbSqPhEMke_9Lo765kiPs17AfcQCusiVnm1G41fJXA1jghNW-3qIqDqtqA_ei0sFTHl4H3eiF6x6c1kqvW4Q/s1600-h/S7307471.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5xwyAObO0ZFRCmLKydqKOQChuKnTs2oRUFZmThSX5prqjvXvg9UbSqPhEMke_9Lo765kiPs17AfcQCusiVnm1G41fJXA1jghNW-3qIqDqtqA_ei0sFTHl4H3eiF6x6c1kqvW4Q/s400/S7307471.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385821061125632306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRu1nQSkKZO7ZdqfzRyMPu0OqOzSVCsQQbUSDrkV0wt4YVDRvHGiikWeVh9UijP_zyusC1YR5tY9UxeR_6ASvlAhQ-eXG_XmYlQCfyuCH0Vzl9B9SqVeg3zXAPl0FJDaeT1lYaA/s1600-h/S7307477.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRu1nQSkKZO7ZdqfzRyMPu0OqOzSVCsQQbUSDrkV0wt4YVDRvHGiikWeVh9UijP_zyusC1YR5tY9UxeR_6ASvlAhQ-eXG_XmYlQCfyuCH0Vzl9B9SqVeg3zXAPl0FJDaeT1lYaA/s400/S7307477.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385821059240907714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcnFnLu3xygQGddCYyBZdKwefNNVSeVxmM56q_p6wb2VVBYhpKgpRbppyEn3WO3oGqfvwZjVmVWDR6y37atYUsN6yFMLyCMDG4dXqp_t6AJkubpYuwAsBYhWo6qT2OFHAVjp8DQ/s1600-h/S7307476.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcnFnLu3xygQGddCYyBZdKwefNNVSeVxmM56q_p6wb2VVBYhpKgpRbppyEn3WO3oGqfvwZjVmVWDR6y37atYUsN6yFMLyCMDG4dXqp_t6AJkubpYuwAsBYhWo6qT2OFHAVjp8DQ/s400/S7307476.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385821054707675762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzhyphenhyphenyJRePuMj4xgCGkKfA8DdvBQG4_GpfmsIh2_ed3HeGWT2PilxoxXteQot5Em6Q-wl6cSzAq47TnIU4r-jbyvO3SqxbpPuXG_G0yMdnI_GJHeLR8JOwple7G72uZXyS7cUq5g/s1600-h/S7307500.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzhyphenhyphenyJRePuMj4xgCGkKfA8DdvBQG4_GpfmsIh2_ed3HeGWT2PilxoxXteQot5Em6Q-wl6cSzAq47TnIU4r-jbyvO3SqxbpPuXG_G0yMdnI_GJHeLR8JOwple7G72uZXyS7cUq5g/s400/S7307500.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385821757596211234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhzuY36pQNzaLDOdOR3_7cEPwD50trlyKtc4iRwRPPNic26VeqXjcc6jbujCuiq0RdYKfVTDol3R1ER88qrduIfj__O0LFr51WbTvymHbg-n9T0ZPwAcMIevixm0LtdworJoJ4g/s1600-h/S7307486.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhzuY36pQNzaLDOdOR3_7cEPwD50trlyKtc4iRwRPPNic26VeqXjcc6jbujCuiq0RdYKfVTDol3R1ER88qrduIfj__O0LFr51WbTvymHbg-n9T0ZPwAcMIevixm0LtdworJoJ4g/s400/S7307486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385821074510421298" border="0" /></a>Making boxes at the Day Center<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_K7i7j4u7mF3wOqUZi5xj4tnJ1TZEwO6cr8uDtiuFk0wlF-qho9ewv5eR2jMSKON5B8ai3SXHoArjpoj0m0NKi1lWnPUQLpDClEw-w0IELLYbR7EB27DT0eeS9kyBzUIrW_vaQ/s1600-h/S7307512.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_K7i7j4u7mF3wOqUZi5xj4tnJ1TZEwO6cr8uDtiuFk0wlF-qho9ewv5eR2jMSKON5B8ai3SXHoArjpoj0m0NKi1lWnPUQLpDClEw-w0IELLYbR7EB27DT0eeS9kyBzUIrW_vaQ/s400/S7307512.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385821776442857746" border="0" /></a>At the end of the two weeks with Michelle we had an art exhibition/celebration with the kids art at our Cafe. It was a great time and we were so proud of the kids! They each got to share about what they wanted to be when they grew up- hairdressers, flight attendents, firefighters and soccer players to name a few! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGu-dNXEOgt9JRXfgmNRa_9Z0imUo-LWl1taSnP2VXtTJ2cZh2qOVfY1IL4UGU7yx9yOuh7dlzob5XcU4qEH7A7kXFxxGx5OGG3OlfQA-CaUO8gHM0h-rJnZqB-oHRnH78banRXw/s1600-h/S7307510.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGu-dNXEOgt9JRXfgmNRa_9Z0imUo-LWl1taSnP2VXtTJ2cZh2qOVfY1IL4UGU7yx9yOuh7dlzob5XcU4qEH7A7kXFxxGx5OGG3OlfQA-CaUO8gHM0h-rJnZqB-oHRnH78banRXw/s400/S7307510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385821767577257874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXRfPpxnlsLwgeTIEK50DzJQeZIlPdASe753SMNq-ALIQiyJOGxI48tFEEjDxp4T8LH0UGoCzLgFEOMl2O3BwlehTsfqUndxxKoOItE_fCgMjuyzDl3AkNPrpT69wTn3lL76Axw/s1600-h/S7307508.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXRfPpxnlsLwgeTIEK50DzJQeZIlPdASe753SMNq-ALIQiyJOGxI48tFEEjDxp4T8LH0UGoCzLgFEOMl2O3BwlehTsfqUndxxKoOItE_fCgMjuyzDl3AkNPrpT69wTn3lL76Axw/s400/S7307508.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385821761173623698" border="0" /></a>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-81768751744280899822009-08-09T08:15:00.001-07:002009-08-09T08:36:52.151-07:00DTS Update August 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6LEdSzZsSp1ZFPF0HFX2aBgDaGFEyojevXvgOTn0-txi8ROIUYc3JXty7jeL5iw8gRbQeaMDMSJRKOscSeOiPJkNhHvXEA8iAzFWvXW9WEHzEbz_4SHDMxZbAL2SIvNhgTK4nQ/s1600-h/Cafe+with+DTS.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6LEdSzZsSp1ZFPF0HFX2aBgDaGFEyojevXvgOTn0-txi8ROIUYc3JXty7jeL5iw8gRbQeaMDMSJRKOscSeOiPJkNhHvXEA8iAzFWvXW9WEHzEbz_4SHDMxZbAL2SIvNhgTK4nQ/s400/Cafe+with+DTS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367983343008110706" border="0" /></a>On July 14th we began our Discipleship Training School here at YWAM Constanta, Romania. We have 12 wonderful students from all over the world- Azerbaijan, Hong Kong, Moldova, Canada, Romania and the U.S. Our first week was all about getting to know the base, YWAM and each other. The second week we had a great teaching on Hearing God's Voice and in the third week it was all about different worldviews and the Kingdom of God! Last week we enjoyed experiencing the Father's loves through the topic of the Father heart of God. Awesome teaching and a great first month of the DTS!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwkj4WwDBzthGhy05zhiY9kmYHPbYPaBp4-HeCG6T88FeM8o0kJyIfeJPuy1oYZKGAYmjR1onG6uNMwJM4nwTz-e_u1EJ_AdQbHtBf_ZjeFgMrT5nyOkh21_PEIfrsDFlm1PIog/s1600-h/DTS-2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwkj4WwDBzthGhy05zhiY9kmYHPbYPaBp4-HeCG6T88FeM8o0kJyIfeJPuy1oYZKGAYmjR1onG6uNMwJM4nwTz-e_u1EJ_AdQbHtBf_ZjeFgMrT5nyOkh21_PEIfrsDFlm1PIog/s400/DTS-2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367983342133045554" border="0" /></a><br />Every week the students are able to join in our local ministries. Below you can see some pictures from a neighborhood kids club we have been doing every week at a local school next to a very poor neighborhood. The kids are so much fun and its awesome to see the DTS students reaching out to them and putting on a great kids club every week!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vdObBDeIOs1LOs5kRbeE9TTYzp8MOlgN9AdJA093OkvzPskEaD0NMF2dDGxv5z6wjvf6-4yFhhUMFyNbGmdPgz6HTIdifG8jrguGT8rHIKYKtKJ9X_Wl8jA6fYpeY3VgqKbfpw/s1600-h/Kids+Club4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vdObBDeIOs1LOs5kRbeE9TTYzp8MOlgN9AdJA093OkvzPskEaD0NMF2dDGxv5z6wjvf6-4yFhhUMFyNbGmdPgz6HTIdifG8jrguGT8rHIKYKtKJ9X_Wl8jA6fYpeY3VgqKbfpw/s400/Kids+Club4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367987719969813778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JBZaBQ7sguCT_huADnJNsIyl6zQDzHhC5TB4Ukf1Yykr_GKfL3KNzHMZ12uQZkajzVDw8qWfd84bkxIxvDruap-sTA00p6-TTjm1YYXmC0ulwBa4UZWiZLKbh8HosV8xoTe2Uw/s1600-h/Kids+Club2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JBZaBQ7sguCT_huADnJNsIyl6zQDzHhC5TB4Ukf1Yykr_GKfL3KNzHMZ12uQZkajzVDw8qWfd84bkxIxvDruap-sTA00p6-TTjm1YYXmC0ulwBa4UZWiZLKbh8HosV8xoTe2Uw/s400/Kids+Club2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367983338252204818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllxcbpI6WyH35stkx219PH6PFoxVsY-b0gLG9mo3_dJbdr7B7byNsTs2o4mwZyKTgTq7Mase80KUkNSdf2XTQP909K9OhxO308XWVtkvHlDIYb9lU4WdxFjlyuFqeTFa9PMsoPw/s1600-h/Kids+Club1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllxcbpI6WyH35stkx219PH6PFoxVsY-b0gLG9mo3_dJbdr7B7byNsTs2o4mwZyKTgTq7Mase80KUkNSdf2XTQP909K9OhxO308XWVtkvHlDIYb9lU4WdxFjlyuFqeTFa9PMsoPw/s400/Kids+Club1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367983330966738642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8829kYYBAipb45wSB9DvWhIVCpJK8sXQc3eZChfykowLpp66MWy-O03QQ5QQ9Bnqt6PscpKNrQVGtYnbk32JDw-bF4OHL0zIFSdEQ4IWEbn1mvsZwzWk86PFeKxysMQNDz_N6g/s1600-h/KIds+Club3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8829kYYBAipb45wSB9DvWhIVCpJK8sXQc3eZChfykowLpp66MWy-O03QQ5QQ9Bnqt6PscpKNrQVGtYnbk32JDw-bF4OHL0zIFSdEQ4IWEbn1mvsZwzWk86PFeKxysMQNDz_N6g/s400/KIds+Club3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367987716366069778" border="0" /></a><br />This coming week we will be on a week long outreach to some of the surrounding cities and villages, reaching out to turkish and gypsy families. We are excited to see what lies ahead and share this amazing LOVE that HE has put in our hearts!leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-68399657992287497562009-01-17T04:31:00.000-08:002009-01-17T05:00:59.740-08:00Teacher for A DayAnother fun experience I had this fall was substitute teaching for a friend. She is an English teacher at a local private school and she had to miss a few days so the school let me come in her place. It was a great experience and I fell in love with the kids pretty quick :) Most of the kids are from other nations or have one parent that is Romanian and the other from another nation, such as Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Turkey, South Korea, America, Holland... very international! The school is run by Lebanese directors and so there is a lot of Arab influence. Most children learn Arabic as well as Romanian and English. It is great to see the positive impact that my friend is making with the kids and to realize what a special ministry being a teacher is.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9C3IO9MQmgg3UDpCVYxIrVL_lGTAmk8TOWq7-yDlpJmuOOOKsf5UsslrUZOmgNNl9_i6nWf817zdr6XYgNvNd8f4hCPARTehrUwrh6HZqWhjOMF4aRr7bXXexop32bHZiQDiqSg/s1600-h/Teacher+pic1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9C3IO9MQmgg3UDpCVYxIrVL_lGTAmk8TOWq7-yDlpJmuOOOKsf5UsslrUZOmgNNl9_i6nWf817zdr6XYgNvNd8f4hCPARTehrUwrh6HZqWhjOMF4aRr7bXXexop32bHZiQDiqSg/s400/Teacher+pic1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292245727900571394" border="0" /></a>This is a pretty cheesy picture, but its me trying to be as teacher-y as possible :)<br /></div>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-65454745548910981402009-01-17T04:27:00.000-08:002009-01-17T04:31:02.463-08:00Strange things one may run into in ConstantaI happened upon this interesting discovery close to Christmas so I am assuming it is part of someone's holiday preparations, but why it was left out on the street like this, I just don't know. Yum... ;)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1b3yVdQfIZ1u7XeG1EgY5Vj5IDJJhDTVglgmEpiRK1Azqd8-IQWuscIuAAzroO8sFSV3c0M7VJokFxBL8keaFcL-wnII57ZwG64agvJV_RUGrn-J9WDP2BUVW8iBkoQOWWfe4YA/s1600-h/S7305928.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1b3yVdQfIZ1u7XeG1EgY5Vj5IDJJhDTVglgmEpiRK1Azqd8-IQWuscIuAAzroO8sFSV3c0M7VJokFxBL8keaFcL-wnII57ZwG64agvJV_RUGrn-J9WDP2BUVW8iBkoQOWWfe4YA/s400/S7305928.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292238942732379874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkn7X3ZGkrDA15rW4-N_-hjbVDwCDTO0pJbUQ5QPFZo5sieE7FgM1PPp_YhwNfD4h72T667CSlY2x9um-7_98d1vtvBrBNZEKfkzF4Vu6KyxAElvvas4KhwaL8n-mBhxdYaU_OQ/s1600-h/S7305927.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkn7X3ZGkrDA15rW4-N_-hjbVDwCDTO0pJbUQ5QPFZo5sieE7FgM1PPp_YhwNfD4h72T667CSlY2x9um-7_98d1vtvBrBNZEKfkzF4Vu6KyxAElvvas4KhwaL8n-mBhxdYaU_OQ/s400/S7305927.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292238944063928210" border="0" /></a>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-34891291584917925292009-01-17T04:22:00.000-08:002009-01-17T04:26:31.706-08:00Believe it or Not!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5XVYGTc81DSQWJxqeM3j9g3l4fSM6MAblztnCfIftvCjDEHbQZmgE6m4wf9ipbtU6CpPqXIpmUhbiHjOkxyv-sDnfMXd2gDCmbPq5Jy0Id9unepUU-U0kOXtlGaxkHm2STMElw/s1600-h/S7305924.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5XVYGTc81DSQWJxqeM3j9g3l4fSM6MAblztnCfIftvCjDEHbQZmgE6m4wf9ipbtU6CpPqXIpmUhbiHjOkxyv-sDnfMXd2gDCmbPq5Jy0Id9unepUU-U0kOXtlGaxkHm2STMElw/s400/S7305924.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292237992247747442" border="0" /></a><br />Yes, folks- you may be shocked to hear but this photo documents my very first-ever Big Mac experience! Yum...Mc Donalds is waaay better in Romania :)leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-52978085793190083392009-01-17T03:57:00.000-08:002009-01-17T04:20:33.235-08:00Church Ministry to Turkish PreschoolersLast fall I had the very great pleasure of visiting a ministry that my church here in Constanta has been running for Turkish children. They are running a preschool and offer homework help and other social services for many children from around Constanta who otherwise would not have such opportunities. The teacher there Adriana does a wonderful job and has seen much fruit in the lives of her students over the past 15 years that she has been working in this area. It was an inspiration and a blessings to join in for the few days I was there- and man, the kids are adorable! :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08dAOj3eWc-pPors2VjNJ9w-gcJmoT15co2M_Y2oASwIIOzNDKjVXOKAp8l3fCeVwbgDNcSsTO9YlSUL_sofLOUllxJf73G-jdQHGTdoGFU0aWJa258hPOwotInQirzRW3sS7OQ/s1600-h/S7305805.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08dAOj3eWc-pPors2VjNJ9w-gcJmoT15co2M_Y2oASwIIOzNDKjVXOKAp8l3fCeVwbgDNcSsTO9YlSUL_sofLOUllxJf73G-jdQHGTdoGFU0aWJa258hPOwotInQirzRW3sS7OQ/s400/S7305805.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292236260902239298" border="0" /></a>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-14699167928793520032009-01-17T03:50:00.000-08:002009-01-17T03:57:38.329-08:00New Staff at YWAM ConstantaA few months ago YWAM Constanta was blessed to have a new couple join us as staff, Mela and Calin Pescaru. They were actually staff in my DTS in Cluj back in 2006 and its great to have them with us now in Constanta. At our base we have a tradition of surrounding new staff and "praying them in"- asking for God to lead and bless their time serving with us in Constanta. We are excited to see what plans God has for Mela and Calin in the coming years!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSjtwVTHZBcKOPfYAzIgmG8jYruF8ujqt3u86yxEJ_UeuGQo_wjZEZfcIhQ1w4UDMQHHZO0orVYpgRS6FxwYYaT4R7JbYmmQ3UK_1cVt85j3d2kLx2bjsKus2mTldjcaGDdPkbA/s1600-h/S7305702.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSjtwVTHZBcKOPfYAzIgmG8jYruF8ujqt3u86yxEJ_UeuGQo_wjZEZfcIhQ1w4UDMQHHZO0orVYpgRS6FxwYYaT4R7JbYmmQ3UK_1cVt85j3d2kLx2bjsKus2mTldjcaGDdPkbA/s400/S7305702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292230237442873266" border="0" /></a>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12751961.post-74417865342808563232009-01-05T10:51:00.000-08:002009-01-05T12:03:13.432-08:00Randomness in Romania<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4qLfkH8tVdlsiZeYZIRRJZUxraOsDeTxxLgH-kF9euX9tJi-t0nholkARVhCEPM880bhr9lnrvWYdPOUQcBLqYhtWntO9UvkBU5OHr-F5yd6BGFf2VOVTYHSgeOlPlvSTC_2Fw/s1600-h/S7305756.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4qLfkH8tVdlsiZeYZIRRJZUxraOsDeTxxLgH-kF9euX9tJi-t0nholkARVhCEPM880bhr9lnrvWYdPOUQcBLqYhtWntO9UvkBU5OHr-F5yd6BGFf2VOVTYHSgeOlPlvSTC_2Fw/s400/S7305756.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287884801717880402" border="0" /></a>WOO for bowling at the new mall in Constanta- yeah I get out...once in a while! Good staff bonding time :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDO1SUe_z2uLYrJt-Bxuf9e8PVsLwBK5k5GYKdmRs_tyfEo9gq5mGVkGh_P4uLg7MHo-ZBeja_qqrKVExGrqhA9WD656uk6Iwmi4Rev7Op25QQRSCJ_MscWsjGdxt1qHgKUYcbrw/s1600-h/S7305694.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDO1SUe_z2uLYrJt-Bxuf9e8PVsLwBK5k5GYKdmRs_tyfEo9gq5mGVkGh_P4uLg7MHo-ZBeja_qqrKVExGrqhA9WD656uk6Iwmi4Rev7Op25QQRSCJ_MscWsjGdxt1qHgKUYcbrw/s400/S7305694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287884796469013906" border="0" /></a>Classic scene one can find walking through the parks of Romania :) I love these guys!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdU_ahjF828KSQVGNL9kcuA7OXYpk91dkLwmAiwgE_CO11BnzC4PuHtozOISMr4awlDvahxzCFhmVuH8EqdkDC9my86IA4kUFjmSTHzVpiDIgxuFljk95YlL-8gohLrU-jzTKJMg/s1600-h/S7305622.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdU_ahjF828KSQVGNL9kcuA7OXYpk91dkLwmAiwgE_CO11BnzC4PuHtozOISMr4awlDvahxzCFhmVuH8EqdkDC9my86IA4kUFjmSTHzVpiDIgxuFljk95YlL-8gohLrU-jzTKJMg/s400/S7305622.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287884789882169042" border="0" /></a>YES! Korean food in Romania! Its a miracle! Thank you Kyoung Soon!<br />Kyoung soon was visiting us on her outreach with her CDTS from YWAM Chatel- man I loved that team! Miss you guys!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglD46jUR1mMmnMe2lBu6eD8Wt0nMJD0lowujIjXBQjesVh9DV-fOjkKUNLemlnTTAY1NlwUyFqC8Oj3l4v3vaUBKTtAvm9h92eLZGlV1n5hHghwt7uVc1DJsIN7vMvU0b_bjaxw/s1600-h/S7305513.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglD46jUR1mMmnMe2lBu6eD8Wt0nMJD0lowujIjXBQjesVh9DV-fOjkKUNLemlnTTAY1NlwUyFqC8Oj3l4v3vaUBKTtAvm9h92eLZGlV1n5hHghwt7uVc1DJsIN7vMvU0b_bjaxw/s400/S7305513.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287884780540667442" border="0" /></a>Sometimes we get exciting loads of donations to sort through . Actually this load was given to us by another ministry in Cluj, Romania and we received lots of clothes for the kids at our Day Center and more! God provides- clothes and fun :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RXSOmZ71J7F45qHTloVMrVP5iirH4yyYccToF_DPdnjGP8rvGK11ar0uTnvF4MwpbQXyDjMhMH2zOawljqovGPMnwYjHHhudq9_J0U0JzjNAqMGPfc_x4mFJUuVhv5abtXIkmA/s1600-h/S7305515.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RXSOmZ71J7F45qHTloVMrVP5iirH4yyYccToF_DPdnjGP8rvGK11ar0uTnvF4MwpbQXyDjMhMH2zOawljqovGPMnwYjHHhudq9_J0U0JzjNAqMGPfc_x4mFJUuVhv5abtXIkmA/s400/S7305515.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287884788449438098" border="0" /></a>Rune our base director lets the donations take him back to the 80's...looking good Rune!leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310154436997182221noreply@blogger.com3