🤝 Romania 2007 — All Posts

  • Six Days Before I Leave for Romania

    Six Days Before I Leave for Romania

    I have been making preparations for my trip to Romania over the past month and now I only have 6 days left until my departure! I'm sooooooo excited!…

  • Two Days Left Until Departure

    Two Days Left Until Departure

    Wow! I can't believe I'll be leaving for Romania in two days! I've been busy shopping, packing, and saying goodbye to friends. I'll also be leaving my dog…

  • 1 Day Left

    1 Day Left

    Today I went to church, had lunch with friends, Good Neighbor Church prayed for me, finished packing, talked to a friend, and tied up loose ends. I'll be…

  • Prayer List

    Prayer List

    This trip wouldn't be possible without God's provision through the prayers and support of His people. I really appreciate all of my partners who made this possible. Now,…

  • Week 1 – Getting Adjusted

    Week 1 – Getting Adjusted

    Day 1-Tuesday, June 5, 2007, Well, I made it to Romania! I survived the flight, was picked up at the Bucharest airport with another intern, and spent my…

  • Week 2 – Exploring

    Week 2 – Exploring

    Day 7- Monday, June 11, 2007, Because of the extra time we spent with the boys from the orphanage, we were given 2 days off! So, I was…

  • Week 3 – The Vision

    Week 3 – The Vision

    Day 14 - Monday, June 18, 2007 , I was able to meet with Fibia, Madalina (team leaders), and Alina to talk about what the vision of CTL…

  • Week 4 – The Mission

    Week 4 – The Mission

    Day 21 - Monday, June 25, 2007, We continued Vision meeting II and had some difficulties wording the vision statement. If you've ever tried this-- you know it's…

  • Week 5 – Camp Preparation

    Week 5 – Camp Preparation

    Day 27 - Sunday, July 1, 2007, Today I was able to go to the international church. The service was spoken in Romanian and translated in English-- which…

  • Week 6 – Summer Camp

    Week 6 – Summer Camp

    Day 34 - Sunday, July 8, 2007, At 6:30am, we took a cab to meet the 8 other staff to go to the camp a day early (before…

  • Budapest Day 1

    Budapest Day 1

    Heidi, Alina, and I are flying to Budapest , Hungary for 4 days. WOW!!! More to come soon! We left Bucharest around 7:30pm and flew a really cheap…

  • Budapest Day 2

    Budapest Day 2

    We woke up, left to find a bank to exchange money for Florins (Hungarian currency), shop for breakfast, paid rent for 4 days, bought a metro/bus/tram pass, and…

  • Budapest Day 3

    Budapest Day 3

    We woke up, got ready, ate breakfast, then left for City Park . We went to Szechenyi Baths for the whole day! The Szechenyi Baths are the largest…

  • Budapest Day 4

    Budapest Day 4

    Today we woke up early and left for a small town called Szentendre. It's a small artist community about 40 minutes north of Budapest. We arrived on a…

  • Budapest Day 5

    Budapest Day 5

    On our last day, we slept in, packed up, rented some bikes and rode all over Budapest. It was amazing! I had forgotten how much I enjoyed riding…

  • Week 8 – Ear Infection

    Week 8 – Ear Infection

    Day 49 - Monday, July 23, 2007, The majority of this week I had an ear infection. Here's a quote from my journal: "I have never felt a…

  • Week 9 – Standards and Guitar Lessons

    Week 9 – Standards and Guitar Lessons

    Day 56 - Monday, July 30, 2007, The morning was spent planning for our last mission meeting and in the afternoon, we were able to visit Roxanna at…

  • Week 10 – Departure

    Week 10 – Departure

    Day 63 - Monday, August 6, 2007 , We had a team from Shoreline Calvary Bible Church with us to prepare activities for the kids. Cool group of…

  • Reaching Romania Conclusion

    Reaching Romania Conclusion

    Saturday, September 1, 2007 It's been 3 weeks since I returned from Romania and I wanted to conclude my time there with one last blog: Hello, this is…

Every Post at a Glance

  1. Six Days Before I Leave for Romania May 28, 2007
  2. Two Days Left Until Departure June 2, 2007
  3. 1 Day Left June 3, 2007
  4. Prayer List June 3, 2007
  5. Week 1 – Getting Adjusted June 7, 2007
  6. Week 2 – Exploring June 16, 2007
  7. Week 3 – The Vision June 27, 2007
  8. Week 4 – The Mission June 30, 2007
  9. Week 5 – Camp Preparation July 16, 2007
  10. Week 6 – Summer Camp July 16, 2007
  11. Budapest Day 1 July 17, 2007
  12. Budapest Day 2 July 18, 2007
  13. Budapest Day 3 July 19, 2007
  14. Budapest Day 4 July 20, 2007
  15. Budapest Day 5 July 21, 2007
  16. Week 8 – Ear Infection August 8, 2007
  17. Week 9 – Standards and Guitar Lessons August 8, 2007
  18. Week 10 – Departure August 10, 2007
  19. Reaching Romania Conclusion September 1, 2007