Hello again,

well first things first, I know it is a little late, but, we got to Romania safely and without any delay, except for five boxes that got stuck in Zurich for a day. But other than that we all made it safely to Bucharest. For the parents who read this sorry it took so long to get that information out, we just got internet.

We have already had our first day of ministry. In the morning Team A, which is April, Nate, Kelsey, and Kellen, went to orphanage #6, which is all pre schoolers. Team B, which is, Ryan, Larissa, Christie, and Bree, went to S. Ana, which has kids anywhere from 7-14. Each team brought a lesson, a game, and a craft to their orphanage and all the kids seemed to have a really good time. But beyond those three things, just our presence being there seemed to be of great benefit for the kids.

Then, after lunch, the teams joined back up and went to Orphanage #7, which had kids a little older in age, from 12-18. There we told a lesson on God's love for us even when we sin and how we don't have to carry around our guilt, even when we do mess up. The craft was face painting and the girls seemed to really enjoy it, Nate and Ryan went outside and played soccer with the guys, which ended up turning into a big snow ball fight. Nate and Ryan lost.

It has been difficult at times not knowing any of the Romanian language as we interact with these kids, but it is amazing to see how powerful God is, that he can work through that. His love is too great to be held back by a language barier, his love crosses over that.

Oh yeah, when we arrived it was snowing, and it snowed all that night. It has been pretty cold, but all the team members are pretty prepared and have been handling it like champs.

The last couple of days have been free days since the staff gets the weekend off. We toured the People's Palace, which is the second largest administrative building in the world, behind the pentagon, and walked around the city checking out the various shops Bucharest has to offer.

Tonight has been spent planning the VBS programs for the next week and has been pretty succesful. The trip is going great so far and it is awesome to see how God is moving on our team and in the orphanages we come in contact with.

Some things to be in prayer about:

That we continue to build on our team unity
That we build relationships with the Children to Love staff and can be an encouragement to them
That God blesses our VBS programs and that they are effective and well recieved
That we continue to strive to know God more
That God gives each team member patience for one another
That God continues to bless our travels on the public transit and we are able to continue to travel safely

Thank you so much for reading about this and being in prayer over it. Without God and your guys' support, we couldn't be here right now. Thanks again!

-Team Romania