http://www.reachouttoromania.org Reach Out to Romania Wed, 12 May 2010 22:08:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello from Romania! This week, I took a train from Cluj-Napoca to Timisoara. I spent six hours in a cabin with a friend, two music students, a young girl hoping to be a folk singer, two schoolteachers, and a blind, elderly woman. It was interesting to see these generations interact. ... http://www.reachouttoromania.org/2009/an-observation-on-generation-gaps/ These are the final few days of preparations before the team from the United States makes its way to Romania. We on this side of the ocean are preparing for the team's arrival as well: transferring boxes of supplies from city to city, making final reservations and confirming schedules. I ... http://www.reachouttoromania.org/2009/observations/ Good morning from Romania! I arrived here two days ago, after a long and grueling day of delayed and cancelled flights. But once I stepped foot onto Eastern European soil, it was all worth it. I am here, and my heart is full. When I come, I look around with a ... http://www.reachouttoromania.org/2009/buna-dimineata/ "The winter will ask what we did all summer." This is an old Gypsy proverb referring to the value of hard work. I read it as, "You reap what you sow". When I think about it in terms of our ministry in Romania, it gives me a sense of urgency. ... http://www.reachouttoromania.org/2009/days-away/ I was thinking today about what it means to delight in the Lord. Quickly to my mind came an image of the children in the Roma village of Archita, where I have had the privilege of serving and visiting the past two summers. I can hardly describe to you what it ... http://www.reachouttoromania.org/2009/making-a-joyful-noise/ We are counting down the days until we journey to Romania, and the ticking of the clock signals a whirlwind of activity. We are attending to last-minute details, taking care of the technicalities of travel, lodging, etc. Our companions across the ocean are preparing to receive us. Excitement hangs in the ... http://www.reachouttoromania.org/2009/preparedness/ The question of suffering in the world has no boundaries. It crossed the boundaries of time. From generation to generation, as people die of sickness, violence and starvation, the question is passed on like a hurting baton. The cry is all the same, “Will it ever end?” In the sincere soul searching ... http://www.reachouttoromania.org/2009/why-there-is-suffering-in-the-world/ When I came to the office this morning, I opened an email from my good friend Florin from Sighisoara. We have been working with him for the last five years. I would like to invite you to read his email and think of a way you will might be able to ... http://www.reachouttoromania.org/2009/15/ I am very grateful for the generous contribution received from First Presbyterian Church of Westminster towards the support of the Bread Project. The money were sent and Pastor Florin was instructed to buy the ingredients necessary for baking the bread. Another contribution was made by a family from Detroit and few ... http://www.reachouttoromania.org/2009/i-was-hungry-and-you-fed-me/ You do not need to go too far to hear and see bad news anymore. The malls are not so crowded, the people do not travel much and everyone guards their finances to make sure they will  make it through these hard times. In the midst of all these hardships, ... http://www.reachouttoromania.org/2008/hard-times/