Mountains And Babies

Here is a look at what we've been up to in the last week and a half:

We enjoyed a dinner at a Romanian restaurant with Ryan and Danielle and also went to a violin/piano concert at the symphony hall.

We took a day trip to the mountains near Sinaia where the Ryan and Danielle toured the Peles castle. JT, Krista, and Mark climbed up a mountain and were awed by the beauty there. Rebecca and Jenny hung out in a coffee shop because Rebecca was still under the weather. Someday we'll go back and hike all the way to the top, or take the gondola to the top to see the cross that is at the peak of the mountain.

Mark got to go to the baby hospital for the first time in 3 months and it was so great to see the babies! They have all grown and most of them have their first teeth already. They were so interactive and we are so thankful that we can go there to work with them again.

We spend lots of time at the orphanage playing with Alina, who is really becoming attached to us. Each week playing with her is a highlight of our time there and her smile is always so big when she's having fun.

Other updates and prayer requests:

-Rebecca is starting to feel better and her cough seems to e going away, it is helping that the weather is warming up. The lice are gone after hours and hours of combing hair and the second treatment with shampoo.

-Please pray for the situation with our orphanage as the director is causing all sorts of problems and is making life very difficult for some of the kids. Pray for the kids there and especially the ones that are the targets of his abuse. Pray that God works in this man's heart or removes him and replaces him with someone who loves God and the kids.

-Continued learning of the language, we have been learning how to tell Bible stories because even the newest Bibles use lots of uncommon language. Soon we will start working on Bible apologetics which will help us prepare to share the gospel and also help us to practice speaking fluently. We only have one month of lessons left so please pray that we finish strongly.