One of those weeks

This past week was a bit more difficult than usual. We had freezing rain on Wednesday (Dec 1) and this prohibited us from going to our ministry locations. Thursday we had finally put in our application for our visa renewal. After waiting in line for over three hours, we finished one minute before the office closed! God was watching over us.

Ice on the grass

Little monkeys from the preschool

On Saturday we went down to Rosiori early to see the girls in Alexandria. We ended up having car problems and were stuck on the side of the road (thankfully it happened right near a small parking lot) for a couple hours. God again was watching over us, while we were there a friend drove past with her brother-in-law who is a mechanic. He diagnosed the problem (an air intake hose that wouldn't stay connected) but was unable to fix it. When Doru arrived (he works with the boys transition program), he was able to use rags and tied it together and we made it to our destination.

Rebecca and Adriana

Mark and Stela

When we arrived at the apartment in Rosiori we soon had a problem with the water heater (which also provides heat for the apartment). So we did not have any hot water or heat. Hopefully this will be resolved soon, but again, we were thankful that we brought the space heater that we had just bought.

Teaching about the weather

The boys looking to see if they succeeded in making a tornado

Then we returned to Snagov and did not have water for two days because of the repairs the city was making. But thankfully there is a well outside and we could bring water in the house. On Wednesday Mark brought in the van to fix the part and get it inspected (required biennially), so Mark got the pleasure of driving the Damas. And then on the way to Voluntari, they ran out of gas because the gauge does not work. Thankfully they were on a side street very near a gas station.

Mark driving the Damas

Some of the kids from one of the youth groups

So overall, it was a hard week, but the hand of God was clearly in everything. Our teaching times went well, we were able to accomplish what we needed, and God gave us the strength to get through it all. Please pray that Satan's attacks will be stopped and H2H will be protected. We feel that God is with us, but we also feel like the devil would really like to take us down. But we are thankful to know who is on our side, and who is the ultimate victor. Please also pray for safety, we have a lot of driving to do this next week for all the Christmas programs. Snow is in the forecast, so please be praying for extra safety on the road. We really appreciate and need all your prayers.