Catching Up

A lot has happened since Wednesday. Bonnie and I traveled to Sighisoara for a day of rest. That's another story for another day. I met with Otto Kis of Sacele/Brasov on Wednesday afternoon. He and Elisabeth are moving to a new flat in Sacele. Also, this week is wheelchair distribution for special needs persons at the Brasov church.  The event is co-sponsored by Joni and Friends.

On Thursday, Bonnie and I came to Reghin to be with Attila and Adel Toth and Paul Crook. We met the Leesburg Youth Camp Team. They are doing a great job. Each day the number of young people participating in the Sports Camp has grown...on Saturday over 100 young people participated! The camp emphasizes different sport each day. It's a great concept and has really worked well.  That night, Sandor and Miklos prepared authentic Hungarian Goulash for the team and the Gornesti young people.  

The construction of the Peris church is moving along.  On Friday morning the windows and doors were delivered and installed by Friday evening. Pictured are two of the Peris members working on the construction. 


Friday morning, Attila, Brad, Duke, and I went to Gornesti to begin construction on the Gornesti Gypsy Mission Church. We measured off the property, then measured out the foundation and dug the outline of the foundation. The ground was hard and full of rocks. We got the foundation framed and ready for the real digging to begin.  Bonnie and I then went to Cluj to pick up Katie McClung. She came in almost on time. We drove straight to Gornesti for a delicious meal of grilled chicken, pork, and micis (spicy Romania mixed ground meat shaped like link sausage).  

Saturday, we had to get serious in preparation for Gypsy Summer Camp to begin on Monday...photocopying, purchasing supplies, organizing materials, and going over schedules. The weather here is hot compared to what we usually expect. Next week, however, it is supposed to be considerably cooler in the mountains near Sibiu.  

Last night, we were all invited over to Istvan (Sir Baptist) and Dora's, Lala and Esther's, Zozo, and Ishti's house for a meal. How can they make such great soups?  We also enjoyed fresh baked bread, grilled chicken, chicken snitzel, potatos, fresh tomato, cucumber, and onion salad, and a huge fruit salad. Afterwards, we all went outside for a "campfire" and sang all our favorite songs in English, Gypsy, and Hungarian.