We had a wonderful time in the U.S. for our annual 3 month furlough. We met our youngest granddaughter, Claudia for the first time in person. It was much better than just seeing her on
Skype. We actually got to hold her and love on her as well as the other 5 granddaughters we have. It was good to be home. We spent Christmas with our family and enjoyed it very much. We are grateful for the time allowed to go home on furlough and see family and friends and spend time with our supporters also. Thank you for allowing us this privilege. It was a busy time but we accomplished a lot during this time.
We have been back in Romania for a week. We arrived on Feb. 29. When we arrived it was cold and still had snow on the ground. Finally the snow has melted but it is still cold. The Romanians tell us it was a rough winter for them.
Jeff & Anna
Phillips, and Coleman their son, came with us this year. They are new missionaries with Global Outreach International. They will be living here and working in
Vinga. They will begin language lessons in April and focus the first year on
learning the language and culture. They have completed the first step of their visa application. They are now waiting on approval from the Baptist Union, which will take about 3 weeks, then
they can complete the rest of the process.
They seem to be adjusting well. Jeff is learning to drive and deal with the city traffic in
Arad and
Timisoara. They are beginning to get familiar with some of the places here. Anna had a lesson in making homemade biscuits yesterday afternoon. She did very well and caught on very easily.
Vinga Baptist Church made them feel very welcome last Sunday and we attended both services there.
Please pray for them as they settle in and get accustomed to everything.
This picture above was taken at the reception following Jeff & Ann's commissioning service at their home church, First Baptist Church of Donalsonville, GA on Sunday evening, February 26, 2012. It was a wonderful service.
