Bible Club in Bolbosi Sat. am. Sept. 4, 2010

This Bible Club was the 2nd of 4 we did while visiting in the Oltenia Region. Here the children started out with playing a game. The leader called a number and they had to gather into groups of that number. At the end the ones left not in a group were out. Getting ready to sing some songs.

Don't you just love the expression on this little girl's face, The one in the pink with her hands on her hips. I wonder what she was thinking!

Sharing the Bible story in the next 2 pictures below.

The older children are answering the questions from the Bible story and the younger ones are coloring a picture.

Here the younger children have received their Bible Story Book.

Beautiful Mountains in Romania

These 5 pictures are as we were traveling home from our visit in Valea, Romania. Valea is in Gorj county in the Oltenia Region of the country. The mountains were gorgeous and the pictures certainly do not do their beauty justice. We came home on Sept. 6, which was our 41st wedding anniversary. It was a nice way to spend the day, traveling through the beautiful mountains.

Fence in Vinga gets a face lift!

This week our fence and gate got a much needed face lift. Metal was installed along the top of the fence wall to prevent deterioration of the concrete. Then Buddy and Nelu painted the fence walls white and the gate black. Buddy and Nelu hard at work painting the fence walls.

Aug. 22, 2010 Celebration Service for Renovations of Church in Cladova

This is a picture taken of the Baptist church in Cladova as the renovations are underway. Here the new roof is on but the finish work around the eaves is not completed. The new bathroom (outhouse) is started also with a storage area. The work included putting a foundation under the church, replacing the roof and building the new storage area and bathroom. We were blessed by being able to give a financial gift to help with the work. This is the veiw of the back of the church.

August 22, 2010 Pastor Ioan Miraute welcomes the guest to the celebration service and gives thanks and praise to God for the work that was accomplished on the renovations of the church. He read a history of the church. It was started in 1903 and the building was constructed in 1909. So the church has a long standing history in the community.

Buddy shares how the church and village of Cladova have a special place in his heart and how it played a vital part in how we came to Romania to be missionaries. His first mission trip to Romania was in 1998 to work on constructing a church in the village of Cruceni. At that time the pastor of Cruceni also served as the pastor of Cladova. The previous year in 1997 one of the sisters in the church at Cladova shared a verse that God had given her with our pastor from the U.S. and told him it was going to be a long term relationship. No one understood at the time what all it meant and what all God would do in the coming years.

Bro. Tomeanu Tutu, a Romanian who lives in Arizona, U.S. shared a testimony. He contributed financialy to the renovation project. He shared it was God who was important in all that was done.

Beni and Dorina sing from their heart.

The Bodea Family shared in song and music. Dani was one of the workers who did the renovations.

The children are always a blessing to hear sing.

This family shared in song and poem.

A side veiw taken on Sunday, Aug. 22 after the dedication service.

A better veiw of the roof.

The new facilities.

Donations for Moldova

A local pastor organized a transport truck to take donations to Moldova, Romania to helped the victims of the flooded areas in the country due to heavy rains. We were the first stop of 8 locations where he will collect donations to take there. The boxes they are loading are from the container sent in July from Louisiana to help the needy in Romania. We pray these boxes will be a blessing to them. It is an assortment of men's, ladies, children's clothes, shoes, purses and misc. items.

More Camp Pictures July 7-11, 2010 - Hunedoara Timisana

During the camp the children accumulated points by participating in different activities and events. On Saturday evening we had a store for them to use their points by buying items they wanted. The children coming in to buy at the store with their points.

It's hard to decide what to buy!!

Buddy sharing a few words of encouragement to the youth on Sunday morning. He shared you should always ask God for the things you need in your life.

Group picture of the campers!

Bible Camp at Hunedoara Timisana July 7-11, 2010

Bro. Florin selecting the team leaders.

Camp leaders - Bro. Florin, Barbara and Lucia.

Opening Flag Ceremony.

Lunch - Soup anyone?

Our cooks - Alina and Gabby.

Making the Team Flags.

Small group time. Bible discussion on everyday problems and relationships.

Making sunvisors at Craft Time.

Volleyball is always fun!!

Free time.

Getting a quick nap!

Blue Team

Red Team

Green Team

Purple Team

Wise Men Seek Jesus!

Writing our Bible Verse on the Star!

Our Bible lesson on Friday morning.

The children are enjoying an afternoon at the Lake in Arad.

Relay Race at the Fun Day at the lake in Arad on Friday afternoon.