Right now I am in the kitchen working on some homework...Through the bedroom door I hear Amy laughing as she watches the Office. Saturdays and Sundays are usually nice, peaceful days :).
I guess I should say something about Italy? It was a whirlwind of train rides, getting lost, eating pizza and gelato, and of course seeing some amazing historical sites, and meeting cool people! It was really enjoyable and it does not really seem real that it happened! Through the trip it was obvious that God was watching over us...He is amazing :).
I am very thankful that I brought my ukulele along, because I have had quite a few opportunities to play it over here...Not just in my room to de-stress, but for different programs and such. I enjoy it because it is a way to share about God's love...and I love sharing about that!
Last Thursday for the teen Bible study I was asked to share a favorite Bible verse. I could not really decide on what to share...after praying about it I felt God calling me to share from Hosea. I said a little bit about the book and then shared some of the final chapter of Hosea. It was amazing because the overall theme of the Bible study was the prodigal son, and what I said about Hosea went along perfectly with that, and I didn't even know that was the theme of the Bible study before hand! God working all the way!
I have started teaching English as opposed to doing "English Club". English club was more hanging out, giving girls an opportunity to practice their English. Some of the teens from Veritas told me that they would be interested in having an English class, and they do not know English as well as the girls who have been attending English club. So, since we had three leaders for the club, I branched off and started teaching and English class! Never thought I would do that--and never had a desire to be a teacher! But I guess when it is for people I love, and I want them to have more opportunities in life, it is a different story :). It has also given me a good opportunity to get to know a couple of the girls in the program a lot better.
In the special needs program I led a small art therapy group. I really enjoyed it. We have also been making Christmas ornaments to sell at the St. Nicholas fair coming up in December. Another thing planned for December is a short skit and song time. The families of the clients are invited to come. Another student and I are in charge of making a few costumes for the skit.
It has been getting really cold over here. Foarte frig! This past week we had our final Romanian exam! We all got A's! We are very happy about that :). Today Amy and I went and helped out with Metro Ministries in another part of town. On our taxi ride over we saw a little snow on the ground! It was exciting and lifted our spirits :). There is something cheerful about the first snowfall...
Please pray for us as the end of our trip is approaching. I am not really excited about that at all. I am starting to feel the loss. I don't feel ready to leave everything behind... I really want to make the most of the last few weeks we have in Romania. Also, I am praying for a peace about leaving. I know that God called me here for a semester, and it is in his plan that I would come home too! But it's difficult.
On another note, you could also pray for us as a few of us are planning our last week in Europe. We are planning on visiting another country, possible going to Budapest, Hungary. We originally planned on Greece but feel as though God has closed that door. I am really praying that he would guide us to this last destination. Honestly, I am really hoping we will be able to find someone who could tell us more about human trafficking in Hungary (or wherever else we end up!). We were able to sit down with someone in Bucharest (oh yea--we went to Bucharest last weekend and saw the second biggest building in the world, the first is the Pentagon) and talk to her about what she is doing in the fight against sex trafficking. It was amazing to hear how God has already provided so much for them. You can pray for that issue in Romania. A lot of prayer is needed... Anyways, if you have any suggestions for countries around Romania that we could visit, let us know! We are kinda praying for a free place to stay, although, that seems like an unlikely dream! :)
