The final few days are upon us. Five days left in Romania. There is much to think about and a few things to finish up.
This month we had our special needs event. It was a big success. We held it in the small Nazarene Church, and it was full! The skit that we had prepared went well, the costumes looked good :). There were also a few accomplished musicians, which sounded really beautiful. Another amazing thing was a professional acting group came and performed! I loved seeing how much the clients enjoyed it. They laughed and laughed and laughed :). Joy. The mayor also appeared for the first 30 minutes.
Last weekend a few of us went up to Cluj, a nearby city, and saw the new Twilight movie. So cheesy--definitely not impressed! I did get some good laughs out of it though. And, it was fun spending the time with friends, since time is so short.
On Wednesday we had a small Christmas party with friends. We watched Elf--I forgot how much I love that movie!
Last Monday was the St. Nicholas fair. There were small shops set up around the citadel square...mostly home-made goods. Veritas had a table set up for each of their different groups (teens, special needs, domestic violence, etc.). There was also a stage set up next to a very large Christmas tree. Teens, kids, and elderly women came and caroled for us! It was very beautiful! I participated in the Veritas teen club group. We sang "Feliz Navidad", Silent Night (in English, Romanian, and Spanish), as well as a Romanian Christmas carol.
On Sunday I am very excited because we are having a candle walk. It will be very special and beautiful. Many different people come from the community and meet at one of the churches located in the citadel. After everyone is there, we will walk around with candles, stopping at different spots to pray and sing a song. We will end at the House on the Rock for hot tea. This candle walk is a tradition in Sighisoara, started a little while back when people advocated against a Dracula themed theme-park. The story is pretty cool, but I don't feel like explaining it all on here!
This may be my last blog post about Romania. With only five days left, I am not sure how much of it I will want to spend updating my blog!
Romania has been such an amazing experience for me. I have done things I never would have imagined myself doing. I have grown to appreciate and love things I never thought I would before. I have learned about God's love and people and culture and so many more things! I can only begin to explain all that this trip has made for me... I am so thankful to the Lord for this experience. I guess if you would like to know more about my trip---just ask! I would love to share stories and pictures :).
Please keep us in your prayers as we finish up our trip. There are a few things that need to get done still. Also, it is difficult to say goodbye.
Please keep the country of Romania in your prayers, as well as the Roma people, as well as Veritas.
Finally, some of us are heading out to Budapest next Wednesday. Pray the trip goes smoothly and it ends up being a good time to reflect on our time in Romania, as well as prepare ourselves for re-entry into the United States. We will be flying home on the 20th!
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