Laslea and its Kids

This video is of some of the children in Laslea. They laugh and play as they see themselves in the camera. It is heart breaking to see these kids in these living conditions. They are sweet and loving children. When all the children were in the church it reeked of body odor, they have little sanitation and rarely bathe.

"but the Pharisees and their scribes were complaining to His disciples, 'Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?' Jesus replied to them, 'The healthy don't need a doctor, but the sick do. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." Luke 5:30-32

Your time and offering yourself for service of the kingdom of God are worth more than your money to these people. Jesus commanded all who believe to go and make disciples. How are you fulfilling the great commission? Merely giving money to the church is not obeying God. All are commanded to go, all are missionaries. America is spoiled, people are hungry and dying. Wake up and move. God is always on the move.

our sweet gypsy kids

This is the church we worked at today.
We fed our kids salami and ketchup sandwiches today, and they LOVED it. They use ketchup like we use mayo in America.

The church we are working with has a bread ministry that gives out bread to needy families during the harsh winter months (6 months of winter here!) but this past winter the bread ran out before the winter did. There were kids who didn't get to eat for a very long time. These kids were VERY grateful for the food.

Please pray for our protection from sickness and injury while we are here. Stuff like lice, intestinal worms, and scabies are all rampant here. And if one of our team gets it....we all are likely to get it. eeek! We both physically exerted ourselves to the point of pain and exhaustion today, so prayers are appreciated!

Also, for your enjoyment: the creepiest most hilarious looking bird I've ever seen.

former communist turned to Christ and his sweet wife

We were invited into their home for drinks and they shared with us what God has done in their lives. This man used to be an officer in the the Communist regime. He didn't believe there was a God. His testimony was amazing, but too long to write now. They were so kind and hospitable to us, even though they have hardly anything of their own to share. We took them a food bag with flour, sugar, butter, cheese, and some other basics to try and help them out. We worked in a village doing a kids camp from 10-2, and then we walked into the village about a mile or so and visited 3 families today, giving out food bags, because the economy is really bad here and they need help. This evening I (Leah) am going to get to cook with Romanian women and share with them as we do women's ministry. We're making them apple cinn pancakes b/c they have never had them! Nathan is going to play soccer (futbol) with the men. Soccer is very big here. They do it as an outreach and invite alot of guys. Our translator George (pronounced George-ay) is getting to be friends with Nathan and he told Nathan "You don't wanna play with me, I'll break your legs!" Lol. So tonight will be fun, and many more pics to share soon!