Mission to Romania
Dear Friends and Family,
I wanted to share with you my journal entry from yesterday. This is tough work. At the moment, all we can do is pray.
Journal entry from 6/17/98:
Whatever you have done to the lest of my brethren, you have done unto me.
I did something today that I have never done before….I prayed for [...]
Posted on June 18th, 1998 by Michelle
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Howdy, y’all!
Today, I drove for the first time in Romania. For those of you who don’t know what a Dacia is, it is the car of Romania. It was the only car that the people were allowed to purchase until the revolution in 1989. It looks something like a cross between a 1979 Datsun B210 [...]
Posted on June 11th, 1998 by Michelle
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Dear Family and Friends,
God has provided in a mighty way here in Romania. As I wrote you before, the living conditions that I had when I arrived in Romania were akin to slums. However, yesterday, God provided a new apartment here far better than I could dream or imagine.
The other social workers, Emilia and Dana, [...]
Posted on June 10th, 1998 by Michelle
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Dear Family and Friends,
Many of you have responded with much love and compassion regarding the facility that I wrote about that had abandoned children. I wanted to give an update to everyone so you would know how to pray.
Last week, I went back to that facility with a translator, a camera, and an attitude. My [...]
Posted on June 1st, 1998 by Michelle
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Hey, y’all!
Well, I have finally arrived in Oradea, Romania. I was picked up at the airport on Sunday morning by a very nice man that had body odor that would make a wino cry. And, as most of you know, that is my worst fear…to be trapped in a confined place with someone who has [...]
Posted on June 1st, 1998 by Michelle
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