Roaming in Romania

Well our last training took us to Bucharest, Romania.  There are 2 nice new buildings in the city with about 100 members in each Branch.  The church has been there for about 20 years.   There is a Center for Young Adults in one of the buildings and a new couple came last month so we went to do training and visit the Center.  Bucharest is a huge city- 3 million - and has many old and interesting buildings with lots of dramatic history.  We had a good training with the Center couple, Mission Pres. and Institute director.  We went on a home visit to a less active family of one of the YSAs.  They were such gracious and kind people, giving gifts and refreshments and sharing their family story.  We climbed to the 7th floor of an old apt. building to their modest  home but the spirit was in rich abundance.  It was a beautiful experience.

We had some free time in the afternoon to tour the city and visit a Romanian Historical Park  where dozens of old homes, waterwheels and historical buildings are located.  It was very interesting and I got to buy some Romanian hand painted eggs (duck, goose and wooded).

Couldn't resist this bank sign.  And yes, we escaped WITHOUT any teeth marks in our necks!!  But made for some great stories for the grandkids!

We took Matt and Brenna to Heidelberg last week.  It is really another amazing sight to see.  It has been so fun to have Matt and Brenna here.  We will hate to see them go before the fun is over!!

Now, just to keep things in their proper perspective.  Amidst our 10 hour days in the office, we MUST travel on assignment and Saturday is P-day.  So don't ask if we are realllllllllly on a mission.