Winter Happenings....

First of all, I have a confession…. I have tried to write this blog multiple times over the past two months but for one reason or another it kept not happening… Here is a brief rundown of how things have been: 

Goodbye hugs during Celia's last chapel

Celia headed back to the States after 3 months of ministry at Project Ruth. She was actively involved in the chapel programs. And by “actively involved” I mean taught the lesson each week and managed to captive the attention of the older and younger students alike each week. Celia, also, did what she does best: paint. Our class zero now has a mural of the four seasons on what was just a huge boring wall, each classroom has room signs and Providence Baptist Church has huge painted candles to use during the advent season. In addition to being awesome with the kids and painting, Celia did whatever else needed to be done which was a lot random stuff. I miss her greatly…. 

 

My kitchen helper for New Year's Day lunch at our grandmother's

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This little guy's box is almost as big as he is!

As an early Christmas present to me and a birthday gift to my dad- my mother booked me a plane ticket using her air miles to be in Virginia for my dad’s birthday and Christmas. This was a huge blessing! It is fantastic to celebrate Christmas here in Bucharest with my brothers and sisters in Christ and see the children with their Christmas parcels but nothing is the same as Christmas breakfast with my parents and grandmother and then a huge lunch at my grandparents’. The Ruth School children had a wonderful Christmas and enjoyed celebrating with a large Christmas program during which each class sang a Christmas carol and several students shared memorized Christmas scripture.

 

Since arriving back in Bucharest, things have been settling back into normal. The students are busy with a new semester. Our eighth graders have a practice exam tomorrow which will simulate the exam they will take in June which will determine their high school paths for them. Please remember these students in your prayers as they continue to prepare for the exam which could greatly affect their future academic careers.  We, in the office, are busy preparing for ministry teams that are coming this spring and summer to serve in various ways at Project Ruth.