Our entire squad and a chunk of another squad have invaded the small town of Viile Tecii, Romania this month for ministry. It seems that we’ve about doubled the population here. Some of the locals seem to enjoy our presence, like the owners of the mini-markets that sell pop, ice cream, and candy. But there is also a small number that don’t appreciate our being here. Fortunately, this group has only protested in small ways like blasting American musical favorites like Hotel California one evening so that we were unable to have a night of worship around a bonfire. Yet there are still many people that seem to genuinely enjoy our company. Here’s just a brief rundown of what all the Racers have been doing this far:
*Home visits – help clean, prepare meals, watch the children, or just sit and talk with them
*Running church services
*Construction jobs around the village – building walls, concrete steps, pig pens, etc.
*Collecting and organizing firewood
*Having women’s nights where we have the opportunity to just pour into them
*Pick apples in a nearby orchard to raise money to help the poorer families in the community
*Visiting and playing with children in a gypsy village, where they are considered second class citizens even to the actual second class Romanian citizens
*Some Gardening
*Running a kids’ club
