September 4th I arrived in Romania after flying from Jo’burg, SA, with a layover in Instanbul, Turkey, finally arriving in Bucharest. From there it was approx. an 8 hour bus ride to Ville Tecii, Romania. I have been living in this village for the past few weeks. God has amazed me with His beauty, b/c this country is breathtaking!
As much as my heart is still in Africa, I am blessed and thankful to be in Romania. This month all of H squad lived in the same street! That has never happened before so it was nice to have a month of fellowship with everyone. As Team Bling, we have gone apple pickin, done vacation bible school with kids in the village, manual labor, as well as simply enjoying the company of those in village. The Lord has also shown His immense love for me which I will explain in a future blog. Freedom in Christ is so glorious sometimes it’s beyond words for me to explain!! 🙂
Below is a video Shannon created of our time in Romania. Tomorrow we head to Brasov for debrief as well as a conference for World Race alumni, staff, and current racers. As for now, I have no idea where I am headed next, but I hope to let you know soon!
P.S. Below are a few memories from this month….
*** Hitchhiking into the neighboring cities for a little internet time…and by horse and carriage might I add!
***September 17th, H-squad had a Mexican Night, filled with rice, beans, and fajitas….and the next day 85% of the squad ended up in the bathroom (out houses might I add)…….ALL DAY…myself included 🙁
***Random visits with people in the village…eating walnuts, grapes, you name it straight from the tree, coffee visits…
***Going with John Fracker (our contact) to buy baby pigs (a random thing on my bucket list). Once the pigs were chosen, momma pig came out of the woodworks to defend her babies. Needless to say, it’s probably one of the loudest screams that has ever left my lungs that day after almost being run over by her.
***Worship on the beautiful hillside of the village.
***Last but not least…making the mistake of walking back from the internet (1 hour walk) to Ville Tecii. Di and I left right before it was getting dark and we couldn’t get anyone to pick us up. So the long trek back to the village began…we couldn’t see 2 feet in front of us…and we could hear random animals howling in the distance. Definitely one of my scarier moments on the race!
