Hey everyone, wanted to give a quick update. My team and team Glow are currently in one of the most beautiful places I�fve ever seen! I can�ft even begin to describe it with any accuracy. We spent 5 days in Targu Mures (which is also a very beautiful city) and drove to the far eastern side of Transylvania for the next 12 days. We are up in the Carpathian mountains in a beautiful village surrounded by rolling hills of wheat fields and fruit trees. The beauty is stunning each time I catch a view of the countryside folding into the mountain peaks. As always I am awed by the beautiful hand carved gates lining the streets, the ridiculously meticulous detail in their architecture and the canopies of grape vines stretching over passageways.
The beauty however is somewhat tainted once you begin to dig deeper into the people and life in the village. Although this a wealthier area than many in Romania there exist plenty of issues with alcoholism, hopelessness and even some witchcraft which we encountered today in a gypsy village. Today I had the privilege to see both sides of the village spectrum. In the morning we went out into a wealthier area going door to door (actually gate to gate) and talking with people about a concert the church is putting on tomorrow. The people were friendly and listened and a few let us pray with them. It was good, but the people were more reserved and mostly thanked us for stopping by. In the afternoon we went to a gypsy village on the outskirts of town that was much poorer than any of the village we had seen so far. We stopped at one house and soon the whole court yard within the gate was full of people who had come to see what was happening. We were able to give testimonies and preach and pray with them and the people were incredibly grateful and excited about what they heard. We went to another house further down the road and had the same response. I was amazed at the spectrum of response.
We will be hitting the streets again tomorrow and inviting people to a huge concert the church is putting on tomorrow night. Pray for a large crowd and that lives are changed and the beauty of this village can be complete! Thanks for all of your comments, keep them coming!
-Jeremiah
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