WELCOME TO BULGARIA
Here are some fun facts about Bulgaria
- According to Wikipedia “The country’s name, Bulgaria is taken from the word, Bulgars, an extinct tribe of Turkic origin, which created the country.
- Bulgarians shake their heads to mean “yes” and nod for “no.”
- Bulgarian Yogurt is supposedly the best in the world so you need to try it!
- “Name Days” are celebrated in addition to birthdays. In fact, most Bulgarians value their “Name Day” more than their birthday.
- The Rila Cross is a wooden cross with 140 microscopic scenes from the Bible. The largest of them is no bigger than a grain of rice.
- The famous Bulgarian rose oil is used for making some of the world’s most popular and expensive perfumes.
This month our team is with another team – Team Uplift.
We are partnering with an organization called Mission Possible. Their mission is to support the local churches in their ministry to society and the individual, through their trainings, publishing, and social work.
We are in a small town called Dobromirka. We are staying at one of their facility that is used for conferences and summer camps.
We are helping in at a Christian summer camp. We are apart of the serve team. We help prepare all the meals in for campers. Danni, Emilia, Maria, Irina are the four master chefs in the kitchen.
These ladies that prepare all 3 meals during camp for 60 campers. We learned some of Bulgaria’s cuisines. We spitted into two groups – AM and PM crew! Throughout the day we clean the facility.
I can’t believe it is month 8 and we are in our last European country. Month 8 is called the burn-out month on the race because most racers get tired and I can see why. You have been traveling out of a backpack, getting accustom to a different country, language, culture, and lot of processing of all that God is working in and through you. However, I am so thankful that thus far this month as been so refreshing.
**Thank you for your prayers, encouragement, and support.**
God Bless!
