Here's a look at what life in Romania has looked like for me in these last 3 weeks:
Up the stairs from our house to the main camp building.
A view from the upper level of the cabin balcony, looking down toward Sistarovat and the house we are staying in (with the red roof).
Our evenings have been filled with soccer & volleyball with our contact Michael & some local Romanians. The feilds are a little rough, or in better terms, there is a giant hole on the edge of the volleyball field which I fell into and severly spained my ankle. It was fun while it lasted.
We've been spending a lot of time in the sun lately, sanding the rust from railings around camp and repainting them. Days spent outdoors, sharing conversations with my teammates, and finding tranquility in painting have been some of my favorite parts of the last week.
One morning when I was immobile on crutches, I got to sit and spend time scraping paint from the doors in order to repaint them. It was satisfying in a way that only other people that enjoy a good scab pick or sunburn peel could truly appreciate or understand. To say the least, it was a fulfilling morning.
This is the cabin that our men have spent the better part of the month powersanding. We are getting closer and closer to completion, but it's been quite the dusty task. This week we are sealing it and it will be finished!
Prepping for the sealant by dusting off the cabin.
Through a volleyball game with a few local pastors who were at The Seventh Spring for a retreat, we got to meet Doru, a pastor of a Baptist church just outside Arad. He graciously invited us to his church to share testimonies, lead in a few songs of worship, and give testimonies. So, for the last two Sundays, we have been able to be a part of their church.
We should have known it was going to be a great place when they welcomed us with pastries and Fanta Exotic, which is most definitely a product America is missing out on. Each time we have been able to worship with them it's been super refreshing and brought us much needed rest and relief from the daily grind of labor around the camp. It's such a cool place with a welcoming spirit, a mandolin orchestra, and awesome youth we only wish we could have spent more time with.
We have a few more days here in Romania and then we are off to visit Budapest before heading over to Bucharest to reconviene with all of A-Squad. October is here, so Moldova is next!
