Snow bound... again!

Unexpectedly, after a few warm days, major snow is upon us. In the past day or so, we received about 10'' of snow, the heavy and wet kind. Fortunately, the roads are not too crippled. The girls prayed last night that there will not be any school today and their prayer was answered.

On days like these, when we can spend time with friends, we're reminded of how the Lord answered another prayer of ours. Before we left for Romania, we prayed that our girls would be able to make new friends here to help with adjusting to a new country and a new culture. Both Daniela and Lexi made new friends within walking distance from our apartment, and have been able to spend some time together this past week as we on the other hand feverishly tried to finish the unpacking of boxes.

Thankfully, our home looks a bit more livable now as we've been able to get rid of most boxes. Actually, even amidst our unpacking we've been fortunate to host several of our visiting friends. Our prayer is that we'll be able to use our home as a ministry center for God's glory.

During this upcoming week, Catalin will be meeting with the leadership of the mission clinic to help lay out a strategy plan for the year ahead. Our desire is to be able to provide not only a sustainable outreach effort in terms of socio-economic medical assistance, but to also develop new standards in providing healthcare to the population at large, standards which, we hope, will be exported to other medical clinics. At the same time, we hope to begin a more coordinated effort in reaching out to medical students.

Given that we've been unable to receive a visa yet, this Friday we'll have to go to Bulgaria for the day so we can renew our tourist visa. Please pray for a safe trip!

Leaving you in His hands...