After a less-than-stellar holiday season last year, I resolved to not sit home alone this year. I didn't have firm plans in place until a day or two before Christmas, but God worked things out perfectly!
Friends of mine who serve with a sister mission (Evangelical Baptist Missions) planned to visit Bucharest for New Years' while their pastor & his family were here visiting. But, rental vehicles are a little hard to come by here (unless you live in the capital city) and putting a family of 5 and a family of 7 in an eight-passenger van for a ten hour trip...well, just didn't seem like a great idea. So, I drove to their home in Arad (on the western border of Romania, a six hour drive), spent the night, and then made the 10 hour drive with them to Bucharest on the 30th. The drive to Arad was quiet, but I was kept awake on the trip to Bucharest by the sounds of GameBoys, children teasing and quarreling, and the other assorted sounds that come with traveling with kids.
The trip was long...but oh-so-worth it! I had some quiet times by myself since I didn't stay with the crowd, but I spent most of my time with them. I got my baby fix holding and playing with Carolyn and had lots of good "adult" times, too. Thanks, God, for good friends and times to relax together!
Friends of mine who serve with a sister mission (Evangelical Baptist Missions) planned to visit Bucharest for New Years' while their pastor & his family were here visiting. But, rental vehicles are a little hard to come by here (unless you live in the capital city) and putting a family of 5 and a family of 7 in an eight-passenger van for a ten hour trip...well, just didn't seem like a great idea. So, I drove to their home in Arad (on the western border of Romania, a six hour drive), spent the night, and then made the 10 hour drive with them to Bucharest on the 30th. The drive to Arad was quiet, but I was kept awake on the trip to Bucharest by the sounds of GameBoys, children teasing and quarreling, and the other assorted sounds that come with traveling with kids.
The trip was long...but oh-so-worth it! I had some quiet times by myself since I didn't stay with the crowd, but I spent most of my time with them. I got my baby fix holding and playing with Carolyn and had lots of good "adult" times, too. Thanks, God, for good friends and times to relax together!
The whole crew (except Pastor Gary, who was behind the camera) outside of Holy Trinity Baptist Church on Sunday morning, New Years' Eve 
Evan, Philip, Erin & Michelle scoping out the balcony while moms and dads do the missionary thing...talking to everyone after church!
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