Last night I attended my 3rd "New Years' Concert" with a large group of people from church...the concert has become my "anniversary celebration". I attended for the first time less than 24 hours after I arrived in Romania!
Two years ago today, January 12, 2005, I arrived in Romania and took the round-about route to Targu Mures. You probably don't remember, but it's engraved on my mind. My flight from Vienna to Cluj (two hours away from Targu Mures) was cancelled due to fog. So, the airline graciously offered to fly us to Bucharest and then to Cluj (All the while, I'm asking myself "Why can an airplane from Bucharest land if one from Vienna cannot?" It can't.) So we flew to Bucharest. And sat for 6 hours or so. I met a lot of people, one of them another single missionary headed to Targu Mures! And then they announced our flight to Targu Mures, just as our luggage was finally arriving from Vienna. After a bit of scrambling, we (and our luggage) boarded the flight headed to Cluj. Or so we thought.
As soon as they closed the doors to the plane, they announced that we still couldn't land in Cluj due to fog. So we were flying to Sibiu instead and then taking a two-hour bus ride to Cluj. Too late to let anyone know since the door was already closed and we were taking off! Eventually, we made it to Cluj where my teammates had patiently been waiting all day. My first day in Romania - it doesn't really seem so odd, now. Much of life these days takes the "round-about way" to arrive at the desired destination!
So here I am, having successfully navigated the minefields of the first 2 years living overseas. Praise & glory be to Him who has worked in my weakness!
Two years ago today, January 12, 2005, I arrived in Romania and took the round-about route to Targu Mures. You probably don't remember, but it's engraved on my mind. My flight from Vienna to Cluj (two hours away from Targu Mures) was cancelled due to fog. So, the airline graciously offered to fly us to Bucharest and then to Cluj (All the while, I'm asking myself "Why can an airplane from Bucharest land if one from Vienna cannot?" It can't.) So we flew to Bucharest. And sat for 6 hours or so. I met a lot of people, one of them another single missionary headed to Targu Mures! And then they announced our flight to Targu Mures, just as our luggage was finally arriving from Vienna. After a bit of scrambling, we (and our luggage) boarded the flight headed to Cluj. Or so we thought.
As soon as they closed the doors to the plane, they announced that we still couldn't land in Cluj due to fog. So we were flying to Sibiu instead and then taking a two-hour bus ride to Cluj. Too late to let anyone know since the door was already closed and we were taking off! Eventually, we made it to Cluj where my teammates had patiently been waiting all day. My first day in Romania - it doesn't really seem so odd, now. Much of life these days takes the "round-about way" to arrive at the desired destination!
So here I am, having successfully navigated the minefields of the first 2 years living overseas. Praise & glory be to Him who has worked in my weakness!
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