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From top down- The sun setting over the town.

The bridge at night. The music that serenaded us over supper. Will, Stacey, Tanner, JC, & Kathy.

The parliment building

MISS EVERYBODY

I saw Ken and Amy at church this morning and it just made me miss everybody that much more! It's hard to spend that much time together and bond as christian brothers and sisters and then come back and have to be apart. I hope we get to see each other soon. I have finished a blog entry for each member and am going to start on an entry for each translator. How I miss them! Please feel free to add to the blog at anytime! Love Ya, Reggie
Also, thank for the blog comments! I'm glad your still enjoying it!

STACEY MUFF

Stacey was the glue that held us all together when it came to organization. She organized the games at the orphanages and festivals. Everything from face painting, sidewalk chalk, giving out salvation bracelets and she was the narrator for our play. What a gift she has with children!

JERRY SPEARMAN

Jerry with his son JC and Jerry leading us as a group in prayer before our first festival. To his right is the priest from the village. Please pray the God will work in his heart.

Jerry, what an inspirational leader! Truly an evangelist at heart and a man after God's own heart. He lead by example and gave us the freedom to chart our own course during our trip. What a blessing to be taken to Romania and then being told go out and do what we were called to do!

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A large part of our festival was fun & games with both the children and the adults alike. How much fun they had playing king & queen of Romania with shaving cream crowns!
Right - This young girl had won a major award in her village but the school didn't have anything to give her. It is unusual for village children to do well in school. To help us gain access to this village and to do something to honor this girl we were able to give her a $200 scholarship to help continue her education.

Right is Jerry and Ken with some of the young people after church. With him is 3 of our translators, Danny, Maria & Oana and several youth from the church.

JC SPEARMAN

JC & Zack in Budapest. They make a great team!

JC was called to lead the soccer games wherever we went. Of course the kids didn't care how good you were just that you would play with them. Below, JC and the kids (we called all the teenagers kids, a term of endearment) practicing guitar and singing. It was such a joy to stand around and praise God while they were practicing!

JC and his buddies, Danny and Ken!

JC and his new friend at the after school program in Gherla!

BILL WHITE

As you can see Bill was a hit wherever we went with both the children and our youth. People are drawn to Bill. I couldn't count how many children Bill held during the week. Below- Bill and Ken with 3 of our translators, Maria, Alexandra & Danny.

Bill, Just how many bubbles did you blow?

Bill with children at the handicap school and below with Kathy at the market trying to buy baby chicks!

KEN aka Ken Mountain of JOY

Anybody that knows Ken could figure out how he got the name Ken Mountain of Joy from the kids in Romania. He was the leader of the pack! No matter where he went he was the main attraction; in his words only so he could tell them about his JESUS!
He was the lead singer and the leader of the praise band. They sang at the orphanages, the villages we went to, at every church we went to and they were invited to sing at a local public school for their end of the year program! What a great job they did!

Kathy & the Bible

This is another one of my favorite pictures. This little girl just recieved her new children's Bible and Kathy was showing her the pictures. We gave out hundred's of Bible's, both children's and for adult's. More Bible pictures to come!

Reggie's favorite ladies

These were two precious ladies we met in one of the villages we visited. They are 85 and 87 years old. We were able to pray with them and they hoped God would bless us for being there. They are friends and take care of one another. One lady was able to make it to the festival but the other was not able. Please pray for these ladies!

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LINDA ZYGOS

We could always count on Linda to keep us cool; try anyway! She had her fan and the children as well as us loved it. At right she is with a gentleman and his new Bible. Everyone was so excited and proud to recieve a them. Linda was always ready with a word of encouragement and kept us going!

AMY GILLION

Amy with Zack and Alexandra and two ladies in Balbona. Also with Will and our Romanian discovery Finetti, a chocolate spread you put on bread or french toast!

How much fun we had with Amy in Romania. She was a hit with her drum! All the children loved it and Amy as well. She was always there ready to play and then to have the kids help her play. She was a great friend to us all on the trip and will be a life long friend to me as well as others. The lady in the picture above had a sore toe and Amy was able to pray with her before we left.

WILL MUFF

Even after moving away we sure are glad Will & Stacey decided to still go to Romania. They certaintly were the glue that held us together through a lot of things. It was a relief to have them coordinate the childrens activities at the orphanages and the festivals.

What a sport to see Willl get a whip cream pie in the face! It was the highlight of the child's day!

God Bless You and we all miss you!