Sorry for the long absence. Out of the last four weeks we have had three teams, and when teams are here, they are my life. Actually though, short term teams really are a big part of our ministry and are certainly a blessing. We had a rush in this last month because of spring break in America which meant we got a lot of youth teams. The first was Church of the Apostles (amen belongs here) from Atlanta, GA. As they are my home church I was very involved in the planning and the organization for their team. It was really a blessing for me to have them here and supporting me and this ministry. Also, it was on that trip last year that I decided to spend a year here so that made it even more special. Not to mention I got to see all my friends and family. The next two teams were from Calvary Chapel (the ministries home church). One was a youth team from Ft. Lauderdale and one was a team from the Bible College in Hungary. Over the course of the teams we really got a considerable amount of ministry in. The first two teams leveled a building in Sabolciu to make way for the kindergarten we hope to start building there this year. Also the Ft. Lauderdale team did an awesome youth outreach in Tinca with a well known band here in Oradea. We had like 300 people show up which was really cool. And of course both the kids at CP2 and the Hospital were extremely blessed by all three teams just pouring into them. It was a great, although exhausting, couple of weeks for our ministry. Some of the STS team blogged for us on our ministry blog so if you want to hear more about what happened through their eyes you can check that out
here. Thank you so much for your thoughts and your prayers. Check back soon because we have several things going on that I want to share with you.
Great news from our foster care staff! Back in October I blogged about a prayer request for a pair of semi orphans that were living in the gypsy village of Sabolciu (read about them here). And pretty much everyone who went to the construction site with STS saw them. It was that week that our foster care staff finally worked out to get them in a home. It was very difficult because of different laws and because the mother, who was living in another village, would not let us place the kids. But finally we worked through it and God provided a family that was willing to take both of them in. The pictures here are from before and after they were placed. I have been out to Sabolciu a ton these last couple of months and honestly I think in this picture is the first time I have seen Rodica (the little one) smile. This literally will make all the difference in these kids lives. Now that Alina (the older one) does not have to provide for her little sister they can play and live like kids are supposed to and grow up in a good household with loving parents teaching 
them the word of God. Its not every day you get to see fruit like this in ministry so we are all very excited. Continue to pray for them as they integrate into their new homes.
