Welcome to our blog!

I am not sure how much writing we will do but we will be adding pictures from time to time. We began our blog in Romania where we lived for over nine years. The Lord called us to Romania in 1998 (arriving in Feb. 1999). We had an amazing adventure with Him. He allowed us to see him minister in many ways in Romania. We were able to see first hand political and economic changes but also enjoy its beauty when we were out in the countryside. Checkout the Bucharest and Romania slideshows on this blog.
We are now back in Texas waiting to see what the Lord has planned for us.

AGM June 2008

Every year we attend with our colleagues an annual general meeting (AGM). During the past 9 years we have met with one other field from CEE or with the whole region for the meetings. This year just our field, Central Europe Field met in Hungary. It is always a refreshing time for us as we worship the Lord in our heart language and also attend meetings to better equip us for the work back in our countries.

We had a great time during the week. It is always great to see colleagues from other countries and see how much our MK nieces and nephews have grown.
This is the villa we stayed in with two other couples. Villapark is a community of villas. This was a first since we have always stayed in hotels previously. We were on the second floor with Chris and Nancy Russell. Ron and Charlotte Craig stayed downstairs.

This was Kyle's last AGM since he has graduated from high school. He enjoyed being with the other teens and seeing the younger ones too.Mason Hatchel (4 years old) sat by Kyle one night at supper. Mason was born in Bucharest on our anniversary, April 24th. Mason and his family now live in Czech Republic.

On Tuesday night was the Lottie Moon Auction. We bring items from our countries to raise money for Lottie Moon Offering. It is a fun way to raise money for God's work overseas. This year over $14,000 was raised.
Here are some of the items that were auctioned on the live auction. The black mystery box went for over $3000. A group of people went together and bidded against another group of people. Inside a bunch of yummy goodies.
Freda Angeletti painted this wooden calendar of a shepherd with his sheep.Yes, A&W Root Beer, Oreos and a good quality scotch tape brought in dollars for Lottie Moon.



The CEF Singers performed during the evening. Larry, Roger, Robert, Bob, Diane and Carolyn were a hit. They sounded great! (Click on the video to listen to them sing.)

On Wednesday Kyle and Katie Warren (the two high school graduates from CEF this year) received bibles and a money gift from their aunts and uncles of CEF. Prayers were voiced for each graduate and their families. Katie and her family live in Czech Republic.
The Russells and Russells. Here we are with Chris, Nancy and Hannah Russell. They have visited us over the past few years when coming to Bucharest for doctor/orthodontist visits. They live in Moldova.
Kyle with his Aunt Nancy and Uncle Chris.Here I am with WILD Nancy. Life with Nancy is never dull!



On Wednesday night the youth and their counselors performed "The Lawnmower". It has become annual event for them. (Click on the YouTube video to watch the group perform.)Afterwards the children performed their musical they had been learning all week. Miss Cindy a volunteer from California) came to lead the children. As always they did a great job and had great time performing for their parents, aunts and uncles.

The last night we were at Villapark four Hungarian folk dancers performed for us at supper.
This man was a very good folk dancer.Then the dancers showed us how to dance. Kyle and his partner, Cindy had a good time.