Where to start? The last 2 weeks have been a whirlwind.
After 30 hours of sleepless travel, I arrived at the apartments here in Lupeni,
Romania (the “i” is silent; pronounced “Lupen”). I met the other interns at the
Bucharest airport and we were then driven out here by 2 full time volunteers;
Janelle and Felipe Silva. Jack and Kelly Organ, Jack being my supervisor, had a
delicious homemade meal waiting for us. After hours of cramped seating and
“meh” food being able to stretch out and relax with a full stomach felt great! The
next day Jack met with us and gave us a tour of Lupeni and a brief history of
the area and how communism had affected this area and its people. The first few
days here were packed with getting to know everyone else on the team.
Sunday Monday morning we drove out of the valley up onto
Staja mountain where the ropes course is located. Jack had all of us interns go
through the different challenges at the ropes course so we would know what the
kids would be doing and better be able to facilitate them. Doing this what a great
time of team growth and trust as we had to help one another cross elevated
ropes, perform trust falls, and lead one another through the woods while
blindfolded. At the end of the week we had 3 days with a group of 5th graders that came out for an end of the year field trip. It was a blast putting into practice what I had learned the past few days. Watching the kids explore and trust one another through the activities was a joy. Very, very excited to be working with youth out here, and can't wait to have more updates on working with different groups as the weeks go on!
This past week and this coming week I have off as Viață
doesn’t kickoff until next week Sunday. This past week has been a blur and yet
so incredible. I have had the opportunity to explore God’s creation; from the
peaks of mountains, to hidden waterfalls, to exploring a cave! This next week I
will visit some other cities and see more of the country. As great as this
exploring has and will be, I am so excited for next week when the program kicks
into full gear and I will be able to work full time with the youth out in the
wilderness!
As mentioned earlier, a huge blessing here has been the
other interns. Last night we got together to have an English worship service
and do/discuss a Bible passage together. The passage we read was from Luke when
Jesus washes His disciple’s feet. We all agreed this was a very fitting passage
for our situation out here, as we are here to serve the kids. It was very
encouraging to be talking with the others about this, discussing what this may
look like, and praying over one another together.
Thank you again to everyone who is supporting me through prayer,
encouragement, and financially!
God Bless!
David
God Bless!
David
