Hard to Believe we've Reached the End

Thursday was a hard day for our ladies as they had to say goodbye to the babies with whom they spent the last two weeks bonding. I admire their strength as they faced this tough situation, knowing the kind of life that some of these babies would have.

In the morning, Tiffany and Paula went with Tabitha to a Purity class. Paula ended up having the opportunity to address the group of 30 boys and 1 girl about the subject. She told the group that as a mother of boys, she understood where they were, and then gave them the challenge to think past their desires and take responsibility for their actions.

Here, the schools don’t have a Health class, and don’t really teach sex ed, so for many of these students, this was their first time hearing even the basics of the subject. Please pray that Paula’s words and admonitions will have an effect on the boys to whom she spoke.

Please also pray for Tabitha and the other PULS workers who face the hard task of teaching this subject to a bunch of teenagers who just don’t care. They have a very tough job, and need all their strength from the Lord.

Addie and I spent the morning with Scott, who had a meeting with Bianca, the counselor at the pregnancy center. Day in and day out she meets with pregnant girls and counsels them about their decisions to have an abortion. A few days before we came, she was able to help one girl change her mind and keep her baby. But this doesn’t happen very often. Yet again, pray for Bianca, as she has such an emotionally taxing job to do, and yet she does it with grace and dignity and strength.

In the afternoon we were able to go the Walking Street, which is just a cobblestone walkway lined with shops. Then it was time to meet with Miheala and Gabbi to discuss our trips and travels. We had a very good discussion with them over dessert, and were able to share the pros and cons of the trip, and also how it impacted our lives, what we learned about ourselves, and where we saw God working.

That evening we had a farewell party with our whole team as well as all our Romanian contacts in Oradea. It was a great time of fellowship and crepes.

Then it was time to go to our rooms and pack our bags. Friday we were bound for Budapest, on our first leg of the journey home.

Craving crepes,

Ali