Copii ("children" in Romanian)

Today was our last Sunday at proDEO. We got to serve in Children's Ministry for the first and last time. We love the kiddos here! They are sweet and so fun to play with. It's pretty hilarious trying to communicate with kids that don't realize that we don't really speak their language. One of the funniest memories we have is with Luca, the pastor's son. He's about 5 years old. One day we were at the park and ran into him there. This was a while back, so at this point, he really didn't comprehend that we didn't understand all of what he said. He knows we don't speak much Romanian now. At the park, he basically started lecturing us about how we shouldn't drink out of the public water fountain that we had just drunk from. All we could understand was that he said something about how there was bacteria in the water. His lecture doesn't hold much weight, but it was hilarious hearing him go on and on about why we shouldn't drink from the fountain. Oh, and we must tell you that our first introduction to any children was when we met Luca and Vlad (a 2 year old) during our first week here in July. Upon entering the apartment, Luca started crying and saying that he didn't like Americans and didn't want us to be there and he didn't want to talk to us. By the end of the night, we tickled him and we were his friends.

This first picture is of Luca & Serafim.


Next, I must tell you about Ruxi! She's my favorite...I know, I shouldn't have favorites, but she wins!!!! I liked her from the very first time we met, yet it took over 2 months before she warmed up to us. We didn't have a lot of interactions with the kids during that time, so 2 months is understandable, I suppose. She didn't like the fact that we couldn't really communicate, but during the church picnic in September, we had plenty of time to play and do other fun things with her. Since then, whenever I catch her attention she gives me this adorable smile and her big brown eyes are gorgeous! How can you not like this little girl? Oh, and I must mention that she is a rock star diva.



This next one is of Filip. He is obsessed with super heros right now. I think Spiderman is his current favorite. Just ask him and he'll turn into Spiderman in 0.5 seconds. We thought these two photos were hilarious in showing their about to be crying faces :)



How can you not love this little face?!



This is Ana, Filip's sister. The last couple of weeks, we have gone over to play with Ana and Filip and to teach Ana a little English.

Finally, it's us with Luca, Ana, and Filip!

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