Pillowcase: The Return

Around five minutes ago, a man came and knocked on our door. He told me in Romanian quite a few things, but the only things I understood were the words for "downstairs" and "balcony." He handed me a pillowcase. He handed me THE pillowcase. This pillowcase has been outside hanging on his balcony since July 18th. It has been through sun, and wind, and rain, and thunderstorms. It withstood engineered attempts at its retrieval. (Read our post about that if you missed it, it can be found here: http://steeleromania.blogspot.com/2008/07/adventure-of-pillowcase.html) I'm not sure if the owner has been on vacation or what, but after 41 days outside,...

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Only Christ Crucified

Chris Moore encouraged Cris and I recently with this scripture. “And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.” - 1 Corinthians 2:1-5I have been meditating on the passage off and on since Chris Moore shared it with us yesterday. I think it was the Lord that encouraged Chris to share this passage with us, because I believe it needs to be the motivation for all...

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Craiova vs. Oţelul Galaţi

I was able to go to my first European soccer game yesterday with my friends Stefan, Ovi and Emi. It was the hometown team Univeristatea Craiova vs. Oţelul Galaţi. Oţelul was in first place when the match started. They are not the best team, my Romanian friends tell me, it is just early in the season and they have played a few good games. It made for an interesting game to watch, and was a new and fun experience for me. Here is Stefan as he eagerly yearns for the game to start. Ovi and Emi are here also before the start of the game. Craiova's stadium can hold around 40,000 people, but it is under repair. As a result, this game was played in...

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Greatness of the Lord

Psalm 145:1 I will extol You, my God, O King; and I will bless Your name forever and ever.2 Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall praise Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts.5 I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, and on Your wondrous works.6 Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, and I will declare Your greatness.7 They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness, and shall sing of Your righteousness.8 The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy.9 The LORD is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works. 10 All Your works shall praise...

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Funny Faces

These are some funny faces from camp, and I think that they all pretty much explain themselves. However, for the first one, you need to know that we were having an event at proDeo, and one of our neighbors popped his head over the fence and started hanging out with us for a while. It was hilarious. Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars? Becca got sleepy. Jeff provided so much material, but this was my favorite. This is our friend the frog. He was very big and scary. My wife...And yes, we are totally gangsta....

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What God was doing at camp

English Camp 2008 was a time where we saw the Lord mightily at work in students’ hearts! Thank you all for your faithful prayers. The American Team arrived one evening and by the next day, we all arrived at camp to prepare for the students. As soon as the students arrive, things are quickly rolling and there is non-stop action until departure for home.The English discussions, apologetics activity, and drama at the camp conclusion all seemed to be key areas that served to spark discussions about the gospel with these students. There were various in-depth conversations about the gospel that took place as a result of these activities. Some students were affected more than others. It seems that the Lord is providing fertile soil here for seeds to be planted. Please pray that as seeds are planted,...

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EC 2008 summary

Hey there everybody!We just got back from English Camp a couple of days ago, and I wanted to share a little bit about what actually happened by taking you through a typical day and showing pictures of the activities.Every morning would start off with devotions where we would worship and hear a short devotional from one of the leaders.Afterwards we had breakfast. (I only mention the meal because Thorn’s sausage man, held here by Daniel was hilarious.) At 10am the English classes began. The first half of the class consisted of games and more of a grammar teaching focus. The second part of the class was a reading and discussion time where we discussed...

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