Adventures of Romania

  Ripening Souls The harvest is on.  These stands are everywhere.  We've seen them often since being here and they continue to grow in offerings as the year of the harvest comes to a close.  Probably the most prevalent are the watermelon.  They are amazing, just like the old days at home.  We laugh that in the US we have bred out the seeds, and the flavor went with them.  Not here!  I just wish I had an irrigation ditch to drop it in for a few hours.   The harvest we are engaged in is about more than produce.  This is a labor of love as we reap in the field which is "white already to harvest".  This quote from President Nelson about Eastern Europe is so applicable to us here in this part of the world.  Our call to serve is also from the Prophet.  "I had spent much of my professional life opening hearts to perform lifesaving operations, but I had no experience that would lead me to believe I could open countries for th...

Covenant Confidence   Lake Siutghiol the evening we arrived.  The lake is a lagoon on the shores of the Black Sea.  They are separated by a small strip of land that is 8km long and 300m wide which consists of the resort town of Mamaia, a suburb of Constanta, Romania. The Black Sea in the morning and a stroll along the beach.  (more photos from here later in the post) We made the journey to Constanta, Romania's only port city.  The 6+ hour drive found us ready to be out of the car, although the drive was awesome.  Romania is such a diverse country as has been explained at length in previous posts.  This drive was no exception.  The farm fields were much larger and the terrain, as you approached the Black Sea was very flat. Our reason for the drive?  We met all of the other senior missionaries (19 total & President and Sister Fowler) for a spiritual and inspiring conference.  The big white building is the "Casino".  Ravished durin...