tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14523136549191171682024-03-18T21:34:31.409-07:00Snyder Family AdventuresJoel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-35314684236287588032015-06-17T23:31:00.002-07:002015-06-17T23:31:41.075-07:00Projects Complete!!! It is with great excitement to say that all our hard work has paid off and we have completed our projects..... The shed/office is complete.... the clothesline, the well cover, the stairs, the table..... great job men!!! And we have completed our three VBS events, a Youth Group cookout/songfest.... face painting, park visiting! We just hope that the community here is as blessed as we feel! <br />
<br />Today is our last day....we will be heading into the city to do some sight seeing and to pass out some wordless book bracelets. But first a few will make a trip to what Joel calls the Amish Mall. I don't have a lot of time to share right now as I am trying to pack up our apartment before we leave for the city..... so once again.... a picture is worth 1000 words.....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saying goodbye to Patrick</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digging the hole for the laundry line, wasn't very easy! It took hours to get through the buried debris </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Putting the finishing touches on the windows</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raking up the hay!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kate doing what she loves!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pearl worked so hard she got blisters on her hands</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digging the hole for the trees - it was much easier where I was</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone hard at work.... Getting Mariana's approval</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Setting the post</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watering the Peach tree we planted (I will post more later)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Filling Candy Bags for the teens that we forgot to give them... we will do that tonight</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Construction Team.... all cleaned up... or as clean as they can get</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">RMC Romania Team 2015</td></tr>
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Joel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-76274312603440147552015-06-16T23:03:00.005-07:002015-06-16T23:03:59.968-07:00Romanian VBS Finale!Three awesome days of VBS are now finished! What a great experience..... I hope the kids and the parents enjoyed it as much as the team did. It was truly apparent all the time and work and attention to details that our team put into this VBS.... upon arrival the kids could play frisbee (which they have never seen) or create playdoh masterpieces on the picnic tables or play on the little playground. Then it was off to the opening program with myself and Cosmin - each day we would teach them an easy song in English with lots of motions and then we would enjoy some Romanian singing as well. It was so fun to see them all singing and doing the motions.<br />
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Then it was Bible time! Seth taught the first lesson on Creation, Cassie did the second lesson on Lazarus, and Kate did the third lesson on Peter in the Boat (Let Jesus Be your Guide). They then split up by age groups and rotated between three stations.... Crafts, Games, and Snacks. The kids seemed to have a great time. And each area fit perfectly into the theme of Letting Jesus be your guide! They did an amazing job! We have such a talented team!! <br />
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The Construction team and our time at Mitspa has also been great. Through creative solutions by Kevin - we have been able to find something that will work for each of our construction needs although they are often very different from what they set out to find. Joel and Kevin have made some great friendships at the construction stores in town.... those that see them and don't speak english run as they walk into the store, so they say :) It is our hope to have it all finished today! One group has already started painting the office part of the building and the siding was just about done when I left yesterday. There hard work has paid off and the end is in sight. <br />
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We finished our evening with dinner and a team meeting.... I won't go into great details but we definately laughed a lot yesterday, from the hum hum that a dog makes, Alexia's brownies for Kate and Aaron's birthday, Cassie's translating skills, Kate's ability to make us all cry, the gummy worm that the one year old was eating and someone out of no where came and took it right out of his mouth.... if you want details on those you will have to ask a team member when they get home.... if they are willing to tell you - :) <br />
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Prayers for today that we are able to finish all our projects. And for tonight as we have a big cookout for the teens (and whoever else shows up!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weeding the walk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleaning up after Amy and Cassie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking good! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He may have painted RMC on the wall :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making it mouse proof - I don't even know if they have mice (though I know that they have cockroaches in Romania)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sylvan's little helper </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quality time with Alexia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An artist at work</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't worry - it's non-toxic </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how Elliot supervises! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Practicing her Grandma skills</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grammy Pearl is in heaven!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch time at Mitspa</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy 3rd Anniversary Kate and Aaron</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maybe our child shouldn't be riding a scooter in church</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">frisbee fun</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playdough time</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pearl and Denisa</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fishing Rod, with a worm and fish </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tabita, Amy, Andreea, Avedu (Stephen), Cassie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With our dear friend Ava</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pupick (kiss)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teaching about Fishers of Men</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Peter is rescued by Jesus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sylvan must find the tent with no help</td></tr>
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<br />Joel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-10531187003876139282015-06-16T01:36:00.003-07:002015-06-16T01:36:43.815-07:00Monday - VBS and Construction Fun Day... and hard work day!It was a full day from start to finish.... but.... we are making progress and our lives will forever be changed by our time here in Romania.... even those who have been here for just a few days are already building great relationships with the people around them. It is hard not to love the the people that we have gotten to know. Here are a few pictures from the day.... I am soon off to help with lunch and trying to get packed so I am sorry for the short blog....but remember..... a picture is worth 1000 words..... :) <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prepping for lunch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alexia setting up the new tables that we got for Mitspa</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making progress (this was at noon yesterday)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Romanian Noodle Soup made by an American.... not bad for my first time making homemade noodles with Oma</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's June so you have to Strawberry Shortcake.... and we introduced the team to Forest Fruits.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy 2nd Anniversary to Seth and Cassie!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seth finally getting a chance to work with the men!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A special ball that we gave to the church and Narcis in Memory of Skip Koeber, one of my (Jana's) friends that passed away last week. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giving Narcis his birthday gift!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella is so excited to have Patrick at Bible School</td></tr>
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<br />Joel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-54629726425385200202015-06-14T23:40:00.003-07:002015-06-14T23:40:46.263-07:00God's Love in Many Languages!This is the day that the Lord has made - we will rejoice and be glad in it!! Yesterday was our day of rest.... A day to join together with our Romanian friends and celebrate our same God.... just in different languages. <br />
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During the morning service, we got to see Alina - the little girl living at the Mitspa House - recieve a blessing at the church. The first half of the service was all in Romanian.... then the second half we were able to share our hearts, and sing for and with them. It was so neat we tried to pick a few songs that we knew they also sang.... so as we were upfront singing in english, they were in their seats singing in Romanian.... so cool!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colby talking about how good the food and coffee is</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella singing I love you Lord</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sylvan sharing his testimony</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amy sharing her testimony, Andreea translating - PS today is birthday!!!</td></tr>
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After church we headed to Mitspa for a Mariana and Oma meal..... it was wonderful as usual. We enjoyed relaxing in the shade as much as possible since it was almost 95 yesterday. Then the team went back to the hotel.... and Ella and I went to get our nails done. It seems weird to say that I got my nails done.... but Ella's first friend Patrick's Aunt Christina who has been helping us set up play dates and translating via text to us is a nail artist and she wanted to do mine and Ella's nails as a gift.... and though she doesn't work on Sundays she knew it was our only free time so she and her husband came in.... Alexia got hers done as well. Also while we were there - we received one of the most amazing thoughtful gifts.... Christina painted us a small portrait of Ella.... and I later learned it was her first portait she had ever done.... oh my... it made us cry!!!! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My nails hand painted by Christina (Patrick's Aunt)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christina's portait of Ella to us as a gift</td></tr>
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The evening service was similar, the first half was in Romanian - the second we participated in, and Joel did the sermon. It was an emotional evening as also while we were there Daniel told the church that he would soon be moving on to plant other churches.... there were many tears shed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pearl sharing her testimony with Mariana translating</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aaron sharing his testimony</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a tough job but someone has to do it - you know she is tired when she falls asleep during singing! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joel sharing about being Aliens and foreigners</td></tr>
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The evening ended with a fun team meeting.... sharing stories from the day and enjoying some Romanian pizza. Everyone is doing great! Please pray for us today as we will be hosting day 2 of VBS, and working to seal the building since it is to rain tomorrow. Also pray for Sam as he is a bit under the weather, and for Kevin who is having some knee problems. Though both of them have been troopers and pushed through even when not feeling well!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's not American Pizza.... I think they were surprised</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They enjoyed trying all the flavors!</td></tr>
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Joel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-6827184907761224012015-06-13T21:54:00.000-07:002015-06-13T21:54:46.420-07:00Two Days Into Our Work.Sunday is a busy day here. So, we had made a short video to show the church here about how we are ministering. We thought we would use it to let you see the work as well. While it isn't a finished product for reporting purposes, it will let you see what is happening. Enjoy<br />
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Joel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-11184196882117943272015-06-12T22:18:00.001-07:002015-06-13T21:19:39.721-07:00Work Day 1 - Check! Our first full day of working is in the books and all I can say is wow!!!! We are so blessed with an amazing team of people that are just so willing to serve even in the midst of curveballs being thrown at them. It was a long day, and a hot day..... as the next two days are looking to be hot as well.<br />
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The construction team was able to frame out most of the walls and were able to be creative as they looked for supplies that they don't sell in Romania - Joel and Kevin were troopers as they spent several hours in the store looking for the things they need for the storage shed, and looking for someone that speaks English to help them. Today they will be working on the roof trusses I believe.... though don't hold me to that since they are already off to work for the day.<br />
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The VBS team had their share of curveballs yesterday as we had to change the times and dates for several of our VBS and Youth Event Activities, but they didn't bat and eye and were ready to change all 900 flyers of which they passed out over 600 just yesterday. Though there were a few that rejected the bracelet or the paper as a whole people were very receptive. Two members from our team paired up with two of the Youth Group kids from Romania and set out to different sections of the neighborhood. <br />
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Lunch Time was great to be all together as a team! After we ate we were able to have "Christmas" for Mitspa! <a href="http://www.moonshinecamo.com/" target="_blank">Moon Shine Camo</a> donated some clothes that we were able to start sharing with Lucky (pronounced Lou-key) we gave Alina her doll, Alexia her cookbook and Mariana her patches of Love Quilt made for her. It was so fun to see how excited they were. <br />
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After dinner some of the team walked back to the parks.... and it was kid central so they were able to pass out a lot of bracelets and flyers and talk to a lot of people. Thankfully Cosmin (Coz-mean) and Iasmy (yaz-mean-ah) came back to help for the evening!<br />
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We closed our evening with stories of the day (including Pearl getting a free bouquet of flowers) finding a man who spoke perfect English at the Hardware store, eating some European chocolate, Eating fresh cherries (yum, and I don't even really like cherries!), learning their first Romanian song (at least the chorus), and being encouraged in the Word by Joel. <br />
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We are blessed to be serving! Thanks for your prayers - Tonight at 6pm our time which is 11am EST we will be kicking off our first night of VBS - we invite you to join us by praying! Thanks so much! Below is a photo journal of the day.... it is just a few pictures that I had.. we have so many more you will get to enjoy later but for now.... enjoy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was peach and striped day for the ladies.... no memo was actually sent. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Praying for the day! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting our bracelets and flyers ready for delivery!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andreea one of our friends buzzing apartments until someone answers and she tells them we have a comercial, they buzz us in and we put a flyer in each mailbox. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alina getting her baby doll from Ella and Bunni - she was so happy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lucky getting her clothes from Moonshine clothing! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't know if I have ever seen her so excited!!! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alexia loved her American cookbook - no worries we gave her a one cup measuring to go with it since in France they just weigh all their ingredients. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mariana with her Patches of Love Blanket - she was so touched!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's Christmas Time!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alexia (ECM Missionary from France, Director of Mitspa), Alina</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working Hard Colby, Sylvan, Aaron</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glad they know what they are doing! Aaron and Sam</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quality Control, Van Driver, Hardware Picker-upper (all around great guy - oh sorry I am biased)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming Back from a fun trip to the Park! Ella loves Colby as you can tell!</td></tr>
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Joel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-40466252429533872582015-06-11T22:18:00.001-07:002015-06-11T22:18:20.386-07:00Our Team has Arrived!!! My favorite quote from yesterday with the team coming when Ella said.... Wow - Seth speaks so much English! And from a preschooler who has been in a country for 3 months without many people speaking fluent English to her - that was a gift for sure! <br />
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The team arrived yesterday at 6:30pm to the Neon Hotel (pronounced Nay-Own) and were greated by a little girl from the country of Richfield. Then to their rooms for a little surprise that we put together with a few of our favorite snack foods from Romania. After that it was off to dinner at the hotel and then the work began..... bless their hearts - they were so tired but pushed through - the construction team went to look at their project and the other group sorted all 12 of the suitcases! It was crazy and good and tiring. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a sweet sweet view of our church family!<br /></td></tr>
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After a short meeting and prayer we called it a night! Praying they all slept well and are ready for a great day of serving and loving in Jesus strength! Our tentative schedule for today is Construction work 9-5 for that part of the team. VBS flyers and preparations for the other half of the team! Then dinner and passing out flyers again this evening at the parks. <br />
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We appreciate your prayers today as our team works.....it's going to be very hot this next week - mostly in the low 90s. We will have more pictures to post each day! Please share this blog with anyone who may be interested in seeing the teams progress. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our little princessa greeter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every one is happy to have finally arrived!</td></tr>
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The other cool thing we got to do yesterday was to celebrate Aaron Alderfer's birthday! I baked cookies for the first time (and the last time) for the occasion - and they turned out pretty good for not having any measuring cups or spoons. Everyone loves a good monster cookie! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He is very excited about all the extra attention! </td></tr>
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Joel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-57945526856428622612015-06-05T07:50:00.000-07:002015-06-05T08:15:35.746-07:00A Visit to TransylvaniaI know the first thought that comes to your mind..... Did you see Dracula? Haha no we didn't and we didn't make it to his castle because it would have been several hours farther, but we did get to drive a few hours from our home in Timisoara to do some sight seeing in Hunedoara County. Since a picture is worth 1000 words I will give you a small glimpse of our journey which started at Concul d'Archia and ended with a visit to the Deva Fortress and an interesting drive home. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our room was the Poppy Room.... each room at the Hotel has a different theme! I was so excited we were able to get this room because it was my favorite and it had a nice little balcony.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was our view as we were coming into the city from our hotel. Up in the left hand corner you will see the Deva Fortress which you will see pictures of towards the end. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A princessa (Romanian word for princess) and her Castle in Hunedoara</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It looks kind of small in this picture - but it was enormous!!!! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wishing well.... when I asked Ella what she wished for with her American pennies.... she said - I wished for Tucker and my country of Richfield</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cincas Lake..... the former ruler before being overthrown wanted a lake here instead of a village, so he flooded the whole village to make a lake. They say that when the water level is low you can see the old steeple of the church in the middle of the lake. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch on the Lake.... beautiful location.... service ummmm yeah....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We drove through a gypsy community on our way to Hateg from Hunedoara... there were tons of houses that looked like this.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visiting the Monestary.... I didn't think that they might not let me in with shorts and a sleeveless shirt.... it was almost 90 degrees that day.... at the entrance was a pile of shirts and wraps to help make you more modest.... I never really thought of myself as an unmodest person. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our way to find the "Romanian Stonehedge" (of which we never found) we did find a true shepherd moving his sheep over to the other side. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her first ever pony ride - she did so well and did just what he said even though he didn't speak any English. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging out with one of the owners... he is the son of the man Ella calls her Romanian PaPa</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One happy girl - her Romanian PaPa - the Owner of the hotel came to watch her on her second pony ride that he gifted to her. She just loved this man! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If the pool had been warmer we would have been swimming every day! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our room as the last one on the right on the second floor. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mrs. Szabo - the other owner (PaPa's wife) Was excited she got to meet this little girl that PaPa had been talking about. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I believe her name was Diane - she is the clothing designer for the clothing line that the Szabos produce. It is called Pratz I believe. We were able to tour the factory, shop a little and receive a few items for free as well. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After an incline ride straight up the mountain - we were able to tour the ruins of the fortess. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the city down below in the background. You will have to excuse Ella's outfits.... she wanted to wear her outfit that PaPa gave to her over top of the dress she already had on. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We made it to the top! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was just one section of stairs that we climbed to get to the fortress</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As you can see from this picture.... the stairs were not in great condition... there were several that were broken with big drops below... let's just say that was pretty scary! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The drive home from Deva was very interesting as we didn't have a map or a working GPS so we just followed signs to get us back to Timisoara in hopes that they were trustworthy and once back in the city we could figure out how to get to our apartment. It was an adventure for sure. </td></tr>
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Joel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-86797856370982746292015-05-15T06:18:00.000-07:002015-05-15T06:18:01.813-07:00Adventures of Romania Raccoon <br />
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We are almost through 2 months of our time here, and just the other day I realized that many people who are following us on our trip may have no idea why they keep seeing random posting and pictures with this Romania Raccoon creature. </div>
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Let me first let me give a little disclaimer - Romania actually doesn't even have Raccoons so it makes the whole thing a little bit more interesting. But it actually goes all the way back to the beginning of the year at In The Beginning Preschool. Each student received a hand crocheted Raccoon along with a book. When it came time for us to soon leave I was talking to the teachers about some way to keep in touch while we were gone.... maybe doing a "flat Stanley" type thing... but wanted to see their thoughts.... they loved the idea but then suggested the Raccoons! We both loved the idea so that is what we decided we would do; We would take a Raccoon to Romania and they would have a Raccoon in the classroom to be called Richfield Raccoon. <br />
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Each week (or as we are able) we take pictures of Romania Racoon and we post them to facebook and tag her teachers. They print out each picture and post it on a bulletin board at the school. Then as they do things they post pictures for us to see. It has been a really fun idea and it has helped Ella as she has missed her friends and missed school! <br />
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Below are a few of our pictures from Romania Racoon's adventures in Romania. He will have more adventures to come, even though school finishes up today. Hope you also enjoy his adventures as much as we have.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mommy & Me Match Day - too Bad Raccoon doesn't own any tye dye</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A castle just my size at the Mall playland</td></tr>
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<br />Joel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-78220566799751725782015-05-04T05:10:00.000-07:002015-05-04T05:10:08.840-07:00Labor Day In May<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This past Friday was Labor Day here in Romania. Many people leave the city for the weekend and head to see family or take vacations to the Black Sea (that sounds like a really cool place to visit, though it is a pretty long trip). Sometimes the church has a picnic, but this year due to time and schedules that wasn't a possibility so we had a picnic at Mitspa House with Alexia, the Cocars, and a few college aged girls from the church.<br />
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Though it was to a be a day off to relax and enjoy.... it ended up being a bit of a work day, and let me tell you - we got a lot of work done.... while also enjoying some great Mici (Mesch as it is pronounced) which is a Romanian sausage they have on special occasions and chicken on the grill with some potatoes and a french cheese that was melted on top, and I was able to introduce them to some good American pasta salad! <br />
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After the meal, we were able to work on some details for our team that will be joining us in June. We also had some time to sit and enjoy some chai (regular tea - not to be confused with our creamy spiced tea). All in all it was a great day, and it was so fun to spend time with some of our new Romanian friends. I also taught the girls how to use my camera..... so you may see an album of 100 plus pictures appear on facebook for their benefit. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mowing the yard.... electric mowers take a bit more time. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I should have taken a before and after picture - they weeded the whole thing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Da Regina - aka Yes Queen :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alexia learning from Oma how to plant a garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crawling all over mommy - it's her new favorite pastime</td></tr>
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<br />Joel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-89657452768132945942015-04-29T01:07:00.000-07:002015-04-29T01:07:25.609-07:00The City Life - Green Market StyleI have been a country girl all my life! I like small town living.... crowds of people, long lines, and large numbers of cars overwhelm me and as my niece used to say - they nervous me! So with that being said, living in the city has it's challenges or should I say I have my challenges as I learn "city life", however there are some things about city living that are definately a plus! The one that I want to tell you about today is The Green Market.<br />
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On almost every corner or intersection you will find little market areas. We have one that is about 100 yards (91 meters for our Romanian friends that are reading) from our house. It has 4-5 small <br />
fruit and vegetable stands, a few pastry and bread stands, two small convenient stores (very small), a flower stand, meat stand, cheese stand, and a few places you can get hot food (mostly bread based things).<br />
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There are also some things I have never seen before in my life.... an egg machine... seriously - you put in your coins and down comes a pack of 10 eggs. I haven't tried it yet but it was pretty cool to see. And it was right next to the goat milk machine..... and around the corner from the cow milk machine. It's so cool! Put in coins get some goat milk! I haven't tried any of the machines yet, but I am just so excited they are there..... can you imagine seeing that at the corner in Richfield? <br />
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I must say that this is definitely something I am going to miss terribly when we return to rural Pennsylvania living. Thankfully in the summers there is a fruit and veggie stand that I can walk to, though it is much smaller, I am grateful that it is there. <br />
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The other very cool thing that I am celebrating is that today while Joel was gone with Daniel, Ella and I walked to the market all by ourselves, I used some Romanian words that I know to help me, and we didn't take the stroller.... that may not be a big deal for some but for me.... it was the first time that I have walked anywhere in our neighborhood without having to have something to hold on to..... that is something to celebrate. I must say that for long walks especially in the heat I will have to pull out my handy cane or the stroller to be my walker, but today on this cool brisk day I can celebrate walking! What a gift we so often take for granted! <br />
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<br />Joel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-52525162684361482542015-04-27T00:58:00.001-07:002015-04-27T00:58:55.943-07:00A BUNCH OF STUFF: There's a New Game In TownHere is a link to my (Joel) blog about going to an American Football game in Timisaora, Romania. <br /><br />
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So each year, hundreds of people gather at the steps of the Orthodox church in the center of town for a time of prayer, scripture, music, and a march at the beginning and it ends with a time of music and preaching by the different churches in the Rose Park. We had the privilege of going to be a part of this event (Ella and Jana, as Joel was with Daniel at a evangelistic crusade). Though I was not able to understand what was going on, it was so neat to be a part of this celebration, and I was very excited that when the band played, they played Agnus Day, by Michael W. Smith (I get pretty excited when I know songs here, because I can sing them in English). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see their signs Hristos A Inviat (Christ is Risen)</td></tr>
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After our time at the March,we enjoyed a little time in the down town area, it was filled with people enjoying the holiday as well as the weather..... and for Ella - she loved the birds, the fountain, and the ice cream. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Talking to her pigeon friends, and giving them some bird seeds, she gets her love for birds from her Papa Snyder</td></tr>
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<br />Joel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-44644888262882759082015-04-18T01:54:00.004-07:002015-04-19T09:55:41.489-07:00A Romanian Easter #4 - Hristos A Inviat!<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">He is Risen - He is Risen indeed! </span></b> </div>
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Easter Morning is a day of Celebration! I must admit I was a little tired that morning after staying up the night before to watch the celebration at midnight out our window.... But Ella did not seem tired. We didn't even mention an Easter basket or anything I was still sleeping when all of a sudden I heard... it this for me? Is this a basket for me... I had hidden it under the desk - I had no idea she would find it while I was still sleeping! She was excited about the Kinder Eggs (they are chocolate eggs that have little toys inside.... she had gotten her first one from her daddy when we were in Hungary!)<br />
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That morning at home we were singing all our songs that we think about for Easter, knowing we probably wouldn't be singing them at church that morning.... Christ the Lord is Risen Today (my favorite) Up from the Grave He Arose (Joel's Favorite) Celebrate Jesus Celebrate (Ella's Favorite), though they didn't sing any of our favorites in the morning - they did Ella's favorite in the evening, and they sang it in English one time (I'd like to think it was just for us). Joel was able to get a video:<br />
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After church we headed to the Cocar's for Easter lunch.... let's just say we ate very well, we had pork and lamb, soup, potatoes, rice, vegetables, and stuffed cabbage. Of course Ella just kept asking the whole time if we would have an egg hunt.... we assured her she would have one as soon as we were done eating. They don't have egg hunts in Romania (or in France as Alexia told us). So it was not only fun for Ella, the others loved her excitement as well. Here are a few pictures from lunch and the egg hunt. <br />
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Today I want to take a little time to share some observations....and they are just that observations.... these are things we watched and have asked questions about but things we don't fully understand but hope to understand more as we spend more time with the people and ask more questions. The people here have been so gracious in answering our questions, and we are thankful for that because it is how we learn. <br />
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Our apartment or flat is located just down the street from a large Eastern Orthodox Church. Before coming to Romania, I knew very little (okay let's be honest I had heard the name but knew nothing else!) about that church. Here is Romania that is the most common church affiliation for most of the people. Most of the time when we are talking and asking about church, people will say they go to the church on our street. The very first observation is that their Easter is not the same time as Easter for us as Americans which seem to follow the Roman Catholic Church Easter schedule (not sure really how they figure it all out, but I do know that the Catholics here celebrate it the same time as the US so that is how I came to that conclusion). One thing I did notice outside of each church is a place to light candles, it seemed similar to what I have observed in many Catholic churches. <br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">The church seems very formal....at least on the outside.... every Eastern Orthodox church that we have seen so far, is beautiful in architecture, large with a very formal appearance. Here are a few churches that we have seen in Timisoara.</span><br />
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The other things we have noticed are their traditions that specifically take place around Easter (though I think it would be neat to be here at Christmas time to observe their traditions then as well). The first thing we noticed the week before Easter was a beating sound.... not like drums but like a loud clicking noise... (not sure how to describe it). For the first few days in the week before Easter... it seemed very random, but mostly in the evening. From Thursday on in the week it was happening more and more.... Friday and Saturday is seemed almost constant throughout the day. Joel asked a man at the park about it and he took him down to show him. He tried to explain to Joel, however his English wasn't the best, so we are still a little unclear exactly what they are doing. One of our friends here in the US said that it was a call to worship type thing and that it would stop once Easter had arrived. Here is a video that Joel took when he went to watch with the man.<br />
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The other thing we were told that happens is on the evening before Easter at midnight when the pounding ends, the bells will begin to ring and people will come to Celebrate by lighting candles and marching down the street as they sing and the priest does a chant. Joel was going to go down and watch but fell asleep, I didn't want to go by myself (though I think I would have been safe, I can't really walk that far without assistance) So I did what every nosey American would have done and I opened my window and leaned out and watched as over 1,000 people walked towards the church starting at 11pm.... grandparents, parents, children, all ages..... then at midnight the bells began to ring.... it was one of the most majestic things I have experienced! They didn't just ring for a few minutes... they rang for 45 minutes straight (I feel bad for the bell ringer, I bet his arms were tired after that!) I couldn't go to sleep I just stood in the window and watched (and tried to take some pictures, the pictures aren't great... but I wanted to at least try) As the bells rang, many people took their candles and walked home, while many others stayed and sang and then marched down the street singing. At the end the priest was speaking from the steps and by 1:30 am the service ended. Below are the pictures and the video I took from our window.<br />
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They bells have been ringing more over the last few days but that seems common because they continue their Easter celebration into the following week. Our friend Alexia has to visit an Orthodox church service while we are here, so I think we may try to go with her to help us better understand the culture of the church here. <br />
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Seeing them celebrate the Resurrection was so awesome, but more than that, it was a bit convicting... how much time do we celebrate that Jesus did something no one else can do or will ever do.... he conquered Death! He rose from the dead, so that I can have life through a relationship with Him.... I need to celebrate more! I need to make Easter linger longer.... daily in my life! How about you? Is your celebration of Jesus continuing? Have you taken time daily to thank Him for what He did for you? Every time I hear those bells I am reminded of His Victory! Joel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-53794437885594650342015-04-15T02:52:00.001-07:002015-04-16T11:51:29.246-07:00A Romanian Easter #2 - Preparation As we were preparing for our trip to Romania, we tried to take some time to look up different traditions and cultural information about the country. One of the traditions that I was fascinated with was the tradition of egg painting. We read about egg painting and also about their traditions of painting their eggs red to represent the blood of Christ. After coming here I learned that this is an old art of painting and very few people today still share this art and many of those who do live in the villages away from Timisoara. Though I wasn't able to actually see any of the traditional eggs being painted, my new friend Alexia found this video for me to see how they do their eggs. It is facinating!<br />
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As we were packing I was trying to think about special things that I wanted to do with Ella while we were here.... one was decorating eggs, since that is a family tradition we do each year the weekend of Easter (which by the way Snyder family - we really missed the fun and of course the snacks). Below are a few pictures from our decorating time at our apartment.<br />
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We also had the fun of helping Mariana and Alexia color the eggs for Easter dinner. They do things a little bit differently from how we do.... first they like their eggs soft boiled - so they can only be put in for 6 mins (we do ours 12) and they color them right from the hot water into the hot dye.... I did however convince them to let me cool off a few so I could actually decorate them... since I really wanted to try to do one that at least looked Romanian :) A few things I noticed..... their egg dyes are so much darker and stronger than ours.... I am definately going to try to stock up and bring some home to use next year. They use brown eggs as we do sometimes as well so that helps the color over here but sometimes at home it makes them more difficult to color. You can see from the colors above and the colors below the difference. Also their other secret to great looking eggs... they rub them with oil when they are finished. <br />
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Here is my Romanian style egg that was done with an egg decorating crayon (basically just a wax crayon..... I must say I was pretty proud of myself. <br />
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This was definately a fun time and a tradition that is shared between our cultures... however I did learn from Alexia, the other missionary serving here from France, that they do not color eggs in France. And that concludes another egg decorating adventure.<br />
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<br />Joel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-21754747843927063602015-04-14T00:04:00.002-07:002015-04-16T11:52:57.112-07:00A Romanian Easter #1 - Tradition Today I (Jana) will begin a four blog series of Easter in Romania. As some of you know already from following our posts on facebook, Easter in Romania follows the Eastern Orthodox Calendar for all the churches except the Catholic Church here. So this year that meant that Easter was exactly one week after Easter in the United States. There is a great emphasis on Easter here in Romania (exactly as it should be) and it is filled with many traditions and special services leading up to Easter as well as following Easter. <br />
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Saturday is the day of preparations... egg decorating, baking, cooking and preparing for the Easter Celebration. <br />
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Sunday is Easter - They do two services on Easter just like they do each Sunday, one in the morning and one in the evening. Families will then get together and celebrate over a meal. One of the cool things they do is have everyone at the table take a colored egg and they turn to a person next to them and crack their egg off the other and proclaim... Hristos A Inviat - Which means Christ is risen! That is definately a tradition I would like to bring home with us. <br />
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Easter then continues into Monday. Most people don't work, many of the stores are closed, and because it was so nice out... it seemed as though everyone was out and about enjoying time with friends and family. The morning begins with another church service. Then in the afternoon there is a city wide celebration service called the Easter March (More about that to come).<br />
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Along with all these traditions and services within the protestant churches, there are also some fascinating traditions and services within the Orthodox church which we were able to observe since we live just down the street from the church (more to come on this as well)<br />
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Over the next few days we will take some time to go into more detail for those that are interested in seeing more pictures and learning more about Easter in Romania. <br />
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Joel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-92182052157986258772015-04-12T07:01:00.001-07:002015-04-14T00:36:10.117-07:00Fourth Sunday Report Vlog<div style="text-align: center;">
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Well, tonight was a return to my recent past. We have been asked to work with the youth at the Rock Church while we are here in Romania. I have to admit I was a bit nervous about what to expect. There are no bulletins and I can't understand all the announcements (well, none of them, unless they are translated.) so I wasn't sure how many kids even knew we were meeting. I was looking forward to ministering to the youth again, but, being a little insecure at times, I was also concerned how much we would connect.<br />
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My fears were short lived. There were about 10 teens and young adults that came plus Jana, Daniel Cocar, Ella and myself. I thought we had a good time. I have to admit, speaking, not being my gift in the first place, with a translator is even more difficult than just speaking. But we challenged those who were there to begin praying the God would open the eyes of their friends, that they might see Christ. I am looking forward to what God might do with this group. Would you pray for us and them as we minister together.<br />
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Joel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-64501635051624061322015-04-06T05:00:00.002-07:002015-04-06T05:00:26.669-07:00Donkey or Monkey? It's All In the Translation <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Though Joel and Ella have been able to go to church several times prior to this Sunday, it was my first since we left the U.S. We walked to the church and were greeted in the parking lot by Cosiman (again not sure if that is how you spell it, but it is how you say it) He was filled with greetings to Joel and our family. We headed inside and were welcomed by people saying pace (Peace) As we found our seats several people came to say hello - some who spoke English and some who did not. I am <br />
learning to smile and nod a lot! One dear elderly woman came up to Ella and kissed her..... I have no idea what she was saying but she handed Ella a 5 lei bill (about 1.25 in US money) how sweet! All I could say in response was multumesc (Thank-you). The service began and we were surrounded by people to help us understand.... a girl next to me (who I promised not to mention her name) a man next to Joel and a man behind us.<br />
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As the service went on the man behind was translating as much as he could, but then the people next to us took over..... this is where the story turns comical..... We were looking at the passage in Luke about Jesus entering the city..... (it was Palm Sunday here) and as the Pastor was sharing from scripture about Jesus entering the city.... my friend (who I will not mention her name) said.... Jesus was coming into town on a..... how to you say it.... Monkey..... I definitely laughed out loud in church at the thought of Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a Monkey.... I leaned over and let her know that the English word was Donkey and we both had a nice laugh. <br />
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It is a strange experience to worship in a new language.... I am sure with a little time we will begin to understand a bit more with each service and also understand some of the biblical key phrases. We will also learn to pay attention to both the pastor and the translators at the same time. Joel has said for him it has gotten easier with each time he goes. <br />
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We are so grateful for the Rock Church and we are excited to begin working with them to develop a Women's ministry, Youth Group Ministry and Small Group Ministries. We will keep you posted as we begin this journey. Joel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-35802366092687661452015-04-03T11:46:00.000-07:002015-04-03T11:46:36.254-07:00My First Two WeeksIt is my (Jana) turn today.... finally after two weeks of not feeling like I could sit in front of a computer long enough to type a message, I am here, ready to share a bit of my first two weeks abroad. First - I can't believe it has been two weeks already since we first arrived in Hungary... I guess when you feel as bad as I did.... time flies.... or at least it isn't filled with so many great memories that you aren't able to write them all down at one time :) <div>
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I woke up on Saturday not feeling well at all..... the room was spinning and I could not even walk across the room. I tried to be social as planned that day, but as soon as I left the Castle for lunch, I would have to return due to the vertigo that seemed to be plaguing me. I slept most of the day, hoping to wake up well... not so much but I did make myself go with the family to Chubba's house for dinner to at least have some time out of the room. </div>
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Sunday it was another day of hoping to recover from what I thought was jet lag.... not to much... we headed to Budapest that day which I was able to not keep from getting sick (a miracle of God) since Joel said I looked green upon arrival... let's just say driving is a little different over here and then add vertigo...not so good. </div>
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Thanks to some great friends who are doctors and physical therapists I was given ideas of what to do and what to take to help me feel better. I did my exercises faithfully with little change... I would have also taken some medicine, but just the week before the Government made an edict that no store would be open on Sundays.... (and the village pharmacy was not open on Saturday either). I did feel a little better that night - so we went downstairs for dinner and then went to the pool. Ella had a blast and I didn't get sick so once again I was excited. </div>
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Our plan for Monday morning first thing - get some dramamine and tour the beautiful city.... once again - plan fail! I was in bed all day, but thankfully Joel had a free night stay in an amazing hotel that overlooked the Danube River so even though I didn't get to go outside I could at least look out the window from my bed. Tuesday was transport day when Mariana and Daniel were coming to pick us up. We packed up the car and headed off.... It was a very long afternoon with about 5 hours driving and two longer stops. We finally made it once it got dark, and we arrived at our apartment.... after being in the car with vertigo for five hours, it was a sight to see me try to walk up 3 flights of steps which were being worked on and were a mess. </div>
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Wednesday - still no improvement and so Mariana with her connections made a few calls and got me an appointment with a neurologist that next day. Seriously - that would never happen in the US - you have to wait for months to see a specialist. </div>
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Thursday - back in the car (urghhh) and off to the hospital with Mariana and Alexia. We arrived to what felt like chaos to me.... though everything was spinning so I am sure that made everything feel even more chaotic, plus I was a little scared not going to lie! I had no idea what I was getting myself into. They walked me in and their is one elevator that tons of people are rushing to get on.... we had to go to the 9th floor. Once there Mariana went to talk to someone and off we headed down the hall.... there were patient rooms, offices, lab rooms, but all on this floor, lots of people were just standing in the hallway waiting... confused, I just closed my eyes and followed as told. She found the doctor and into the room we went. There were four ladies in the room... but no one was speaking English so I still had no idea of what was going on. Long story short.... the doctor did a bunch of mobility tests (just like my neurologist does, that that made me feel good) and then they took me to another room to do another.... I had a feeling as soon as I failed the one test.... this isn't good, it is my MS... I was going into the day really hoping for an ear infection that was making me have vertigo. But the Doctor ordered and MRI and said we will try to get you in as soon as possible (actually she only spoke Romanian so I have no idea what she said, but I am guessing it went something like that :)) The first she could get was Saturday... urghh that meant I couldn't start treatment until at least Monday.... She didn't like that so she made more calls and said today at 4 pm. And make them read the results today! </div>
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So Friday, it was back to the Doctor to begin my 5 days of IV steroids..... my last treatment had been in 2009 so I remembered much of what would happen but I knew it would be a new adventure in Romania. Again we arrived and had to go to the farthest room in the hospital to a little room. My nurses name was Lydia and she was very nice.... I did learn the word Hurt in Romanian because they kept asking me. After two hours I had my first treatment almost in the books.... it was different, they don't have all the rules and protocols that we have as far as cleaning and sterilizing and injections and such. As we were leaving the doctor gave us a note with what to buy for the next treatment.... yes - you have to go to the store and buy your own meds.... and you also need to buy your own needles and and other things you need to make that happen. But as we were getting ready to leave, Lydia said (in Romanian) that her sister worked downstairs in the pharmacy and could ju<br />
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Five Days of Treatments, 9 pokes of the needles for ports, and one very steroid filled and puffy person.... I am on day 3 of post steroid treatments.... as usual I have been blessed to experience all the fun side effects of the steroids which can last a week or two after treatment is over. </div>
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I am grateful - Mariana said that God really did a miracle and worked out all the details because my experience in getting treated was a total miracle of God because the system here is so broken. God worked out every detail! I am grateful for the doctor who agreed to see me for free! I am grateful that I am feeling better..... It will take time before I can walk normal again and be able to have my balance but I am hopeful for a full recovery. I am grateful to be able to laugh in the midst of hardship.... humor is great medicine! I am grateful for Joel who was willing to be both Mom and Dad over these last weeks as I try to recover. I am grateful that God has a perfect plan that we can be a part of. And lastly I am grateful he has called us to this place, for such a time as this.... I am already seeing how God is using this situation to draw both myself and others to Him. </div>
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Joel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-24346932910944164622015-04-01T08:04:00.000-07:002015-04-01T12:45:57.114-07:00Pigeons, Sandwiches and Fasting, Oh My! <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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So Jana has started feeling a bit better the last several days. It's not that she is doing great, but, good enough to consider going for a walk and car ride to the mall (today) and downtown Timisora (yesterday). Both days we went to the playground (more on that below) as well. It has been nice to <br />
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have Jana at the playground to talk to someone. And yesterday downtown we were able to each eat a Romanian sandwich. Ella loved being able to run and chase/feed the pigeons. All of this tires Jana, but it has been good to be able to do things together. <br />
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Getting back to the playground. Today we were able to once again connect with Patrick and at first, his aunt, Christina - who speaks English and then Ava, his grandmother. We were able to talk a bit with Christina and she and Jana really connected. She and her husband own a nail salon and Jana could obviously talk more about that than me - another great reason to have her there! I was impressed with her nails. Together we were able to talk about and invite Patrick to the Bible School this summer. Please be in prayer for the Bible School in June. There are a ton of children around this neighborhood but I am told they are involved in the Orthodox Church and the priest here isn't always excited about his parishioners going to other churches. (That's the case in most, if not all, churches.) So, we are praying for a good turnout. <br />
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Here at the Rock Church, the first three days of each month they fast and pray. They then get together each evening for corporate prayer. Today/tonight is the first day/night of the fasting. I have cut back on what I eat today, but have decided to eat some due to my diabetes. However, I have spent considerable time in Isaiah 40 and 41 this morning and an extra time of prayer. I am looking forward to the prayer time tonight. <br />
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JoelJoel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-87716784142169852922015-03-31T01:22:00.001-07:002015-03-31T10:08:22.742-07:00Mommy's Handiwork<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Joel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452313654919117168.post-14034548148574243162015-03-29T07:43:00.000-07:002015-03-30T00:16:04.864-07:00Does Getting Ice Cream Make You a Good Mom? I am not sure what I should tell you today. I have so many thoughts going on in my head right now. <br />
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Keep praying for Jana as she has now had three steroid treatments. At first the treatments seemed to help a lot and today, after the third treatment, she still feels somewhat dizzy. She may have to have the five days instead of just the three. I know this is taxing on her and therefore has become a bit taxing on me and Ella as well. Jana is a great mom and I am realizing I am not. I have done my best with Ella but there is nothing like a mom to "play" with and help. We (Ella and I) were walking home from church this morning, having to pass the playground, when we saw Ella's friend Patrick! Her eyes lit up and she asked if we could stay and play! I wouldn't have had it any other way. And there she was, playing in the stones in her dress, tights and patent leather shoes! I didn't care. She was happy to play with her little friend - the one that didn't show up on Friday. They had a great time! And there I stood, in my tie. While other parents may have kind of looked at me funny, I was able to explain to Ava (Patrick's Grandmother) that I had just come from church. (I was thanking God that Patrick's Aunt also came today. She interpreted!!) I am praying that I can possibly invite them all to church sometime. Making friends who trust you takes time, I know, but I don't have a lot of time. Please pray for this. <br />
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Talking about church, I was told that today was a small crowd, I think there were about 70 people, including kids, there today. But, they all seemed to enjoy the service and more importantly love God. They sing a lot and stand when they pray. Daniel interpreted for me when I wasn't chasing Ella, who was actually pretty good for a new place and length of service. There are a lot good people there as far as I can tell and I am looking forward to getting to serve with them. <br />
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We are close enough to stuff everything that I can walk (good for my health). While the mall is about 20 minute walk, it is the farthest walk for us other than the Cocar's home. I have already been to the local Ice Cream shop twice (none for me, though). The play ground is about 3 minutes away and the church is about 6 minutes. There are two convenience stores within 3 minutes and the Romanian version of Aldi's is about 10 - 12 (I haven't walked that yet). <br />
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I think I have said enough now. I hate long posts. Always leave them wanted more. :) I will share more about our apartment, price differences, the Mitspa House and so much more this coming week. Thanks again for following and praying for us. <br />
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JoelJoel Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171776372032755629noreply@blogger.com0Timișoara, Romania45.759722 21.23000000000001845.582414 20.90727650000002 45.937029999999993 21.552723500000017