A Post from Spain

Okay, it is supposed to the be the Romania Team, but only half of us have made it home. Ariel and Michael arrived home Sunday evening. It was great having an evening in Munich to share dinner at a traditional German restaurant and debrief before heading our seperate ways.

It has been a great trip with a great team in a great place! It felt like the trip was done for all of us, but Rich and I were destined to go to Spain before heading home. I was really sorry to see Michael and Ari leave us at the train station as we headed out to catch our planes to Madrid then Valencia.

The church in Romania (Betania) feels they have a little piece of themselves in Fremont because they know there are people their who are faithful friends in ministry. It is good to know that there is a piece of FCC in Romania. They always pray for us and ask about those they know have had troubles. If you need someone to faithfully pray for you, they are good people to ask.

Here in Spain, we are enjoying warmer weather, a wonderful hotel on the beach and an exciting conference. The Romanian youth (18-28 year olds) in Spain are meeting and we are getting to hear what they are about. It is different than Romania, but the same in many ways. It is a little easier to talk to the young adults in Romania and they seem a little less shy about talking to you. Here in Spain the youth seem to have their circle of friends and stick fairly close to them. They are very friendly, just more...European? It was a little easier to share my testimony with them and feel that I could connect to their lives. They are not living in a country fresh from a revolution and face more challenges common to my own.

When you see the team on Sunday, greet them with 'Pace' (Pah-Chey). It means Peace and will make them smile.

Kim