chiitarā chiitarā!

   Things happen in Romania. You do things you never really thought you would. Like celebrate a meal at pizza hut. Normally, my reaction to pizza hut is "ehhh pizza hut's ok" but here, it is a small slice of home and brings comfort and joy that is not normally associated with a mega pizza chain. I'm also teaching guitar classes, which I never thought I would do considering I have never taken a guitar class in my life. Rest assured, I do little-to-no singing, so the pure angelic voices of the kids are not being tainted by my tone-deaf swine-squeal of a voice. I have a pretty sweet children's guitar theory book that I am learning a ton from- I even gave myself a few gold stars while prepping for class! The class itself went really well. The kiddos totally followed along and did really well working through the exercises. They didn't get any gold stars (since I used them all on myself) but they all received flash cards for chords they memorized. By the end they will have a whole book of chords! It's pretty rewarding to be a part of something that brings so much tangible joy to the kids. Their excitement and giddiness is pure happiness in a world and life marred by unmet expectations and pain. Please pray with me that week by week, the kids would continue to experience joy and find hope in the challenge of learning guitar. If you have any old acoustic guitars or cases laying around let me know. We would love to have more guitars for more kids!

   We also had the wonderful opportunity to babysit the cutest baby! Two of H2H's transition house graduates are married and have this little bundle of energy! She is super cute and we had a great time playing piano, watching Madagascar, and exploring the house!

   So looking at the calendar it looks like we have been here a little over a month. I know that we would not be as vibrant and successful as we have been without all of your prayers. Please keep praying. We miss all of you dearly and while we receive each day as a blessing, it is not without the pain of being far from you, our loved ones.

Yours in Love, Peace, Blessings and Jesus 

-s