Day #2 - Food brings out the best in people

Well, day #2 is almost at an end and let me say, it's already been quite the experience. Today was our first official day in Romania and we commenced our trip by attending church this morning. What an awesome experience! Besides the fact that we looked like the freak show rolling into the sanctuary (scott + 7 women, all but one of which are blonde=SHADY!), we had a wonderful time. Thankfully, there were several kind congregation members who spoke english and translated the service for us. The pastor preached from Numbers 17 about holiness and how we, like Israel, lose sight of what holiness is and get confused as to our identity and who are target example was - Jesus. It was very challenging and I loved every minute.

After service, we decided to get food at a restaurant recommended to us by the missionaries. The catch: we went by ourselves. Being the brave souls that we are, we decided that ordering food without a translator would be a fun challenge. It was fun alright. All of the team members took a different approach to ordering. Scott took the educated approach - he converted what little spanish he knew and guessed accordingly. Diane took the blind approach - she closed her eyes, put her finger on the menu and that's what she ordered. Hannah took the surprise me approach - picked a meat and guessed the rest. Leslie took the yes approach - she told the waitress she wanted steak and whatever the waitress said next, she said yes. My oh my did we get some interesting results. Scott wanted steak and got smothered beef, Leslie wanted steak but didn't want the mooing kind, Hannah wanted fish but didn't like the head included, but luckily Diane's blind approach rewarded her with a pesto pasta that she enjoyed very much.

As funny as our dinner was, it demonstrated the team’s personalities that are truly starting to shine. Its fun to watch everyone as we interact and I am really excited to see how we work together in the upcoming weeks. We begin working at the hospital tomorrow and I’m sure Leslie will have lots to tell you. Until then, keep us in prayer and keep watching the blog.

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