This week the city of Bucharest is celebrating 550 years. There will be many parades, concerts, food tasting, games, etc. to mark the festivities. The churches in Bucharest are also taking part to show an evangelical presence by doing dramas in the parks, cleaning public spaces, and handing out modern translations of the New Testament in Romanian complete with testimonies of prominent figures in the city who have given their lives to Christ. Churches will also be holding an evangelistic concert and distributing food. Please pray for this combined effort to be a blessing to our city and the people.
As part of the events, Bucharest has "White Nights" where people can visit museums for free all night long and laser shows are projected onto the People's Palace as in the picture above.
In its day, Bucharest was known as "Little Paris" because of its rich character and Parisian atmosphere.
My good friend Alex will be leaving us to go do some of his master's studies in Dresden, Germany so we threw him a going-away party. I was the host and chef. We invited some of his closest friends and had a time of collective prayer for Alex. What I appreciate most about Alex is his willingness to serve (he has always helped us in our youth group with service projects, music, studies, etc.) and most of all his smile. Alex is one of those guys who just makes you smile, everytime he enters a room you just feel better. That, my friends, is a gift. Drum Bun Alex and God Bless, we'll be praying for you!
We gave Alex a t-shirt with some of his closest friends on it, so as not to forget us :)
My friend Simon is already a Viking fan, I think the horns are a good fit :)
More fun times with the youth!
