Skip has been busy laying tile in one of the bathrooms. I have been busy putting wood dough on doors and door frames for two days. I am almost finished, but we ran out of wood dough. We will get some wood dough next week. The window guys have replaced all the windows in the administration building. They look very nice. Four new doors were put in today also. Much is being accomplished. Skip and his helper, Igor, cleaned out the shop the other day to prepare it for the group of Americans that are coming in a week and a half. There will be a couple of men using the shop to make furniture for the school.
Something interesting. Here there are birds which we call Coo Coo birds. We don't know what they are actually called, but we call them Coo Coo birds. Honestly they sound just like a Coo Coo clock. The first time I heard one, I thought it was a Coo Coo clock downstairs. But, it was a bird outside. Skip counts the Coo Coos and says there is no such thing as "54 O'clock." :-) Then Skip and the little Romanian girl downstairs go around saying coo coo, coo coo to each other. Words that they can communicate to one another and understand each other. It is cute to hear them. She is 4 years old and her name is Edita. She talks to us in Romanian and thinks we understand her. We don't. We were reading a Romanian book to her with animals in it. I was saying the animals in English and she would repeat them. Skip and I were very impressed with her pronunciation. Better than our Romanian pronunciation.
Well, that is all for now.
Sheryl
Friday, May 1, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Grocery Shopping
Today we went grocery shopping. We went to the Bizarr first, then two different stores. Something as simple as shopping to us, is difficult here. The Bizarr had tiny booths all over a large area. You look around and try and find the best price. There is fruit and vegetables, meats, cheeses, hardward, kitchen supplies, etc. You just have to look around. Not everyone sells things for the same price. One lady was sitting selling domestic chicken eggs. Stephanie bought 20 eggs from her. The lady had one cracked open so you could see the inside. You don't buy things here in dozens, but 10's. The stores were much different than we are used to. There were things we had on the list that we couldn't buy because they were not available. The Metro is like a Sams Club. One of the ladies there watched me like a hawk and followed me because I looked out of place. Eric was watching her too to see if she would talk to me or bother me. She didn't. I stuck close to Eric and Stephanie, but I did look around. It was an interesting experience.
BTW, the house that was purchased for the church for $2,000.00 dollars was purchased about 9-10 years ago. Now it would cost $30,000.00 dollars. There is no bathroom at the church, just an outhouse. When things settle down I may get some pictures down loaded.
The camp where we are staying is just beautiful. It is green and lush. Not like the brown Arizona dessert. We are liking it here. Skip is busy working on the bathrooms in the administration building. They all need different types of work performed. Walls and tile, etc. I made more cookies today for the 29 Americans that will come in a couple of weeks. Cooking food here is more difficult. EVERYTHING is made from scratch. Some ingredients are not available, so you improvise. Building is the same way. If Skip doesn't have a tool he needs, he makes it or improvises. Getting things done takes so much more time. I am not complaining. I am explaining. That is the way life is here. It is different for us, but we are flexible, no problem. Skip is great at improvising. It is one of his greatest strengths. So, we are busy doing various things to serve the Lord here. Having 29 Americans to feed for 10 days is a huge job. I am helping Stephanie prepare for that task. Measurements, groceries, desserts, etc. I am enjoying myself. Stephanie and I get along well and work well together. It is fun. The Lord is blessing us and we are enjoying serving the Lord.
TTFN,
Sheryl
BTW, the house that was purchased for the church for $2,000.00 dollars was purchased about 9-10 years ago. Now it would cost $30,000.00 dollars. There is no bathroom at the church, just an outhouse. When things settle down I may get some pictures down loaded.
The camp where we are staying is just beautiful. It is green and lush. Not like the brown Arizona dessert. We are liking it here. Skip is busy working on the bathrooms in the administration building. They all need different types of work performed. Walls and tile, etc. I made more cookies today for the 29 Americans that will come in a couple of weeks. Cooking food here is more difficult. EVERYTHING is made from scratch. Some ingredients are not available, so you improvise. Building is the same way. If Skip doesn't have a tool he needs, he makes it or improvises. Getting things done takes so much more time. I am not complaining. I am explaining. That is the way life is here. It is different for us, but we are flexible, no problem. Skip is great at improvising. It is one of his greatest strengths. So, we are busy doing various things to serve the Lord here. Having 29 Americans to feed for 10 days is a huge job. I am helping Stephanie prepare for that task. Measurements, groceries, desserts, etc. I am enjoying myself. Stephanie and I get along well and work well together. It is fun. The Lord is blessing us and we are enjoying serving the Lord.
TTFN,
Sheryl
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Church
Today we went to church in the local village. It is one of the churchs that Eric started. They meet in a house purchased for $2,000.00. The attendance was lower today due to a holiday. Eric preached in English and Keith, another missionary, translated into Romanian. Keith and his wife Marla have 5 children. The children were excited to speak to someone in English. So, while there was singing for a 1/2 hour I took their 3 youngest children, ages 8, 6, and 4 out for an impromtu Sunday School lesson in English. We all had fun. We sang in English too. They were sweet kids and it was a blessing to be with them. Then we joined the adults for the preaching. It was nice. We had a good service. One of their boys picked a flower and gave it to me after church. I think I want to bring him home. :-)
This afternoon Edward, the camp director is going to give Skip and I on a tour. We are looking forward to that. Edward and his wife have a 4 year old daughter and are expecting another child in just over a month. They are sweet servants of the Lord.
TTFN,
Sheryl
This afternoon Edward, the camp director is going to give Skip and I on a tour. We are looking forward to that. Edward and his wife have a 4 year old daughter and are expecting another child in just over a month. They are sweet servants of the Lord.
TTFN,
Sheryl
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Hi from Moldova
Hi,
Everything is going well. My asthma is doing fine, Praise the Lord. Skip is busy working on some bathrooms in the administration building. The camp we are at is green, beautiful and peaceful. It looks somewhat like Washington State. Although the trees are not as big. There are rolling green hillls. The weather is in the 60's in the daytime and 30's at night. We have been very comfortable. It is on 25 acres with 10 buildings. The buildings are sub-standard by American standards. They are just over 20 years old but look like they are 50 years old to Skip. Yesterday Skip went shopping in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. They went for toilets, sinks and sheetrock. Skip said it was quite an experience. There isn't one store to go to. They had to go to many different stores to get what they needed. He said the whole city was like a 29 mile Home Depot. It was challenging telling a Romanian/Russian speaking translator what he needed with nails, and supplies, etc. They had lunch at McDonalds in Chisinau. Skip liked the frys better here and in Frankfurt than in the United States. It took 2/3 of a day just to pick up supplies.
Meanwhile I took pictures of the camp, made another applesauce cake and assisted Stephanie with other small jobs. Today we planted some plants, checked out supplies and cooking ware etc. It is a big job to have 28 American's coming in three weeks. They have to be housed and fed. Skip is working on the bathrooms where they will be housed. Stephanie and I are working on the food and tea for while they are here. The American group comes in the day before we leave. They will be here to do more construction on the buildings in prepartion for the Bible school to start in September. There is so much that needs to be done. The Americans will be staying in the administration building. The bathrooms have to be finished, Skip is working on those. New windows will be put in next week. Also, radiators, for heat are being installed. Indoor/Outdoor carpet will be laid down too. Then Stephanie and I will do caulking and stuff and painting needs to be done. It will be very nice when it is complete.
Tomorrow we are going to the local village church. It will be all in Romanian. So, Skip and I will not be able to understand it.
Tuesday we are going to the bazaar to do some shopping.
So, there is an update from Moldova.
Love,
Sheryl
Everything is going well. My asthma is doing fine, Praise the Lord. Skip is busy working on some bathrooms in the administration building. The camp we are at is green, beautiful and peaceful. It looks somewhat like Washington State. Although the trees are not as big. There are rolling green hillls. The weather is in the 60's in the daytime and 30's at night. We have been very comfortable. It is on 25 acres with 10 buildings. The buildings are sub-standard by American standards. They are just over 20 years old but look like they are 50 years old to Skip. Yesterday Skip went shopping in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. They went for toilets, sinks and sheetrock. Skip said it was quite an experience. There isn't one store to go to. They had to go to many different stores to get what they needed. He said the whole city was like a 29 mile Home Depot. It was challenging telling a Romanian/Russian speaking translator what he needed with nails, and supplies, etc. They had lunch at McDonalds in Chisinau. Skip liked the frys better here and in Frankfurt than in the United States. It took 2/3 of a day just to pick up supplies.
Meanwhile I took pictures of the camp, made another applesauce cake and assisted Stephanie with other small jobs. Today we planted some plants, checked out supplies and cooking ware etc. It is a big job to have 28 American's coming in three weeks. They have to be housed and fed. Skip is working on the bathrooms where they will be housed. Stephanie and I are working on the food and tea for while they are here. The American group comes in the day before we leave. They will be here to do more construction on the buildings in prepartion for the Bible school to start in September. There is so much that needs to be done. The Americans will be staying in the administration building. The bathrooms have to be finished, Skip is working on those. New windows will be put in next week. Also, radiators, for heat are being installed. Indoor/Outdoor carpet will be laid down too. Then Stephanie and I will do caulking and stuff and painting needs to be done. It will be very nice when it is complete.
Tomorrow we are going to the local village church. It will be all in Romanian. So, Skip and I will not be able to understand it.
Tuesday we are going to the bazaar to do some shopping.
So, there is an update from Moldova.
Love,
Sheryl
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Arrived in Moldova
Hi,
We arrived safely in Moldova after nearly 24 hours of travel. That is, 24 hours from the time we left our house. Everything went very well. There were no glitches in our travel. It was an adventure, especially in Frankfurt. We didn't know where we were supposed to go in the airport, but we figured it out. Then, we met a sweet Moldovan Christian woman in Frankfurt. We traveled with her to Moldova. God provides. Good thing she knew some English. Then she got someone to translate for us. It was a blessing. She said she knew that I was a Christian because my face reflected what was in my heart. Praise be to God! She thanked us for coming to serve the Lord in her country. We could tell people were praying due to the peace we experienced. BTW-We are about 9 hours ahead of Phoenix and CAtime.
Skip is out working and I am going to help Stephanie prepare food to freeze for a group of Americans that are coming in a few weeks.
Thank you for your love and prayers.
TTFN,
Love,
Skip & Sheryl
We arrived safely in Moldova after nearly 24 hours of travel. That is, 24 hours from the time we left our house. Everything went very well. There were no glitches in our travel. It was an adventure, especially in Frankfurt. We didn't know where we were supposed to go in the airport, but we figured it out. Then, we met a sweet Moldovan Christian woman in Frankfurt. We traveled with her to Moldova. God provides. Good thing she knew some English. Then she got someone to translate for us. It was a blessing. She said she knew that I was a Christian because my face reflected what was in my heart. Praise be to God! She thanked us for coming to serve the Lord in her country. We could tell people were praying due to the peace we experienced. BTW-We are about 9 hours ahead of Phoenix and CAtime.
Skip is out working and I am going to help Stephanie prepare food to freeze for a group of Americans that are coming in a few weeks.
Thank you for your love and prayers.
TTFN,
Love,
Skip & Sheryl
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The day has dawned, Moldova here we come!
Today is the day we leave for Moldova. We are ready, excited and willing to serve. Your will be done Lord. Use us for Your honor and glory. Help us be available to witness while traveling. Protect us, keep us healthy, and keep our loved ones safe in our absence. We serve an awesome God! We love you Lord and thank you for this opportunity. For us, it is an opportunity of a life time. After we are done serving, bring us safely back to our family. In Jesus name, amen.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Moldova
Well, we had a wonderful day of worship, teaching and fellowship on Sunday. Our pastor called us up to the front for both services and prayed for our missions trip. That was special! We had so many people hug us and tell us they would be praying for us. That was also very special! Then the prayer team gathered around me and prayed for us. God has provided what we need financially for our trip and while we are gone. We are trusting that He will provide when we come back too. I will go 3-4 weeks without a paycheck when I come back. With Skip's business you never know what work will be there. Trusting, trusting, trusting! He promises to provide our needs! Phil 4:19, "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
After church we met K.C. and Dustin for lunch. It was nice to catch up to her before our trip. Then we went home and packed and packed and packed. At 5:00pm we went to a picnic, for Sunday school workers. We enjoyed more fellowship, food, hugs and offers of prayer. We got to tell people, in more detail, what we are going to be doing. In case you are wondering. We are going to a camp in Moldova to help prepare the facilities for Bible School, which will be starting in August. They are in the process of laying gas lines to run heat to the dormitories. Skip may be working on that or any number of other projects. I will most likely be helping Stephanie clean, plant or whatever else she needs.
Just in case you are interested, this is the fulfillment of a 30 year dream for Skip and I. We were in the same Sunday School class for two years, but didn't pay much attention to one another. We went on a 3 day short term missions trip to Counselor, New Mexico. WE NOTICED ONE ANOTHER, and a little over a year later we were married. We have always wanted to do short term missions trips. Skip is so talented in so many ways. He can fix anything. He can create beautiful things out of nothing. He can be an asset to missionaries. God can use him and Skip is willing. Now, we have the opportunity. We hope that this is the first of more missions trips to come.
Tomorrow we leave for Moldova. Lord use us as You see fit. We are your vessels. As we travel help us to be available to witness for You. Use us for Your Honor and Glory. Take us safely, and bring us back to our family in the U.S. In Jesus name, Amen.
After church we met K.C. and Dustin for lunch. It was nice to catch up to her before our trip. Then we went home and packed and packed and packed. At 5:00pm we went to a picnic, for Sunday school workers. We enjoyed more fellowship, food, hugs and offers of prayer. We got to tell people, in more detail, what we are going to be doing. In case you are wondering. We are going to a camp in Moldova to help prepare the facilities for Bible School, which will be starting in August. They are in the process of laying gas lines to run heat to the dormitories. Skip may be working on that or any number of other projects. I will most likely be helping Stephanie clean, plant or whatever else she needs.
Just in case you are interested, this is the fulfillment of a 30 year dream for Skip and I. We were in the same Sunday School class for two years, but didn't pay much attention to one another. We went on a 3 day short term missions trip to Counselor, New Mexico. WE NOTICED ONE ANOTHER, and a little over a year later we were married. We have always wanted to do short term missions trips. Skip is so talented in so many ways. He can fix anything. He can create beautiful things out of nothing. He can be an asset to missionaries. God can use him and Skip is willing. Now, we have the opportunity. We hope that this is the first of more missions trips to come.
Tomorrow we leave for Moldova. Lord use us as You see fit. We are your vessels. As we travel help us to be available to witness for You. Use us for Your Honor and Glory. Take us safely, and bring us back to our family in the U.S. In Jesus name, Amen.
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