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These pictures are from one of my favorite days of ministering in Romania. We were allowed to come into an elderly home in Brasov. The employees told our contact that most likely the people there would be mean and unreceptive to us. We prayed before we walked in that God would open the doors for us to minister to them. The very first room we went into we got to sing to two ladies and I just sat down and held one of their hands. Instantly, they begin to light up and speak to us about how happy they were we were there. We got to meet with many more as they flooded to the lounges on their floor. We couldn't have long conversations with most of them because our Romanian was not great, but we just hugged them and held there hands. We sang some more praise songs to them. Some of the women looked like stone statues when they came in and as soon as we began singing and loving on them, they would just cry. They told stories of how no one comes to visit them and how their families do not care for them. By the end, we saw God's presence dwelling in this place and ministering to the forgotten. It was pure joy.

The lady holding me sooo soo close in the above picture was one of my favorite. She was blind. She actually could have the surgery to see again, but could not afford it. Since she was blind and we couldn't speak the same language, we had to communicate in a different way. I was drawn to here when I walked in the room. She was just sitting in a chair and staring off at the wall. I came and put my hand on hers and she immediately grabed me and pulled me close to her. She gave me hugs and kisses and through an interpreter she told me she was so happy I was here. I don't think I have ever experienced love from a complete stranger like that. I was here to minister to her and she was ministering to me! It was quite amazing to see God break down the walls these older people had put up and watch them be joyous and almost youthful again! What a blessing we had the opportunity to be a part of!