Maneciu

Our first few days in Câmpina have been wonderful! Sunday we were able to go to Pastor Ion's church in the morning. It was so nice to worship with the people there. After a great lunch and a few hours of rest we were off the the evening service at a small church in a near by village. In the evening we made sure everything was ready for classes in the morning and then headed to bed.

This week we are are holding classes in a school in Maneciu. In the morning we have 23 first graders. Their teacher has come for at least part of the class both days so far, and it's so great to be able to share the gospel in a school setting. Normally we are not allowed to do so. Being in a classroom helps the kids focus a little better and it makes for a much more organized class. The kids are catching on very quickly to everything that we are teaching them. And many of them were able to remember what we learned the previous day in chapel.

In the afternoon we have a class of forth graders. Monday there were about 19 kids, and today we had 23. It was great to see new children come to our class, and to see them catch up on the things that they missed very quickly. Since the children are a little bit older then know English better, and many of them can understand a lot of what we say, and even talk to us, though many of them are shy when it comes to English.

In both classes we have about 5 or 6 teenage helpers from the church in Maneciu. They are such a blessing to our team! They are great with the children, love God, and know the material that we are teaching. Both classes would be a lot more difficult with out them.

As we continue the week please pray for us. Pray that we are able to reach out to these new students and show them God's love this week. Also pray for our testimony with the school teachers and principle as normally we would not be allowed in a school and some people in the village may not like it.