What a day! God is good!

This morning we truly witnessed what it means to be part of the family of God! It's an inspiring and touching moment to listen to people that speak two different languages sing the same hymns together. As I sat for the fourth year in the Baptist Church of Lom and sang "How Great Thou Art" and "Amazing Grace", it struck me that this may be what heaven is like. We are all one family of God, bound by His love, and connected through His grace. It doesn't matter where we are, who we are, or what language we speak; we share one common thread. So next time you are sitting in church on a Sunday morning, remember the Church of Lom. They just may be singing the same praises to God!

Bulgarian word of the day: Slava na Boga...Praise the Lord!

Carlton preaching with Kris translating


The whole group at church


After lunch, we ventured to the orphanage to see the children! It was wonderful to be back and see how they have grown and changed! There were also new faces! To celebrate our arrival, they prepared poems, a skit, and a dance for us! You could tell that they had worked so hard! They also served refreshments afterwards. It was a special treat!

We're back!



The skit and dance



The rest of the afternoon, we hung out with the children. There were approximately 32 children present that ranged in age from 6-18. They were very excited to see everyone and wanted to tell us EVERYTHING...even if we had no idea what they were talking about! We have shared many laughs, hugs, kisses, and piggy-back rides! Tonight we will be preparing our crafts and games for the rest of the week. It should be a busy week, but well-worth it! It only took Katherine one afternoon to realize why she is here and why is it so important to these children and to our group to come back year after year! She has already fallen in love!

Another very important Bulgarian word...Az ne razbiram... I don't understand :)

Wayne with Zoran and Alex





Please continue to keep us and the children in your prayers. They all seem to be doing well!

Another praise! We have been blessed with a translator from one of the local schools, Stephy. She also attends the Baptist church. She has worked with the children before and we hope that her relationship with them will help us develop a stronger connection to the children. Every year, we try to maintain contact with the children, and having another English-speaking Bulgarian from Lom would be helpful! We hope that she can talk to the children about how important it is to go to school and practice their English. Please keep her in your prayers this week! Translating for 32 children is not an easy task!

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