Body Building Boot Camp!

Went to a great fund-raising seminar on July 17th-18th to help me with some practical how-to's on how to raise funds to sustain me long-term in Romania. It was liberating and enlightening! It is sponsored by The Body Builders and their website is www.thebodybuilders.net. I recommend it for anyone raising personal support for ministry.



All for now!

Puzzle coming together!

It has been a long time since I last wrote. Finally, some big puzzle pieces for future goals have been coming together – not only regarding health but for ministry plans in Romania as well. As I mentioned before, I was investigating possible partnerships with other ministries serving in Romania so that I could have more ministry support in the country since there are no fellow audiologists. I believe I have found that with Renee and Luke McDannel of Broken Heart Ministries. Their foundation has a partnership with World Vision Romania. She is doing similar ministry in child development projects as a occupational therapist and he is a lawyer. They are willing to partner with me so that I can have more ministry, legal and emotional support while doing this pioneer medical ministry. My sending organization remains International Teams and Broken Heart Ministries will provide some additional support in the country.

My Health? The parasites showed up again and I had to go on another course of medicine. I hope and pray the last one! Investigations with an infectious disease guy, my thyroid gal and my gastro guy for an endoscopy are helping me to get to the bottom of all these things (no pun intended!). So far results are all coming back negative. Praise the Lord!! I await some final results next week. I have been feeling better, a very good sign!

My Return? Plans are to return in September, Lord willing. Additional monthly support still needs to be raised to get me back over there. To accomplish that, will you consider how you might help get me back to the field by hosting a tea or dessert inviting some other folks who might be introduced in this ministry. Please pray with me as well for those 30 additional people who may be able to contribute monthly with $100, $50 or $25 or by special one-time gifts. All gifts are tax-deductible and can be sent directly to International Teams at 411 W. River Rd., Elgin, IL 60123. Credit card giving and electronic funds transfers are available.

My Doctoral program? I have an interview this week to determine the number of courses I will have to take – I hope it will be no more than 15. Then, in the fall I hope to start my first on-line course on the web when back in Romania. The on-line courses will each be $250. Would you like to sponsor me for a course?

A Day at the Shore!

Had an opportunity to spend a day at the shore with these lovely Precept bible study ladies on May 6th. Always nice to share fun, food and fellowship with friends! (Pam G was there taking the picture)

A blog is like a website!!

Some of you may not already know, but I will be staying a little longer in the States – I will not be returning in April to Romania and do not know exactly when I will be returning. I need to work on three things before I can return: first, my health – I need to be “fighting fit”; second, more organizational and ministry support for long-range plans – a partnership with World Vision is being investigated, and thirdly, the raising of more monthly support for me. It feels like the Lord has me in a holding pattern right now. Health? Praise the Lord with me – yesterday I found out that a preliminary test showed that the medicine was effective for the buggies! Stay tuned for the final test results in the next couple of weeks.

The trips to West Virginia and then to Chicago to visit my mission organization have helped me with these decisions. It was in West Virginia that we began to see the possibility of a partnership with World Vision – their philosophy of working on developmental projects for the well-being of children seemed to fit right in with what I am doing in Romania. We will see! Please continue to pray for His guidance and wisdom.

The family skiing vacation in Montreal last month was a lot of fun. Then we had missions’ week, called COSMOS, at my church, which was a wonderfully nurturing, mountain-top experience. This past weekend I returned from the annual audiology convention in Minneapolis which was also very beneficial and educational.

I will hope to be contacting some of you soon to see how you might participate with me by either contributing financially, or hosting a tea or a dinner where some other folks might be introduced to this ministry in Romania. Please pray with me for those 35 additional people who may be able to contribute $100, $50 or $25 monthly in order to get me back on the field. These gifts or one-time gifts for the special project of my doctoral studies are all tax-deductible and can be sent directly to International Teams at 411 W. River Rd., Elgin, IL 60123.

Have a wonderful season of His Resurrection! He is alive!

Blog set up - PICS OF THE CENTER!!

I am using this venue as a "website" for pictures and news of the Project the Lord and I embarked upon starting in October 2003.

Right now I am in the United States in Malvern, PA for furlough/home leave. Originally my furlough was scheduled for only 4 months but it is now extending longer for three reasons: Getting health up to par, establishing long-range goals to include partnerships, and, for raising more support.

While in Cluj for the past 2 1/2 years:

• 100+ hearing aids were dispensed to the hearing-impaired poor (avg. pension=$100/mo.)
• The Center for Early Detection of Hearing Loss was launched for testing infants and children.

Here are some pictures of the The Center for Early Detection of Hearing Loss at the Pediatric Hospital on Motilor Street: