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This is the monthly newsletter of Global Outreach, Romania. Each month a different staff member will bring you the news giving a different perspective.If you wish to be on our newsletter 'alert' list and to receive the email reminder, let us know, or if there is someone else who would like to be, again tell us, at romania@wegoglobal.com.
                        This month, Margot writes:
    Minsitry/mission concept ....

Can you weld? Want to bless Romania? We are looking for someone, or a small team, to come and build some basketball supports from raw materials. We want to bless the youth of Romania, and get an opportunity to witness for Jesus.

You would need to be self supporting (travel, food etc) but, we could find you accommodation during your stay for free. We will rent equipment and buy materials here, so you would need to look for some sponsirship. (Not a huge amount!) We would build 2 or 4 of these at a couple of schools initially finally painting them and having an inauguratory match with them!

If you want more information on a great way to spend a week, this spring, blessing God, and the people of Romania get in contact with Kevin soon!
           

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A Time To Celebrate, in Reghin.

March Newsletter - Global Outreach Romania

Hi, this is Margot. Jon and I arrived in mid January from Australia, to live and teach English in Reghin. What a contrast to Australia!!! There was snow on the ground, freezing temperatures, traffic driving on the ‘wrong’ side of the road, and no kangaroos.

 Reghin is a large provincial town, 40 kms from Targu Mures and although the population is around 30,000 the appearance of the town is more like that of a large village; the rhythm of life here is different and slower.

 Our school was set up in the last couple of years by Kevin and the staff at the main school in Targu Mures, and Jon and I have the privilege of being the first teachers to live in the town. Living in Reghin, has its advantages. Jon was trying to buy some bananas, at the little shop over the road, using English, and lots of gestures to explain what he needed. Another customer came to his rescue, and with her help and much laughter, Jon got his bananas. This lady is becoming a friend and also a new student for our School.   

Our students have been delightful; they are warm and friendly and have a great sense of humour.  We had our first social event in March – a Dessert and Games Night, with enough desserts “to sink a ship”, adrenalin charged games of Dutch Blitz, and heaps of English conversation.

This week the students had their final tests. This was followed by our Graduation Celebration, where they received their certificates. It was a time to party. Many of the students are continuing on, and we are praying for an increase in enrolment for the next term. Our desire is to see the school flourish, and for us to build close relationships with our students, and their families.

Comings and Goings

 March brings a new season to Targu Mures, and the staff at the school is also experiencing some changes. We are delighted to welcome two new teachers who have come to join us, to start teaching in the new term. Victoria Prescott comes from Seattle in the U.S., and Sean Fleming, from Belfast in Northern Ireland. We are increasingly an international mix of people but in this we also experience the reality of the scriptures, in Philippians 1:5, where it talks about us being partners in the gospel. There is a closeness that develops amongst us at the school which also makes it hard to say goodbye. At the end of March we said farewell to Andrea Weber who returned home to Canada for a 6 week holiday, and in early April, we say goodbye to Einer Langelett. Einer is leaving to return to Minnesota, in the U.S. to continue his studies. He has been on the staff of the school since January 07, and has worked hard not only in teaching at the school but also in his voluntary work amongst the disadvantaged in the community. We will miss his “bad jokes”, his expertise in fast food, his companionship and most of all his servant heart.

 

Outside the Class room, in March.

A lot of activities happen outside the classroom.

Ø      In March we had two social events for the students; a Commonwealth Day and a Bowling afternoon, and a lot of fun was had by all. These events give us wonderful opportunities to build meaningful friendships with our students.

Ø      Each week this month, staff from the school has visited a group home for orphans, a government school to teach disadvantaged children, a poor community in Targu Mures, and they regularly visit the abandoned babies in a regional hospital and work with disadvantaged teenagers.  

Ø      On March 18th, Hilya, Alina and Mihai organized to take a group of young people, aged 10 -16 years, from a poor community they are working with, to visit a government Technical School. The aim was to lift the vision of the young people to other, better possibilities for their future. The school is free and can take students and train them in many practical skills and trades. The trip was a huge success as 7 young people were ready and waiting to go when Hilya and the team arrived. The young people were amazed at what the school offered. The director of the school was very supportive of these students as she showed them around and the young people went home having had a great time. The question now is, what will be the next step; the staff is praying about possible projects, e.g. a day centre for the kids to go to before and after school.

Prayer Points

  1. Please pray for wisdom for the staff as they are involved in different activities in the community. Also pray for the young people in the poor community that Hilya, Alina and Mihai have been working with. Pray that the poverty cycle will be broken, and a community project will be developed to meet their needs.
  2. Pray for the new School at Reghin, to consolidate and to grow. Pray for Jon and I to develop good relationships with the students and the community.
  3. Pray for all the teaching staff, for us to have a Godly impact on all of our students and the people we meet in the community.
  4. Pray for Kevin, as Head of our School, to have wisdom, and Godly guidance, in all the responsibilities he carries in the School. 
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Jon giving a certificate
Jon giving a certificate
Einer, who is leaving us.
Margot at our school in Reghin
Sean from N. Ireland - one of two new staff
Dessert evening
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