A Certain Woman in Eastern Europe

May your heart be grateful, your table full, and your loved ones around you. I am grateful for you and thankful to God for His daily blessings! Love, Mary Jill

and in a strange but meaningful full circle - I am back at the internet cafe near the university. The university that incited me to move to Debrecen in 2006. i am here because my beloved and not too old Toshiba laptop seems to have bit the dust. The problem becomes magnified, the solution seems distant as ...it is moving day. ON GOOD NEWS - my car which would not start yesterday has had a serious recharging and is working well - Thank you Janos. His wife Agi feels this is all confirmation I should stay here. So, it will be a little silent for now - miss you.

In Budapest with Tom and Denise Walsh and Tom and Sally Easterly - visitors from New York on a rainy Sunday in Budapest - of course the weekends before and after were sunny, nonetheless these intrepid travelers navigated Budapest with no problems. In the country - an abundance of apples and the (other) neighbor's hens My nearest and dearest neighbors - Sandor and Eva And at home in Debrecen - first attempt at homemade ice cream - chocolate and yummy and time to catch up with friends Agi and Janos have a new business and when there are few customers - Agi builds up her Faith! Ok - so now you are caught up - I need to continue packing - the mover comes tomorrow to give me an estimate and to see what size truck we need. My last week in Debrecen - mixed emotions as this has been a wonderful city to live in and it has been a very fruitful assignment.

And one of my tulip photos Trying out my new - free- Fotosketcher program

When finished this will be a home for a Gypsy king - really. I really love the varieties of haystacks across the land Creative parking at a petrol station exit in Cluj Caramel Machiattos at...... Starbuck's in Cluj

This time to Gherla, Romania. Gherla is located in the Transylvania area of Romania about an hour north of Cluj or Kolozsvar as we say in Hungary. I once thought my first mission assignment after Scotland would be Romania. I really enjoy the Romanian people I have met, they are so loving and hospitable. I have been fortunate to have traveled quite a bit in Romania and especially love the central and northern areas as they are so beautiful. Tammy has meetings and training sessions with her INSTE ministry partners. We will also meet a missionary friend and may visit Starbucks in Cluj. Did you know there is NO Starbucks in Budapest?? How can this be? I suspect the taxes for new businesses in Romania are less expensive than in Hungary. Well, time to go. Have a blessed day!

The "apple picker" gadget nailed to a branch worked prett well The stocked lake and yes they were fishing this weekend. The beauty of a fall day. Photos by Tammy - or click on her blog under "Certain Friends" for more of the story We even had time to pick apples and hunt for walnuts among the fallen leaves. We moved some boxes in and made some plans for being comfortable for the winter and still do some needed renovation. We will return next weekend with more boxes. The neighbors were so welcoming and glad to meet Tammy. Looking forward to the return trip.