The Retreat is Underway

We loaded the buses at 10:30 am took the 3.5 hour drive along the blue Danube. We saw Serbia on the other side of the river. We got to see a good amount of the country side, including lots of houses and farms. It was a nice day today, so there were lots of people out working in the fields. We arrived at our retreat spot, a very nice hotel called the Golden Spirit Hotel in Herculane, the home of Hercules. It is in an area with lots of mineral baths and beautiful countryside in the mountains. About 50 Romanian women are here at the retreat, of all different ages, some believers and others who have not heard the Gospel. Barb gave tonight's first message on relationships with a theme of garden friends (a true friend cultivated by love and time who walks beside us through all that life brings). Diane shared her testimony about a good friend Brenda, who is her garden friend. We broke up into small groups which resulted in lots of discussion and laughter. Translation is going well, thanks to many Romanians who speak very good English, unlike the rest of us who cannot speak a lick of Romanian.