Romania and Bulgaria Update #2

Two weeks from today! That's when we leave for Bulgaria, and things are starting to hop! Yesterday was a big day as we booked our airline tickets. We knew that traveling in the summer to Europe would likely make things more expensive, but we were shocked to find out that our airfare alone turned out to be about $200 more per person than we had anticipated for the entire trip budget! As you can imagine, this has necessitated some prioritizing and I would ask that you please continue to stand with me as I seek to raise the remaining funds that I need over the next couple of weeks. God is faithful, though, and I know that He will provide.

We're beginning to finalize things, and our schedule has us flying into Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, on July 22. We will spend four days there forming relationships and doing some introductory teachings before moving on to familiar territory in Romania. We arrive in Bucharest, the capital, on the evening of July 26. The next day, we will travel a few hours north to Sinaia to be a part of a youth camp sponsored by one of the churches we spoke in last year. We will spend two days there talking to high school/college-age youth about Biblical worldview and comparative studies to what they are being taught in their public education. Some of the kids will be believers and some won't, so it will be a good time to stretch our worldview legs and talk practicalities with those that can truly put it into practice as they prepare for the "real world." From there, we will head on to Deva and Hunedoara County, the site of us of our most enjoyable and effective times last year. In Deva, we plan to teach a seminar to elected officials at all governmental levels about the definition, function, and application of Biblical government. It will be a challenging time as most of these people are totally unfamiliar with such a topic. Yet they are eager to learn and eager for us to come.

Please continue to pray for finances, for my family, and for team unity. Four of us are traveling this year. Three of us have been a part of teams in the past and one is new this year. It's a good team with diverse and complimentary gifts, and I feel that God has big things in store for us. More to come over the next couple weeks, and I would remind you to check my website at http://scottsreformation.blogspot.com for more updates and a running trip diary as things progress. Thank you so much for your continued support. I couldn't do it without you.