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Russ Graeff, Executive Pastor - The "Brain Behind Bridgeway" speaks!
We Got Into A Water Fight With The Orphans...And LOST!
07.31.08 blogged by Russ Graeff
Yesterday's game was a relay race where the kids had to transport water from one bucket to another via a sponge. It was awesome! The only problem...Once the relay was over, things turned into a huge water fight! It was a BLAST! It seems every kid has a bucket or a water ... Read More »
A Day to be a Tourist
07.30.08 blogged by Russ Graeff
Yesterday was just an off day to be a tourist in Romania. We all went to Sanaia which is in the Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania. Oh, yes...the land of Dracula! We saw Peles Castle which was beautiful! As old as it is, the castle had electricity before New York City did. I also has ... Read More »
The People's Palace and Orphans
07.29.08 blogged by Russ Graeff
Yesterday, we went to the People's Palace in Bucharest. It is the second largest building in the world (with the pentagon being the largest). It was started in 1984 and was 90% complete in 1989 at the point of the Romanian revolution. Needless to say, you don't complete a project ... Read More »
5 Different Directions
07.27.08 blogged by Russ Graeff
Yesterday was quite an event filled day for us. A few of us went to help break camp where for the past month, orphans have been going for summer camp. It was a 3 hour drive from Bucharest, but it was a very pretty drive. Once at the camp, we could tell that much ministry had happened ... Read More »
Alpha and Omega Church - Bucharest
07.27.08 blogged by Russ Graeff
We attended an awesome church today called Alpha and Omega Church in Bucharest. It totally reminded me of Bridgeway circa 1998-99. It was small, young (avg age 22), loud, and full of energy. I absolutely loved it! It brought back a ton of great memories. Pastor Soterious Tataru delivered a ... Read More »
The Best Day Yet!
07.25.08 blogged by Russ Graeff
Today was the best day yet! The kids were on their best behavior and I have no explanation other than it was an answer to prayer. But better than that, it was awesome to listen to these kids sing songs to Jesus. They sang songs like "Little ears, be craeful what you hear.." And ... Read More »
Jungle Jive with Jesus - Romanian Style
07.24.08 blogged by Russ Graeff
We pulled off our first day of VBS with the kids in the Orphanage. The kids loved it and all had a good time. We, however, are worn out! Most kids enjoyed the Bible Story time as well as the face painting and games. These kids really love us and enjoy ebery afternoon that we spend with ... Read More »
The Incredible Power of Play
07.23.08 blogged by Russ Graeff
Today we got to go out to the orphanage for the first time and it was an incredible experience. Before I could get out of the car, I was getting mobbed with a flurry of hugs from the kids. They were just so excited to see us and knew that we were there to play. And play we did. I was a human ... Read More »
We Made It to Romania
07.22.08 blogged by Russ Graeff
We made it to Romania! We are all currently very tired and fighting Jet Lag. All of our flights were perfect except for the airline food. It's a long way over here. We just finished a nice meal prepared by our hosts. The team is meshing well and everyone is getting ... Read More »
Romania Bound!
07.20.08 blogged by Russ Graeff
In a few short hours, we will board a plane and head to Romania. Check back here for future posts and updates. As long as I can get an internet connection, the goal will be to get a new post daily to let you all know what's going on with Team Romania 2008! Read More »
