Day 2 in Craiova

Hey guys! It's Tess, Makenzie,Dani and Cassidy. We're writing from our host family's house in Craiova. We had a long, awesome day today filled with lots of laughs, friendship, and planning. We started off the day a little earlier than yesterday with breakfast at the church in Craiova. After breakfast, our team had our first devotional time and our second group meeting. During the meeting, we read a lot of your posts. It was awesome to see how much support we have back home. We also had a lot of requests for group hugs for Dani and Zack. So we gave them a huge group hug. Afterwards, we had lunch, which was made for us by amazing people from the church. One thing we're going to be doing at the camp is teaching English. After lunch, we began preparing for those classes. We were split into partners and into levels (Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced). With the help of the interns that are coming to camp with us from Josiah Venture, we began to make lesson plans and organized our ideas on paper. After that, we headed over to the Ritz Restaurant to have a "coffee house" with the teens that are coming to the camp. We had a slideshow from last year, and played games. Zack Stevens was also able to play some solo music on his guitar for all of us. It was the first time he had ever played solo in front of a group of people, and he did amazing. We were all so proud of him. After the coffee house, we went to the park and walked around the lake with everyone from the coffee house. It was a great time to bond with everyone, and to make new friends. We also recruited a few hopefuls for the camp, which was awesome. It looks like we're going to fill all the spots for the camp, which is prayers answered. We went back to the church after the park and had dinner, and hung out. We are looking forward to church in the morning, and possibly a trip to the gypsy market. We are all in good health and spirits. We're all so excited for the camp, and to get to know everyone better. Thanks so much for all your prayers and comments, it really means a lot to us.

Shout Outs:
-Bronquieeka and Jessweekaa: Happy Birthday Shewanna!! Don't forget to stop by da cleanerz
-Nate to Dad: I've decided not to attend Gorden in the Fall-and pursue God's "apparent will" for my life in The Czech Republic. This is not a joke, because God's plan is never a joke.
-Pat to Gloria: I hope you're resting.
-Maren to Weilfam: I miss you crazy animals & Maddie too!
-Josh to Mom & Dad: Imi e dor de voi, mama si tata!
-Nat to Mom & Dad: I'm bringing home a flea-infested, worm-ridden puppy in my suitcase. Do you prefer black or black & white? Tell Bailey i say Hi. Love all of you!
-Lauren to all the MauMau's: I miss all of you, especially Jacob's hugs and Mom's enchilada's!
-Dani to Mom: Ce Faci (What's up in Romanian)? Thanks for all the hugs! And tell Keg-Man that he better keep my car nice and clean and take good care of her! It's one punch in the arm for every dent I find in it! Lol :). Lots of love to you all! Oh and lots of pup (poop) haha. That means kisses in Romanian!
-Makenzie to Daddy and Mommy: I miss you both dearly. Mom-They are feeding me well, just like how you do :) Daddy-Thanks for finally writing...just kidding. Hopefully you'll be back in Madison by the time I get back because I'm bringing special treats that you will like! By the way Hunter, Josh Carlson is in your Lifegroup dummy :). Chica-I miss my snuggle buddy. Love you all.
-Tess to Family: I miss you guys! Happy late birthday Mary Grace and Emma :). I hope you liked me and Lillie's gift haha! Have a great week, and I am thinking about you guys all the time :). Love you.
-Cassidy to Mom and Dad: I am doing great. Didn't get jetlagged very bad, which I was very grateful for. I miss you all and love you. Keep Rigsby out of my room please! Love you. I'll be home before you knew it. =]