We had to fly near the boarder of Hungary this year as the airlines we use were not flying directly into Hungary. We packed a 12 seater van with all the donations and drove to Hungary. It turned out to be cheaper than when we flew into Hungary. God is good. Even though we arrived late, we set up - what is now dubbed “the shop” - in the morning.
Each year we are able to provide many families with a care package. We still run everything by donations. Companies involved include Costco, Starbucks, a soap company, Lush (a natural soap company), ASDA, Sainsburys, and Ryanair. The military base also got involved by donations through the chapel and finally, our church gave items as well.
There are always many encouraging stories that remind us of why we do this and this year was no exception. Some of the shoes we brought were brand new and they were still there by the end of the week. There were 8 U.S. missionaries ministering in Romania who found out about the shoes. One of the ladies who need a pair of shoes came and tried them on and they fit her. Another lady had been praying for some V.B.S. materials to minister to 30 children in Ukraine but she had one problem, she had no materials. When she came into the room she found a whole box of V.B.S. materials we decided to bring at the last minute. It is always neat to see how God is faithful to match what we bring with the very needs that people have.
Ann cut hair, Eddie served,
and Mike and I ran the shop. Our kids went to vacation Bible school and connected with their missionary friends. It was a wonderful time for all.
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