First Presbyterian Tulsa Romanian Mission
A 10-member team left Tulsa for Beius, Romania on August 8, 2005. The team worked in ministry with the Romanian Evangelical Medical Mission, REMM.

   

A view of Beius, Romania from the medical clinic
Another view of the city and countryside
Welcome to Beius! An old company's sign near the clinic
Most homes in Beius had enclosed courtyards like this one
The harvest-beautiful grape arbors were everywhere
Team member, Molly, and "adopted" teammate Chuck the duck
REMM founder, Peter Lucaciu, greets the team & leads a tour of ...
The team enters the courtyard of the orphanage
Many of the churches in the region had tin roofs like this
A river ran through Beius
Flowers and barbed wire
Old train tracks running through the city
Some Communist-built housing that remains in the city
Whitney and Elaine wait for our flight out of Tulsa with "Dr. Miller"
Jenette, Molly, and Whitney in the courtyard of the medical clinic
Elliot and Elaine listen as Dr. Lucaciu tells about the ministry
The Bridge coffee house is a gathering place and funds the orphanage
The coffee house menu board-our team tried pretty much everything!
Gypsy friends met on the way to market day (Thursday)
Market day is every Thursday. Many craftsmen sell their wares
Potatoes and cabbage are a dietary staple for Romanians
Old meets new often in Romania-a man is selling pots holding a cell
The Agape Run ministry delivers needed supplies-often where cars ca...
Some team members hike to an Agape Run recipeint family
A mother & daughter greet the Agape Run team
Harvest in Romania is bountiful-and gathered mostly by hand
A little girl and her kitten sit quietly as the Agape Run team arrives
This 14-year-old helped the Agape team navigate to another delivery
A "guard" dog at an Agape Run home
The team at an Agape Run delivery
Many farmers use horse-drawn wagons. This one carries "fertilizer."
A Gypsy family happily greets the team outside the medical clinic
A Gypsy man.
This young Gypsy boy was thrilled to have his photo taken
Beautiful valleys like this one were a common sight in the region
Jenette and new friend, Lottie, at a Hungarian church camp
One of the children at a Hungarian church camp
A Gypsy woman
Gypsys suffer much discrimination and live outside other villages
A Gypsy boy
A Gypsy woman
Preparing dinner
We worshiped with the Gypsie village we visited, singing and praying
A Gypsy child and baby.
We delivered roofing material so this boy can have a real home
The Gypsy children fell to their knees at the mention of prayer
Among the shouts of Amen!, this boy fell on his face in prayer
A view of the Gypsy village we visited
Molly wrote a play about the Good Samaritan that the team acted out
This field is maintained by a family that was given a leg-up by REMM
Jetta gets a shoulder ride at the orphanage
Pamela takes her turn on the orphanage tricycle
Worship team at the church in Sthay.
A church member from the congregation in Sthay
Three haystacks stand watch over the countryside outside of Sthay
A short drive from Beius & hike into the mountains provided thi...
Mountain stream
The team gathered for Bible study & devotions each day
A VBS participant shows her craftwork
Sidewalk chalk translates in any language-in this case, Hungarian
Children at a VBS day were busy at work on their craft projects
A young man shows off his cross and polariod of himself
Two girls pose after participating in a VBS day
Elliot and a couple of "groupies" share a laugh
Ministry founders Ana & Peter Lucaciu with daughter, Anka
We ate three great meals a day prepared by Buna, Ana's mother
Whitney with long-time ministry friend, Katrina, a school teacher
The team participated in a symposium with Romanina Gov't. officials
Our FPC team, joined by a team from D.C., leaving for the symposium
At the symposium in Oradea, held on the campus of a Christian College