Monday, July 21, 2008

Casa Noastra

Casa Noastra (Our home) is located close to the riverwalk in Braila.  We are thankful that we have found a very spacious apartment close to many activities for the boys.  We missed our lakeview from home and now we are located along the Danube River.  We thank and praise God for His gracious goodness. We are located close to a large piata for buying fresh fruit and vegetables.  Public transportation, the city fountains, our teammates and many things are right around the corner.  We are adjusting well to bloc living.  The boys love taking the garbage to the "chute".  Coulter loves pushing the "lift" (elevator) button and opening the door to let us out.  Wesley likes shooting water from the balcon.  God continues to shower us with His goodness and provision here in Braila.  Please come see us or send us a card!

The Banks Family
Piata Independentei, Nr. 2
Bl. 2, Sc.6
Et.4, Ap. 87
Braila, Romania

Va asteptam!  (We wait!)


Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Brăila Hillbillies smooth move



          Farewell Bucuresti!  Watch out Brăila here come the Banks!  No, we did not load up a carutsa (horse-pulled wagon), but we did have the team van and our Galaxy loaded to the max.  As we drove away, we praised God for our time in Bucuresti and the opportunities to love and serve others.  The boys had little room to move and the cat slept the entire drive.  We ate our last McDonalds (for awhile) as we left Bucuresti. The ride to Brăila was amazingly beautiful as the fields of sunflowers beamed with vibrant yellow petals.  We are excited about moving to a new city and turning our mission points and focus on the Roma of Romania.  Come see us!