In my last blog post, I shared how special it was to have friends from San Diego come visit me in Bucharest. Well, just two weeks later, I got another incredible gift from God—my parents and my cousin Natali came to Romania for two weeks to see my…

February is the coldest and dreariest month of the year in Bucharest—days rarely climb above freezing, the skies are gray, the trees are bare, and the streets are filled with slushy snow. Even evangelism becomes more difficult during this season. University students are overwhelmed with finals, people hurry…

It is mid-January, and it’s hard to believe that I am halfway through RevivEE. Five months ago, I stepped into a new country, a new community, and a new rhythm of life. It has been purposeful, stretching, joyful, and at times unexpectedly refining. But nothing meaningful comes without…

One of the most rewarding parts of RevivEE has been volunteering at a foster care center on the northern outskirts of Bucharest. This Saturday activity has quickly become one of the most meaningful aspects of my time here. Romania has a complicated and painful history when it comes…