General Thoughts on Romania

There is much more to come, all of my journaling that I did by hand I was there, but this is from an email I sent to the organization's director this morning.

I'm still not sure where to start when summarizing my trip. Lots of people have asked about it, but I still don't think I've talked for more than 5 minutes at a time about it. My family has gotten descriptions in doses - about playing with the kids, about the culture, the baby hospital. I think they're wanting to let me have some space while I'm still getting adjusted. It hasn't helped that we jumped right into apartment hunting for next year and I haven't had much down time.

It's surprising to me that most of what I feel I learned in Romania is directly related to things God was teaching me before the trip. I expected that all of that would have gone on pause and I would have learned something totally different, and related to the kids, rather than myself. This definitely confirms for me how true it is that missions trips change you more than they change the people you're ministering to. I guess this would explain why it feels so weird to be home now.

I really appreciate all the help you've given us with reflecting on the trip, I'm not sure I would have known how on my own.