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Maria’s Desk …. Director of Operations, Romania
 A
true adventure!!
Yes, we can
talk about life generally, or we can talk about an experience that
we had happening to us recently, either way - when God is there the
adventure is worth while!
Last month I
was writing my web report update from the UK roads, a really
unexpected true adventure! So, because I was spending most of my
July month in the UK I will let you know in more details about our
adventure—the
UK Schools Tour with the Tileagd Choir!
I will let you know how the tour went, how the 4 new little members of the
choir reacted to their first time experience, how the schools
received us, and lots of other things!!!
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 After
we arrived in UK, at Manchester airport, and after all the
discussions I had on the plane with little Casandra and Monia and
their surprise that this country,
England has too many trees,
I never imagined how that was just the beginning!
We managed to
get some rest….well I say some, because the
kids were up at 6 am
next day getting ready for the road! …we did some shopping and got
all our things packed for the first performance that we had Monday
morning, In
Wigton!
It was the
most stressful one for me as it was the first one... but God was
there and things were under control. That day we had another
presentation in
Workington
which also went great. We had dinner with some of our friends that
came to Romania 3 years ago and it was really nice to spend time
with them and chat! Because the next day we had two different
schools in different areas -
Ulverston and
Barrow,
 we
realised that we had to get up again at 6 am! So in order to avoid
that, we decided it was best to travel during the day time and find
a place where to stay….Thanks to the Travelodge and their service
across UK, we managed to find a place close to the next school!
So first day - Monday – very Successful!!
Tuesday
started nice. A 15 minute drive to the school, two performances,
kids were great. Because we had to be next day, Wednesday morning
all the way to
Chelmsford,
a drive of more than 6 hours, we decided as soon as we finished the
schools to get in the car and hit the road! So we did!
Because Mr Hoy
had lots of problems with his knee, we had to stop several times for
rest! But surprise, surprise, after 3 hours of driving when we try
to stop at a service area
the car got sick.
Well, I say so because we thought that she was ok and not any
problem at all. But when Mr Hoy try to put it in gear it did not
go…..1st gear, 2nd gear the same….and all the way to the 4th
gear…when we realised that we can’t start the car in 4th gear
anyway! So we stop the engine and went for 5 min break! When we came
back the van did not start at all.
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 Our
adventure started to be more fun!
We called the AA man- or like little Stanescu said- SUPERMAN and Ben10 …and they came within 1 hour!
When he realised what the problem is he said to us: “you are very
lucky that it happened in a Service area and you are parked, cause
if it was on the motorway God knows what could be the end! The gear
box is gone and you can not drive this van anymore”….We were
confused, because without a van, we could not move around, but
thankful that God took care of us and we are all alive!!
The AA
Service, which I would like to say a sincere THANK YOU VERY VERY
MUCH were
very nice to us and when we told them our story they came back to us
saying: “we will take you to the closest base you have, take the van
to the garage and provide you two cars to get home and from there to
sort the things out for the next weeks.”
While the kids
and Meda waited patiently in the van, Me and Mr Hoy went with the AA
man to Manchester airport and got the two cars they told us we can
have to get back to Leeds. God was sooooo good to us that I got a
brand new car,
only 1200 miles
on board, and for the next 2 weeks that car was like gold for me! We
managed to get everywhere safely and in one piece back in Leeds by 2
am!!!
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 But
what was next?? Well after 2 hour sleep we woke up and hit the road
again. By 9.30 we were in
Chelmsford,
did the school presentations that were planned for us there and had
a great time with our friends from Essex! Of course, after KFC
dinner and the best ice cream that
Jenny and David Lee
provided for us, we went to bed!!
For the two
days we were in that area the schools and presentations went really
good! God took away our tiredness and gave us extra power to do the
things HE told us to do and had already under control.
 From
Chelmsford
we went down to
Worthing, but on our way there Mr Hoy
made a stop for 1 hour by the seaside in
Brighton. It was for the
first time when the little ones saw the sea and I tell you their
eyes were wide open, their excitement took away all the tiredness
that me or Mr Hoy had after hours of driving!
The time in
Worthing
was great too, Annette did a great job putting together the schedule
for our time there. Thank you Annette.
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Than we drove
again 9 hours to
Redcar
where
Rob and
Margaret
Nightingale
did a great job as well in planning our time with them. This time we
did not have any incidents with the cars and God was good with us
because after 2 weeks we still had fun and joy doing our work!
 One
day while we were on tour, the first day I think,
Stanescu
came to
us telling us that his teeth is moving and needs to come out…So off
he went to the bathroom and after few minutes came with his tooth in
his hands showing to us! Mr Hoy looked at him and said: you know
Stanescu - in UK the good kids put their teeth under the pillow and
during the night time the tooth fairy comes and takes the tooth and
leaves money there. Stanescu looked at me, than at Mr Hoy, than at
the kids and he said: I do not need money…so off he went!
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Few days later
the same story! He went to the bathroom took another lose tooth out
and came to Mr Hoy…..so Mr Hoy told him the same story! This time
Stanescu
took his teeth and put it under the pillow and during the
night time the tooth fairy came and took his tooth and left 5 pounds
there!!
 Next morning,
Stanescu very happy comes to Mr Hoy and all of us, showing the money
and telling us how happy he is that he did this! When everyone
stopped talking, Stanescu went to Cornel and very seriously asked
him: “Cornel,
if I take all my teeth out, can I buy a small laptop like Miss Maria
has??????!!!!!!
(I have an ADVENT 10 inch mini notebook:)
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So my friends,
yes indeed our lives on this earth can be a true adventure, but when
GOD is there, under control, it is a really great adventure!
Even though we
went through all the things we did in July, (and I have much more to
tell you but no more space or Mr Hoy will cut my page next time if I
don’t stop) I can say that I’m thankful for the life that I have,
for the family and friends that I have, for the cars that I
drive---even when they break down- for the house that I live in, for
the job that I have and for many, many other things……..THANK
YOU GOD FOR EVERYTHING!!!!!
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Thank you ALL for reading my page and for your prayers!! Your
prayers keep us going day by day and the adventure is a joy in
having it!
Sincerely
Maria
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Previous letters from Maria:
July 2010
June 2010
May
2010
April 2010
March
2010
February 2010
January 2010
December 2009
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
August 2009
July2009 June 2009
May 2009
April 2009
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