Bucharest lights up!

The Christmas spirit is strong in Bucharest this year! At least it is if Christmas lights are any indication! In the center of the city is the biggest Christmas tree in all of Europe! The tree has 1.2 million lights on it and is rather breath-taking to look at! The people look like little ants around the bottom of it! I tried to take a few photos and am sharing them here but they do not do justice to the tower-of-Babel like tree!

Our daughter, Nikki and her husband Bart Hiner came to be with us for the Christmas week! It was a real treat and so fun to have some family after the last few Christmases alone! Well, I really can't say "alone" as we have our missionary family with us all the time and we love them as though they are our own!

As a final thought, Christmas in Romania is very special to missionaries. We are truly living the spirit of Christmas. Our missionaries are giving the gift of Christ and bringing hope and light into the lives of many who have lived with sorrow. They are changing hearts and burdens are becoming lighter. The gospel of Jesus Christ is what Christmas is all about and it is a joy for us to experience this in Romania.