clarancollins - It's been three days since the afternoon

Buna Ziua from Romania!

Week one on the field has been chock full of twists and turns but the Lord’s presence has not been absent! My squad (M-Squad) spent approximately 2 days travelling from Gainesville, GA to Craiova, Romania. For those of you keeping track at home that breaks down into:

Gainesville → Atlanta (2 hours: bus)

Atlanta → Paris (8 hours: plane)

*3 hour layover in Paris*

Paris → Bucharest (3 hours: plane)

Bucharest → Craiova (5-ish hours: bus)

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While it makes me tired just typing out the travel day recap, I am happy to report that we all made it in one piece with no delays, no cancellations, and only one lost bag! (PRAISE GOD!)

Everything looked great until some of our Squad Mates woke up with cold-like symptoms. After a few at home rapid tests it was confirmed: COVID. Since that first positive test, the days have been a blur of food deliveries, Zoom Calls, room switch, and nostril swabs. But again, through it all, God’s presence has been evident.

My proud membership of the Quarenteam was established on Sunday 8/15 when I tested positive from COVID. Asymptomatic. As of right now, we are still in quarantine until further notice. I didn’t think that our first week of ministry would be confined to these four walls, but here we are. While sickness and quarantine are meant to make us feel isolated, I have felt an overwhelming peace being surrounded by my make-shift family in our days filled with prayer, worship, card games, and tons of laughter.

Please pray for our team to have a speedy recovery and lifted spirits for the rest of quarantine. Also, please pray for our mission hosts here in Romania and for the community of Craiova.

Flight to Paris; Flight to Bucharest Paris Airport ; Bucharest Airport Bus ride from Bucharest to Craiova

Flight to Bucharest

QuarenTeam interceding for the youth of Craiova

Peace & Blessings,

Claran