D.J.'s Favorite Photos from Romania

Bucuresti

The fountains at Piata Unirii (a 45 kB jpeg file).

Near Ceaucescu's palace is Piata Unirii. This photo was taken from the window of a nearby department store.

St. George (a 48 kB jpeg file).

During the December '89 revolution, not even churches were spared from gunfire. This icon was damaged by bullets coming through the window. The church is now undergoing restoration.

The Poets' Garden (a 56 kB jpeg file).

Romania is proud of its literary heritage, and shows it with this Poets' Garden in Gradina Cismigiu.

Traveling by Train

Crowded Compartment (a 38 kB jpeg file).

Since the US is not much of a train travel country, the group enjoyed the novelty of the trip and crowded together for a group photo.

The Girl at the Gate (a 61 kB jpeg file).

The train stopped for a minute to wait for the next segment of track to clear, and this girl decided to check us out.

Commuting (a 58 kB jpeg file).

To car-crazy americans, it seems amazing that anyone can survive with only an ox cart for transportation, but in Romania, it is still a way of life for many rural farmers.

In and around Arad County

The Redis Family (a 51 kB jpeg file).

Our primary host for this trip was Ioan Redis, pictured here with his family. Ioan is a man with great vision and the drive to see that vision accomplished. He is responsible for the development of a Christian nursing school and high school, and is currently developing a new facility for the school and is expanding the high school to a full K-12 school.

Student Nurses (a 35 kB jpeg file).

These are some of the student nurses at the Christian nursing school.

Preparing Classrooms (a 25 kB jpeg file).

These gentlemen were installing a heat system in a room that is now used for a kindergarten class.

Cristi (a 21 kB jpeg file).

This is my friend Cristi. He and I did the leg work to purchase and install a new computer for the office of the nursing/high school. Click here to see his web page.

Ana and Maria (a 29 kB jpeg file).

We were graciously hosted by the Speranta Baptist Church in Arad, and these two women provided us with an abundance of food and hospitality during our visit. They spent the better part of 10 days in the kitchen preparing food for us, and it was always fantastic.

This stack of bills = US $110 (a 20 kB jpeg file).

In an attempt to minimize the public's perception of inflation, the government has delayed introduction of larger-denomination bills into the monetary system. Thus, the largest available bill is worth about US$3 and a moderate amount of money looks like a fortune to those familiar with US currency.

[Former] Orphenage Director (a 39 kB jpeg file).

One of the more publicized aspects of Romania is their orphenage system. In July of '95 this director welcomed us into the orphenage of Arad and allowed to visit with the children for a short time. On subsequent days small groups were allowed into the orphenage to assist the workers in taking care of the children, providing them a little relief from their daunting task.

Meeting the Children (a 43 kB jpeg file).

This room contained 12 children under the age of 18 months, and everyone in our group got to meet the children for a few minutes.

Feeding Time (a 34 kB jpeg file).

This woman is responsible for care and feeding of 12 babies under 18 months old. She is getting ready to feed a child that is very hungry.

Group at Mihai Buculei's Sculpture Garden (a 43 kB jpeg file).

While visiting the town of Buteni, the group paused for a photo at a sculpture garden created by Mihai Buculei.

Dale Plays the Organ (a 19 kB jpeg file).

We were graciously given a tour of the Buteni Catholic church, and Dale was allowed to play their pipe organ.

Iconostase in Buteni Romanian Orthodox Church (a 36 kB jpeg file).

This iconostase separates the public area from the sacred area in the Buteni Romanian Orthodox Church.

Free Clinic in Beius (a 39 kB jpeg file).

This is a free clinic in Beius, staffed by volunteer doctors from around the world. It is associated with a christian orphenage and a farm makes the pair of facilities quite self sufficient.

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