Spring 2016

This spring we had a unique opportunity to take a road trip as a staff as a staff retreat. So often we work together, pray together, some of us live together, but we don't necessairly get to spend time relaxing together. We decided to go to a region of the country that few on the staff had ever visited, Cluj/Maramures.   We drove quite a bit, but enjoyed seeing some of the beauty of the country we live and minister in!

This is at the Corvin Castle in Hunedoara

This is the "Happy Cemetary" that is in the Maramures.  The creator wanted to celebrate life in a humorous, realistic way. Every grave is in bright colors with a poem and picture carved in the wood.  I've never seen anything like it. 

In Sighet there is a prison that was used as a political prison during communism.  It has now been turned into a museum.  It was one of the best museums of its kind that I've seen.  A true tribute to those who suffered and died in the name of freedom.  

In Turda is an underground salt mine that has been turned into a museum and recreational area.  You can row a boat on the salt lake at the bottem or ride a ferris wheel.  It was very interesting.