Dear Supporters,
Here in Romania, things are often done in the most difficult, complicated, and illogical way possible. This can range from everything from getting health insurance to paying bills. This time we are dealing with the local postal system. To make a very long story short, mail is no longer being delivered to our village. Supposedly, once a month letters will be brought to the local town hall, but the last time this was done, no announcement was given to let people know when it would be, and the mail was left in a pile for people to rummage through. So really, anyone could just take any mail they wanted! We can supposedly go to another town's post office to see if any packages are there, but the last we heard, these also were just accumulating unorganized in a back room, and the postal worker was not willing to go look through the pile to see what was there. So we are requesting that you not send anything to our Romania address until further notice. We are hoping that things will get resolved so that we (and the rest of the village!) can again receive our mail in a timely and efficient manner. Please pray with us to this end, and we will let you know if and when mail delivery has resumed.
Thank you for your prayers and support!
In Christ,
Jonathan, Kristy, and Cory Heisey
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Sunday, October 8, 2017
After the Storm
What a mess…
A lovely double rainbow appeared afterwards.
One of the plum trees fell during the storm and apparently hit the apple tree, which was split down the middle of the trunk (or at least, something hit it). So unfortunately, we lost both trees. Thankfully, the harvest was basically over, so we didn’t lose all that fruit.
You might also notice that the outhouse is missing behind the shed. We were going to take it and the shed down in the near future anyway - this just made us move the time frame up a bit. You might have also noticed that toilet paper was strewn around the yard in the first picture.
Thankfully none of the reed panels broke. They were jus tied onto the the metal frames, and the ties broke. So we can remount them. We may have to fill in a few gaps on the ends, as some of the reeds slipped off the ends, but that shouldn’t be a problem, as we have extra. Some of the metal panels bent, but we were able to get them fastened back on at least well enough for now. We could even see the cement posts moving in the wind after the reeds came down!
Corn husks were flying everywhere during the storm - even way up in the sky. Our fence was full of them afterwards. :)
I thought this peach tree was going to come down in the wind, but thankfully, it held on.
Later on, another set of rainbows appeared. They were much larger, but not as full or bright.
The shed lost much of its roof and some of one of the walls.
What’s left of the outhouse is behind the shed on the right, up against the cherry tree. Pieces of the shed’s roof are on the ground.
Eight people died from the storm. Two were in a park when it hit, and a tree fell on them. Many lost parts of their roofs. Thank the Lord for keeping us all safe!
A lovely double rainbow appeared afterwards.
One of the plum trees fell during the storm and apparently hit the apple tree, which was split down the middle of the trunk (or at least, something hit it). So unfortunately, we lost both trees. Thankfully, the harvest was basically over, so we didn’t lose all that fruit.
You might also notice that the outhouse is missing behind the shed. We were going to take it and the shed down in the near future anyway - this just made us move the time frame up a bit. You might have also noticed that toilet paper was strewn around the yard in the first picture.
Thankfully none of the reed panels broke. They were jus tied onto the the metal frames, and the ties broke. So we can remount them. We may have to fill in a few gaps on the ends, as some of the reeds slipped off the ends, but that shouldn’t be a problem, as we have extra. Some of the metal panels bent, but we were able to get them fastened back on at least well enough for now. We could even see the cement posts moving in the wind after the reeds came down!
Corn husks were flying everywhere during the storm - even way up in the sky. Our fence was full of them afterwards. :)
I thought this peach tree was going to come down in the wind, but thankfully, it held on.
Later on, another set of rainbows appeared. They were much larger, but not as full or bright.
The shed lost much of its roof and some of one of the walls.
What’s left of the outhouse is behind the shed on the right, up against the cherry tree. Pieces of the shed’s roof are on the ground.
Eight people died from the storm. Two were in a park when it hit, and a tree fell on them. Many lost parts of their roofs. Thank the Lord for keeping us all safe!
During the Storm
A few weeks ago, a horrific storm went through the area causing lots of damage and the loss of 8 lives. We were without power for only about 12 hours, thank the Lord, but we didn't get our internet back for nearly a week. They called it a "hurricane" here, but I'm not sure you can actually have hurricanes far from large bodies of water... It looked pretty tornado-ish to me, though we don't really get them here. Anyway, here are some pictures and videos.
Thursday, August 6, 2015
Baby!!
We welcomed Cory Dwight Heisey into our arms on Sunday, August 2 at 7:25 p.m! He was 20 inches long and weighed 6 pounds 7 ounces. We are so grateful that the Lord provided a private room for Kristy at the hospital. Kristy had some extra bleeding, but the doctor got it taken care of quickly. Thank you so much for your prayers! We are working on feedings, and hope to get into a routine soon. We would appreciate your prayers for us as we get all the official paperwork for him, and get things ready to go to the embassy in Bucharest for his American birth certificate and passport. Thank you for rejoicing with us for our little bundle of sweetness!
Jonathan, Kristy, and Cory
Jonathan, Kristy, and Cory
Saturday, January 24, 2015
winter goings on
It's been a while since I posted anything. Life has been incredibly busy with holidays, travels, ministry, and furlough preparation (just to name a few). But enough babbling. On to some pictures!
Back in the beginning of December, we had some beautiful, clear days. The mountains off in the distance could easily be seen with their snow-capped peaks. How beautiful!
Next was preparing for Christmas. One night we went downtown to see the lights, browse the shops and stands that were set up for the holidays, and get some traditional Romanian food.
After Christmas, the weather turned cold. Really cold. The first snows started one afternoon and continued falling through the night. It was beautiful that first night, as the snows rested gently on the ground. But the next day we awoke to howling, frigid winds, bare grass, and snow drifts.
It was pretty at times, but oh, so cold. The winds just raged and howled. We rolled towels up and put them around several of our windows because so much air was blowing in. Strong drafts were even coming in our key hole! The cold hung around for a couple of weeks, often dipping below zero (Fahrenheit). Reports stated that it was the coldest spell this area of Romanian has had in 53 years.
Unfortunately, the frigid temperatures meant that we needed to use more firewood than we thought we would. Last year we had fires going every two or three days, and the house stayed fairly comfortable. This year, however, we were often making them every day. We could see that our supply was not going to make it through the winter. But the Lord always supplies when we need it. A supporting church somehow heard of our plight and gave us a large love gift with which we were able to purchase some more wood. We now only have a small amount of the old wood left. We are saving it in case we get another super cold spell, as it burns better and hotter than the newer, greener wood. The new wood, though, is perfect for the not-so-cold days, as it warms our house, but doesn't make it stifling.
January 1st we flew to Germany to spend a few days with Jonathan's sister's family. We had a lovely time.
Well, that's been our winter in a nutshell! Hopefully I'll be a little bit better about blogging in the future...
Back in the beginning of December, we had some beautiful, clear days. The mountains off in the distance could easily be seen with their snow-capped peaks. How beautiful!
Next was preparing for Christmas. One night we went downtown to see the lights, browse the shops and stands that were set up for the holidays, and get some traditional Romanian food.
One of the things we had been praying about was being able to buy a Christmas tree. It may seem like a small thing, but we didn't know that we would be able to, and we very much wanted to decorate for that special time of the year. However, the Lord provided for us to get one. And my siblings gave us money for decorations as a Christmas gift. Praise the Lord for His provision even in the small things!
On Christmas day, Jonathan and I first celebrated together, then with his family, then with our coworkers, and finally with some other missionary friends. What a busy but wonderful way to celebrate Christ's birth.
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| the lovely earrings my husband gave me for Christmas |
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| the trees were sure beautiful... |
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| ... but the bare grass was not |
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| the winds even blew the sidewalk dry |
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| you can see some of the marks the wind left in the snow |
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| even the windowsills were full |
It was pretty at times, but oh, so cold. The winds just raged and howled. We rolled towels up and put them around several of our windows because so much air was blowing in. Strong drafts were even coming in our key hole! The cold hung around for a couple of weeks, often dipping below zero (Fahrenheit). Reports stated that it was the coldest spell this area of Romanian has had in 53 years.
Unfortunately, the frigid temperatures meant that we needed to use more firewood than we thought we would. Last year we had fires going every two or three days, and the house stayed fairly comfortable. This year, however, we were often making them every day. We could see that our supply was not going to make it through the winter. But the Lord always supplies when we need it. A supporting church somehow heard of our plight and gave us a large love gift with which we were able to purchase some more wood. We now only have a small amount of the old wood left. We are saving it in case we get another super cold spell, as it burns better and hotter than the newer, greener wood. The new wood, though, is perfect for the not-so-cold days, as it warms our house, but doesn't make it stifling.
January 1st we flew to Germany to spend a few days with Jonathan's sister's family. We had a lovely time.
Well, that's been our winter in a nutshell! Hopefully I'll be a little bit better about blogging in the future...
Monday, December 22, 2014
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
marshmallow update
The link for the marshmallow recipe in the previous post was not working properly. It should be fixed now. If not, you can try accessing it here:
http://urbanposer.blogspot.ro/2012/11/rustic-homemade-marshmallows-whoney.html
http://urbanposer.blogspot.ro/2012/11/rustic-homemade-marshmallows-whoney.html
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
toasting marshmallows
Q: What's better than toasting marshmallows?
A: Toasting homemade marshmallows!
Q: What's better than toasting homemade marshmallows??
A: Toasting homemade marshmallows in your own wood stove!
Ahhh... a little bit of heaven. Sticky, gooey, sweetness. Yum...
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