Senior Missionary Conference

We had the pleasure to visit Sebeș for a conference this week. It is always a delight to spend time with fellow senior missionaries and share our adventures. I love to hear about their families and their testimonies. We brought Lisa Wilson who was visiting from Budapest. She serves as the mission nurse for both Hungary and Romania Missions. Our hotel in town had the cutest little garden next door.

Paul and I walked up and down the city to see the churches, second hand thrift shops, and grocery stores. I was able to buy 3 shirts for $9 and some ice cream novelties.

The town was an important medieval settlement and was founded in the 12th century by German settlers. It's now an industrial town with leather, textile, and wood industries. We enjoyed some training on Friday morning and then set out to visit nearby Alba Iulia.

Alba Iulia is historically important for Romanians, Hungarians, and Transylvanian Saxons. In December 1918, Alba Iulia was officially declared Capital of the Great Union of Romania. The walled city was built in the early 1700s. There exists now an inner wall and an outer wall which we explored.

I had never seen a brick wall so tall. We walked around the entire star and then went inside to join the other missionaries for lunch at Pub 13.

We wandered into a beautiful garden with all my favorite trees and flowers.

Inside we found many statues, unification memorials and buildings with many uses.

In the afternoon we drove downtown to wander around an outdoor shopping mall where there were 6 different thrift stores. We completed the evening back in Sebeș having dinner with everyone.