Wow! What a crazy last 48 hours!
First off -- for everyone back home, we all arrived safely and on time. The trip was rough - they seem to make those plane seats smaller and smaller - :) But we all had a blast together from the moment we met at JFK in New York, as you should be able to see from some of the photos.

We have got a GREAT group this year - I didnt think it could get any better than last years group, but of course its all God's handiwork, so its all good!

We had a three hour layover in Germany and we were quite the scene being our loud and full of energy selves, despite the lack of sleep.

When we arrived in Bulgaria we were met by our wonderful friends and pastors who it turns out have been as expectant and excited for our return as we were to get here for the last year.

It was an exuberant welcome with lots of happy crying and screaming and, well, you get the idea I'm sure. Oh! And for those following who joined us last year, we've got the same bus driver again! Can you believe it? After all the wonderful craziness of last years trip we were sure we had scared our poor Bulgarian busdriver into a new career. But according to him, he requested to work with us again and said that he has been waiting all year for our return. Keep praying for him, his name is Kircho, as he is still open and very interested in what it is that makes us so joyful - HAH!

I can hear everyone laughing in the restaurant right now. We are really having a great time with one another. Oh and the hotel is just fantastic. Its a wonderful little boutique hotel with AIR CONDITIONING! HALLELUJIAH! And some great food.

After we got checked into our hotel rooms and freshened up, Georgian got us all onto the bus and off we took for a Gypsy community outside of Sofia, probably only about 30 minutes away. There used to be a church in this community but due to financial difficulty they were unable to ever get a building or place to meet, so without much of a support system I dont think they were able to grow or stick around. Im not really sure on the details. But our local Bulgrian churches are now trying to restore the pastor and his church and support him, and we were invited last minute to come and minister in this community. It was a big surprise to the locals as we showed up in our bus and began a parade through the streets. The local Bulgarian chruches had a little stage area set up with great worship music and dancers praising the Lord. As we paraded through the town singing our songs to the Lord and playing our instruments everyone came out from their homes and followed our march.

After a lengthy parade through the town we congregated back by the stage area where we worshiped, gave an altar call, prayed for pregnant mothers, drug addicts and the sick. Many came forward and gave their hearts to the Lord and were moved as they eagerly approached us for prayer. There were a lot of folks drawn just out of curiosity as we heard that this was the first time any foreigners had ever come to their neighborhood. It was quite an evening for having no sleep for 48 hours, and after a great dinner we all konked out in our rooms.

Today we are off for Lom. As we were there last year and saw many miracles done by the Lord through us, and there are so many faces we will never forget, I am sure it will be quite a reunion. Pray for us as we travel. After such a good nights sleep we are all energized and eager to get on the road. Thank you all for your prayers!