Easter in Romania

Easter in Romania is often a few weeks different than American Easter due to the Eastern Orthodox calendar, but this year they happened to be on the same Sunday! Traditionally in Romania families will go the market (or the backyard) to get a lamb, that their family will have for Easter lunch. The traditional religion of Romania is Romanian Orthodox and you will see many people walking around the church or following other ritualistic traditions on Easter and other holidays.

For our kids, it is a great day when they are reminded of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is very common to be greeted on Easter morning with the phrase, "Hristos a inviat!" to which one would respond, "E adevarat, a inviat!" Which means, "Christ is risen"... "It is true, He is risen!" The children in our care attend church weekly, but just as in our families, Easter is a special day to celebrate our Savior!






As you can see, we also have the added family fun of waking up early for Easter Egg hunts, yummy Easter candy and all the other things that kids enjoy! It is so fun to watch the children in our group homes come together as brothers and sisters and share special times together!

Please pray with us that each of these children will come to know Christ personally as they learn to trust and to understand His amazing love more and more.