Mission Romania: FREEZING TEMPS. & PEOPLE IN DESPERATE NEED

Please pray for Romania - specifically the estimated over 2,000 people who are buried in their homes, in 12-15 feet of snow. They have spent days without water, food or wood needed to heat their homes (they are completely shut in). The highways are closed and the military is in the process of helping as many as they can. Most of these people are elderly and very poor. Helicopters are bringing supplies into the higher elevated areas.

As of the posting of this article, approx. 65 have been found dead this week. There have been many deaths this past month, especially amongst children and elderly in homes without heat and without the funds to purchase wood or coal to burn.

here is our local news report (in Romanian but you get the picture from the film footage).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAyToxJOSAM&feature=youtu.be

That is a hole down to his front door!
A neighbor helped dig it out to reach them.

We feel helpless as we wish we could reach these people; unfortunately, they have closed all highways into these areas and are using bulldozers to attempt to unbury these people and their homes. Note: The hardest hit areas are in the east (we are west) - areas that are 7-10 hours from us by car (and inaccessible right now).

THE URGENCY: Another snow storm is upon the country and it could make this desperate situation even worst. Over 2,000 still need to be unburied from the snow that is already upon them. The other situation that will make this even graver is if the snow melts before they can move it out, it will be a massive flooding mess.

Thanks to the many who have sent us email and FB messages inquiring how we are. We are blessed to be in a city (and home) with natural gas lines (and central heat). We have had temps the past couple of weeks, well below zero (talk about brain freeze, if you don't wear a hat!) and it is expected to continue this week....