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Guests from America at Fehérlófia

Székelykeresztúr, Erdély, Romania. Two weeks ago we were glad to receive very special guests with our youth project Fehérlófia. It was the third time already, that Rüdiger Steinke, along with Seminars International, had organised a trip through Romania and Transylvania for American travellers.
This time there were about 20 seniors, bearing their age well, who had elected the long trip from their homeland Minnesota, in order to go hiking and get to know the most beautiful places of the country for two weeks, along with Rüdiger.

On Monday, the 18th September, we were glad to receive them in the hall of the Catholic Church community to have coffee and cake with them.

The kids are singing for our guests
Picture: The kids are singing for our guests

Isten hozott, "god has led you here", that's how we welcomed the group. Kinga Gergely, our social worker, had prepared a beautiful program of Hungarian songs with the children and teenagers. In addition each of our guests got a handmade greeting card from one of the children.

The smaller children have made greetings cards with Kinga
Picture: The smaller children have made greetings cards with Kinga

Afterwards Peter Großmann, a volunteer worker in Székelykeresztúr, gave a short report on the history of the orphanage, the work of the Romanian Initiative group in Bautzen and the current developments of the youth project. Two ours later our guests left us deeply moved. The next day we went in for a wonderful hiking tour to the „Breite“, a former cultivated landscape near the old German town Schäßburg, along with the American group, five English-speaking teenagers from the former orphanage and our colleagues. Thanks to our guests for their visit and we are hoping to meet again some day. Viszontlátásra!

Hiking at the „Breite“ near Schäßburg
Picture: Hiking at the „Breite“ near Schäßburg

Published on October 14, 2006

 

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