Dr Santer and the Roman Catholic Church

On the second day we visited the Roman Catholic Church in Brasov. Through the help and funding of School Aid Romania we were inside a completely new building. It was beautiful. Inside the church we were greeted with about 3000 Romanians all sing and shouting hymns in Romanian (very different from our churches back home. The service was brilliant as the priest kept making reference (in English and Romanian) to all the help we had given the church through the years. At the end of the service a member of the choir came up to the microphone and read a poem in English to us. It was a very sweet gesture. After the service Dr Santer himself showed us around the impressive church building.

Hungarian Baptist Church

The first thing that struck me about the Hungarian Baptist church was how very similar it was to my own. As we waited outside, everyone shook our hands and greeted us. It wasn't long before a kindly looking man carrying a guitar case, ushered us in, and took us to where we had headphones for a translation.

I think more of us came than they had prepared for, but a young woman who sat behind us told us everything that we needed to know. I was asked to say a few words, so, not knowing what was expected of I me, I told the congregation about my church and what it means for me to worship God.

I'm not too sure how it went down, and I had to correct my English a few times for the sake of the interpreter, but it didn't seem to matter and we all got a very warm reception.
One of the things that struck us most was that in the church, the men sat on the right and the women sat on the left. This was, although different, good because it showed us a different tradition and culture.

Although I couldn't really come away with much on a spiritual basis, due to a language barrier, the service as a whole was very enjoyable, and I felt that it was a worthwhile learning experience.