Thursday Ben picked us up along with another young man and we drove to Isaccea (sounds like Esacha). Our association built a church building for this Christian community and they are very proud of their building.
WE went first to the Leprosy colony to visit an elderly lady Tal has visited before. Her daughter was there visiting. Her tiny house is the smallest quarters I have ever seen. Notice in the picture that I am almost touching the heater and Tal is right inside the front door. I felt I was in a Hobit house (Lord of the Rings). There was one more room with a bed, chair and chest where the daughter slept. They cooked on a one eyed stove of sorts and had a tiny sink. This woman's hands are quite disfigured. She had no fingers, so when her daughter isn't there, someone must help her. Ben prayed with them before we left and then she prayed. The whole visit made me cry as we drove away. They have so little, yet are so gracious and grateful. This kind of leprosy is not contagious, but totally devastating to the one who endures it. Modern medicine have been able to stop the disease process.
One man who lived there was cured and left to live in Braila. He married and has two grown sons. One lives in Isaccea. The father and son stay at the Leprosy village three days each week as missionary/pastor to them and also the church in Isaccea. This is the young man we picked up in Braila and we left him there at his home. He is really enthusiastic about the work started. This seems to be a solid ministry in Romanian hands.
The little blue chapel was built by Romanian Baptists for this Leprosy village when it was established to care for them.
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