It’s Saturday and the team is excited to get some well needed rest and relaxation to include a chance to explore the nearby tourist attractions. The staff of the Smiles Foundation has graciously offered to be available to guide members of the Trauma Team to visit the city of Oradea, for tasty treats of traditional foods, and where the market is filled with Romanian dishes, arts and crafts, or especially for the ladies of the team, to browse Romanian shops and boutiques for bargain shopping. Many team members opted to take the 2 hour drive to the Bear Caves discovered in 1990, which boasts of being one of the most interesting sites of rock formations unique to this area and a legendary story accompaniment of more than 185 bears trapped and fossilized here discovered by the archeological find and many other interesting aspects of archeology during the tour through the park located there.
Of all of the trainings received by this team, the one that is usually most difficult to convey to missionaries and other care providers involves the matter of self-care. Under the direction of Drs. Keyes and Reese, the team is often reminded of the need to care for one's self emotionally, physically and spiritually in order to be best fitted and prepared to offer help to others. The team enjoyed a wonderful day of self-care and returned to the foundation complex each excited to share the sights and sounds of Romania with the others. It has been a wonderful first week and it has been good to enjoy the day together.
--R. LaVerne Washington
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