<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[the work]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Work]]></description><link>https://www.theworkinromania.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:45:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.theworkinromania.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Mirela's newest book]]></title><description><![CDATA[The original title in English is To Forgive is Human. The title in Romanian is Can I forgive someone else's mistakes? with the subtitle...]]></description><link>https://www.theworkinromania.com/post/mirela-s-newest-book</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6412f402965352df067bfc5b</guid><category><![CDATA[Mirela's publishing]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 11:40:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a86c33_b2ecc073c122440a8f66099390732e3f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_545,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samuel Stringer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[longer hours at the maternity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The maternity hospital has asked us to work until 10pm. The babies are bathed at 8 and then there is a feeding at 9. 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It's fun to watch the group as they greet one another and talk throughout the evening....]]></description><link>https://www.theworkinromania.com/post/merry-christmas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63a2d93025416fc7f3509776</guid><category><![CDATA[us]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 10:16:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a86c33_1c9dbbd4351d4c388275f8d9eb5cd0a8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samuel Stringer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[why are we starting a kindergarten?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Largely for the reason we started a school-after, except hopefully this also opens a new path for the children. 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If I forgot you, please let me know!  :) We enjoyed a steady celebration for many years...]]></description><link>https://www.theworkinromania.com/post/after-a-two-year-gap-we-will-finally-have-our-christmas-dinner</link><guid isPermaLink="false">638f752e4936c3f15b7aa050</guid><category><![CDATA[us]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 17:02:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a86c33_ec0264d210014061ac0b18e22c43fd4b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samuel Stringer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[the maternity hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are approaching the end of our 11th year at the maternity. We started in February 2012. That's a lot of Pampers! We still have quite a...]]></description><link>https://www.theworkinromania.com/post/the-maternity-hospital</link><guid isPermaLink="false">638f73c6d3c17ef2a77e513f</guid><category><![CDATA[the hospitals]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:59:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a86c33_66ea77e767814a6f963f056b0abc4bd8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_553,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samuel Stringer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alesia's new glasses]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple months ago we asked for help with Alesia's glasses. She had strong vision problems from birth and needs an upgrade every few...]]></description><link>https://www.theworkinromania.com/post/alesia-s-glasses</link><guid isPermaLink="false">638f7a83848a1cd91e58e707</guid><category><![CDATA[the village]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 17:23:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a86c33_b59c99ae164749dbbec63e333dc899d9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samuel Stringer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[the children's hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[We left the children's hospital in 2019 because there were sometimes no children in our rooms and there were still two other foundations...]]></description><link>https://www.theworkinromania.com/post/the-children-s-hospital</link><guid isPermaLink="false">638f7a2c1a6e53f7a5a3643a</guid><category><![CDATA[the hospitals]]></category><category><![CDATA[us]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 17:22:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a86c33_33788b3ae5c74988aaa8d3c1b8ab5c9b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samuel Stringer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[our studio in the village]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once in a while I get a really good photo. It's not just that the children are so beautiful. They are! But the studio that we set up in...]]></description><link>https://www.theworkinromania.com/post/our-studio-in-the-village</link><guid isPermaLink="false">638f7bd08a21be2cecc806dd</guid><category><![CDATA[the village]]></category><category><![CDATA[us]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:29:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a86c33_8c319fd6da6847fca9a8c33c91dbf07e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samuel Stringer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[the dentist]]></title><description><![CDATA[In October we received a 100 euro monthly gift to provide dental care for the children in the village. We have a dentist who gives strong...]]></description><link>https://www.theworkinromania.com/post/the-dentist</link><guid isPermaLink="false">639314e434d9c554b29d0956</guid><category><![CDATA[the village]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 11:25:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a86c33_c92bb8e9fe394db6b874ddd8c4b6e6d0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samuel Stringer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[we closed Familia Mea]]></title><description><![CDATA[We birthed Fundația În brațe so we could work in the orphanage and hospitals. 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In the earliest baptisms, in fact, the point was to keep the people...]]></description><link>https://www.theworkinromania.com/post/baptism-part-1-it-s-not-about-getting-wet</link><guid isPermaLink="false">639d9cfa414271a5aa442ac4</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2021 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a86c33_c99468ca54114e10a0f5f6c79b06fc53~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samuel Stringer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baptism: part 2. It's about starting, not arriving.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baptism places us at the start of the path, not inside the doors of the Kingdom. An old farm building in ruins near​ Baraj Drăgan Repent,...]]></description><link>https://www.theworkinromania.com/post/baptism-part-2-it-s-about-starting-not-arriving</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63e0d9f64ea53649b6d1a24a</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2021 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a86c33_4ec8dcc8297a459dbaa0edcb5e1436e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samuel Stringer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baptism: part 3. You shall not go back that way again]]></title><description><![CDATA[The work of God is a straight line from back there to somewhere over there. ​Much of the charm of Romania is that it so much older than...]]></description><link>https://www.theworkinromania.com/post/baptism-part-3-you-shall-not-go-back-that-way-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63aa3e3b141daaaa37e5099f</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2021 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a86c33_24f7bb9cbbc14354852f8ec4b4403eeb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samuel Stringer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baptism: part 4. The valley of the shadow of death.]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is out there in the dark? ​One of the most frightening images is an unrecognizable, changing shape in the dark. To say we're not...]]></description><link>https://www.theworkinromania.com/post/baptism-part-4-the-valley-of-the-shadow-of-death</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63b00e9033d58314dbb49a13</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2021 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a86c33_ff5aa4cba82c4a47b910d44055052515~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samuel Stringer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baptism: part 5. Verse by verse.]]></title><description><![CDATA[from Matthew's gospel. This is long: not meant to be read from top to bottom. 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