Where are we going next?

My family and I went to Bucharest this past weekend. At the start of our train ride, Ethan and I were seated away from Stephanie, Nathaniel and Hannah. A group of about six of what appeared to be Rroma (gypsies) were riding a short distance home to the next town. They talked a bit loudly, and we were a bit uncomfortable at first--until they began to talk and even laugh with us. They saw Ethan's hair and asked if we were Germans, and I answered that we were not but offered no more information. Then one asked where we are from and how we came to know Romanian. I told him that we are the US and that we have been in Romania since 2000. They asked if Ethan liked it here or in America better. Ethan said that he didn't know because it was hard to choose. He said that he likes both. Toward the end of their ride, the man with whom we talked the most asked Ethan directly, without my translating for Ethan, what his name is. Ethan understood and answered.

The other day Ethan asked Stephanie, "What country are we going to after we leave Romania?" Nathaniel spoke up and said "Africa." Ethan said "No, China". Stephanie and I agree that if there is anything that the Lord has accomplished here in Romania, it is planting into our children's heart the heart of a missionary and love for lost souls. We pray that they never loose this desire for the Lord's mission.