Tuesday, August 9

Incase you missed the last minute change. The day before we left we all received a phone call and email from Rich Tonti to let us know we would be working at a different church. There where some problems with the local officials and the permits at the church of Tavarditsa. Since there are many poor Gypsy churches that need help in Bulgaria the project took a major, and quick turn to the right (or east, I should say). We will be building a smaller church in the city of Sliven (which can be easily found on most maps) for a the Gypsy neighborhood of Hope. We were told that the hotel and city would be nicer, however, the Gypsy neighborhood would be in a much more desperate state than that in Tavarditsa.