Eurojournal - 16 July 2006

James did his sermon at the Transylvanian Unitarian church today. It is such a radically different experience then at home. He spoke about the differences between his church at home and here. The primary difference being the use of “God the father” which is used here but not at home where perhaps spirit or the divine is used. In the village, people are born into and later confirmed the Unitarian faith whereas at home many of us are searching for something other than what we grew up with. The attire is what fascinates me the most. James wore his suit but with a long flowing black cape/robe. I for total shallow reasons thought he looked great. He went to the next village to do another sermon. He is scheduled to preach in other villages during his studies here. Again the children did a tremendous job sitting very quietly in church today.

We walked through the village a few times today. Everyday it rains. We thought there was a definite pattern but it’s unpredictable when. Sun may shine in the morning only to find dark clouds looming overhead. Is it going to pour or not? The children and I briskly walked home from church as we raced the dark cloud. We got inside and nothing more than a sprinkle. We ate lunch and went back out when James came back form his second sermon. We got the raincoats and rainboots and trekked the village ready to get soaked. We stopped in the little store to return our glass bottles and buy some orange drink. It’s fun to see everyone and say hello. I wish I knew more language though to really communicate and ask questions. I want so badly to really know some of the people here. What makes them tick, what inspires them, what are their worldviews? What do they think of us freaky Americans in our silly raincoats?