Romania bound... and we were just getting the hang of Russian

Greetings from smp Eastern Europe. We bring you tidings of great exhaustion as we prepare to leave our relatively familiar surroundings for a new country and language.
This past week was spent in a town roughly 45 minutes from Mukachevo, Svylava. During our time in Svylava we took part in a Ukranian reformed youth festival which included (but was not limited to) lectures/teachings on the body of Christ, cross cultural communication, pillow fights, camp fires, testimonies, group devotions and discussions and the song Father Abraham.
So as you can see, we have been keeping ourselves occupied. I must mention that we are all feeling the cold shower of reality as we move into the next month of our ministry here in Eastern Europe. We were "cut off" from outside communication this week, and it seems that this will be the case from here on out. We estimate that we will have email access once a week or so. So please pardon our lack of "updatedness" from time to time.
Although things are become gradually more unfamiliar I cannot say that we are unhappy. I think that we would all say that our time in Ukraine has been a wonderful one, and I know that we are all very sad to be leaving in the morning. If it were possible it would have been nice to stay here for a while longer, Jordan's Russian has become exponentially better and the rest of us can at least recongnize words now. From here on out we will be learning Hungarian, which will be spoken in both Romania and Hungary (ask us why when we come home, its an interesting history lesson).
Tonight has been a sad evening, as we said goodbye to our Mukachevo friends. The young people from the Mukachevo church came with us to Svylava this past week, meaning that we have been developing relationships with them for almost 3 weeks now. Standing in circular fashion on the side of the road we all regretfully said our goodbyes to one another. For us this is the second time that we have had to do this; and we understand that we will have to do it 5 more times in the coming weeks. Its a difficult thing for us all, those who are staying behind and for those who are leaving; building relationships of genuine care that must then be severed so soon after they have begun to take root.
Please pray for those who we leave behind, and for those that we have yet to meet.
I think that I can safely say that this coming week will be our hardest yet, we take on a much more significant leadership role in Romania. Mainly the entire thing, living with and being responsible for these young people from morning until night.
We humbly ask prayer for this as well; that we could keep the "bond of peace" that Paul talks about in Ephesians. For wisdom to lead these young people, for sleep (a rare comodity these days) and for the agility of mind to learn a new language and culture.

Thank you all for your continued prayer and support, being far from home we are comforted to know that we are not alone but belong to the greater body which prays for us.

Blessings,

matt