On the Road Again

Credit to Willie Nelson for such a great song that is etched on my heart.

"On the road again,
Goin' places that I've never been,
Seein' things that I may never see again,
And I can't wait to get on the road again."

This week our visa and humanitarian projects had us traveling the main highway across the top of Slovakia. It is six hours drive from our apartment to the capital of Slovakia - Bratislava.

Spišsky hrad with rainbow

Along the way are many stone built castles built centuries long ago. Much of their history is lost with the death of their residents and builders. Today, most are ruins but others are well preserved.

  

We found this charming idyllic sheep farm. Waitress spoke little English, so I pointed to cheese soup and Greg pointed to some form of Halušky with sausages. I would say all the menu items have handcrafted sheep or goat cheese as an ingredient. The food is delicious. In our three visits it has been a packed house. In this restaurant you seat yourself in vacant seats with others on the same table. After all, we are family right?! 

Back on the road to Prešov.

We kept company with the sisters missionaries serving in žilina. What a honor it is to know these strong women, Sister Campbell and Sister McPheeters.

One of our stops was a women's organization located in an old monastery hundreds of years old. These trained staff members are caring for the physically and mentally challenged females who have no place else to live. The social workers try to get everyone to do something even if it the laundry. They asked if LDS Charities could assist them. They provided us lunch and a tour of their facility. We saw at least four beds to a room in very cramped quarters. We are grateful we have this wonderful opportunity to serve the needs of Slovakia.