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A visit
of the Tileagd Choir to
Madison Christian Church, Groveport Ohio
The Tileagd
Choir arrived in Groveport Ohio Friday evening (February 19th)
around 8:15 pm. Our
Madison Christian Church hosts were there anxiously waiting, for you
see they all have a
servant’s heart and they were ready to serve the Tileagd team.
As for the choir
they were to stay three nights and of course they were wondering what
to expect and what their host families were like. Were they going
to be friendly? Would they like them? They probably had many other
questions that young people might have. Not to worry, God was in
charge. He always takes care of the little things. He knows exactly
where we need to be.
The next morning the choir met
at church to set up for Sunday morning services and I could already
see the love between the choir members and their hosts was beginning
to develop.
The choir sang two songs at
the two services on Sunday morning and had a full
concert on Sunday evening with a native Gypsy dance at the end of the
concert!
 Needless
to say, our congregation was amazed at the talent. To think that
just a few years back these children had no smiles and no hope,
but because of the love of Christians like Kevin Hoy and others from
the Smiles Foundation, who took the time to find out about this
village and their needs, because of this, these children not only have
beautiful smiles, most of all, they have hope and they know the love
of Jesus.
 On
Sunday after the morning services, my husband and I invited the hosts
and the choir members to our house
for lunch. The kids loved it and as the day went on we all bonded
together like one big family. It gave the kids a chance to play
games, watch movies, and
yes, to bond with us “older” folks and I think it was relaxing for
Kevin and Greg to have them all together.
 After
the wonderful concert on
Sunday evening, we all
came back to the house and had more food, and guess what? Yes, Cornell
put the music on and he
and the other members tried to teach us “The Dance”. One of the
members from our church told me the next day that this was the best
time he had had in a long time. He also told me he was ready for a
mission trip to Romania. Since that evening, there have been several
people wanting to know if we were going to go to Romania. I know
for sure my husband and I are ready to go.
 We
all received many blessings from Kevin, Greg, and the Tileagd Choir.
They have touched our lives in a
way that they will probably never
know and they will remain in our hearts forever. I thank God that we
were able to have them as guests
at our church. Now they are a part of our church family.
On Monday the Choir Performed
at Madison Christian School. Once again they were a great hit.
The children from Madison
School joined in on the last song and of course they loved
the dance!
As the hosts and choir said
their good-byes with hugs and tears they were on their way and will be
sadly missed for a long time. Our hearts are full of joy because of
them.
Betty Davidson
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