Luk 10:25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Luk 10:26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
Luk 10:27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
I am sure most of you are very familiar with this passage in Luke. A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among thieves. He was robbed, stripped, wounded and left half dead in the road. As he lay there, he was passed by a priest and a Levite, who both looked upon him and crossed to the other side of the road. But, a certain Samaritan, came to him and had compassion on him.
Luk 10:36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
Luk 10:37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
Roland and Laura Hubati live in Galati, Romania and are the proud parents of two handsome sons, Dorian who is 10 years old and Arie who is 4 years old. Roland is a highly skilled computer technician and Laura is a school teacher.
Randy and I met this wonderful family in 2005 on our first short term mission trip to Romania. Very quickly it became evident that both Roland and Laura have a servants heart. We returned on two more short term trips to Romania, and just as before, Roland could not do enough to make sure that all our needs were met. Randy and I arrived on the mission field in Galati, April of 2008 and Roland and Laura haven't changed in their affections toward us. We have become family, not merely friends or acquaintances that you enjoy spending time with occasionally, we are family.
In October, 2009 we moved to Bucuresti which separated us by many miles. We have missed them greatly. Roland and Laura's jobs and our schedules make it very difficult to get together often. I have been experiencing severe trouble with my left shoulder and arm which has not permitted me to travel. Christmas was the last visit we were all together. Last evening, Randy and I had the most pleasant surprise. Roland rented a car, loaded up his family and headed to Bucuresti. Laura had prepared a traditional Easter dinner and packed it to bring with them. We were so surprised when they arrived at our door. What a blessing! We sat down to an elegant and delicious traditional Romanian Easter dinner, prepared just for us. We felt so special. We felt a little like the man who had been left in the road and the Samaritan had compassion on him and saw to his every need. They knew I needed a hug, words of encouragement, fellowship with ones that we love and some of Laura's awesome cooking! Randy and I thank God for the Hubati family!. Dorian and Arie are dear to our hearts as well. When we leave Romania at the end of our term, the Hubati family will be keeping a big portion of our hearts behind.
Roland, Laura, Dorian and Arie thank you for being such precious neighbours as described in Luke 10:25-37. You are setting a great example for others to follow.
