{"id":2628,"date":"2013-05-14T21:44:47","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T18:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=2628"},"modified":"2013-06-11T23:37:46","modified_gmt":"2013-06-11T20:37:46","slug":"dinner-with-the-dead-in-moldova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/dinner-with-the-dead-in-moldova\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinner with the Dead in Moldova"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I ate my lunch with a bunch of dead people in Moldova.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

Because that’s what everyone else was doing and I wanted\u00a0to see how the people celebrate this holiday called “Pastele Blajinilor”.<\/p>\n

\"SONY<\/a>

Hundreds of people filled this cemetery in Moldova yesterday.<\/p><\/div>\n

This was our view as we came around a corner on our way home from a few days of ministry in Moldova yesterday. Hundreds of people crowded into this small cemetery.<\/p>\n

\"SONY<\/a>

The priest made his rounds saying prayers for the dead.<\/p><\/div>\n

Families gathered around the graves of their loved ones and ate a meal, drank some wine and enjoyed the beautiful weather. For a donation the priest would come to the grave and say a prayer for the dead, a choir of about 10 voices followed him.<\/p>\n

\"SONY<\/a>

An Orthodox church overlooked this cemetery.<\/p><\/div>\n

Although the Orthodox church does not “officialyl” recognize this holiday it is certainly not against it. This cemetery was on the territory of the local Orthodox church.<\/p>\n

\"SONY<\/a>

Uneaten food is left on the grave for the dead.<\/p><\/div>\n

The families celebrate as if their dead loved one is with them, they laugh and joke. The food is laid out on the grave and any leftovers stay there. They also sprinkle wine from the bottom of their glasses over the grave.<\/p>\n

Will you pray with me?<\/h4>\n
    \n
  • Pray for Moldova<\/li>\n
  • Pray for people who don’t know the hope that Jesus brings<\/li>\n
  • Pray for churches to preach the truth gospel of grace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Yesterday I ate my lunch with a bunch of dead people in Moldova.<\/p>\n

    Why?<\/p>\n

    Because that’s what everyone else was doing and I wanted\u00a0to see how the people celebrate this holiday called “Pastele Blajinilor”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8,31],"tags":[87,254],"class_list":["post-2628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ministry","category-writing","tag-moldova","tag-orthodoxy"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC03900.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3izZc-Go","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2783,"url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/ministry-in-moldova-and-student-missions\/","url_meta":{"origin":2628,"position":0},"title":"Ministry in Moldova and Student Missions","author":"Caleb Suko","date":"June 21, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Thank you again for praying for us! 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