Published by BILL & CAROL. on 03 Mar 2008, 06:38
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Subject: UPDATED SPECIAL PRAYER REQUEST.....RECOVERY FROM THE LOSS OF OUR ONLY SON AND OTHER ONGOING SORROWS!

March.2,2008.

Dear Community of Prayer,

Thank you for praying for us in our long dark night of the soul. Darkness at times that goes beyond words ..only pain and sorrow!! PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR US Daily for the long term...March,April,May..2008,2009...or as long as possible?? PLEASE PRAY for God's Healing Peace and Hope in our broken hearts,health and shattered lives!! PLEASE IF POSSIBLE?? Can you help us by passing or E-mailing Our Urgent Prayer Request On: Convents,Monasteries,Parishes,Abbeys,Houses of Prayer and Others you know of in the WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY OF PRAYER...WWW....Who can pray for us daily for the long term?? 2008,2009..?? THE LOSS OF OUR ONLY SON WAS THE FINAL BLOW IN OUR ALREADY BROKEN AND CRUSHED LIVES BY OTHER SORROWS OVER THE YEARS!!! PLEASE PRAY AND PASS ON...WWW....WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY OF PRAYER??? Thank you for Your Patience and Daily Prayer Support in our long dark night of the soul. Bill & Carol, ohio.usa.

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Published by Ann Miles on 03 Oct 2006, 07:17
IP address: 86.144.81.35
Subject: Our night at Klisura

My mother and I booked a twin room at the monastery for the night of Thursday 28th September 2006. We were welcomed on arrival and given the keys to our twin room. The cost was only 35 leva (about £12 - $US23) for both of us. The small entrance hall and private bathroom were nicely tiles and completely new. The bedroom was a good size although sparsly furnished, as expected. Two single beds and two bedside tables. There was constant hot water in the bathroom. Two large windows in the bedroom overlooked the forests and mountains. There is a restaurant that is attached to the monastery with menus only in Bulgarian but we managed to get a very good meal for 24 Leva. We both had chicken fillet, fried potatoes with tomato and cucumber salad followed by peach melba for desert. Mum had a bottle of water and I indulged in a rum and coke thinking it could be a long cold night. The staff were all friendly and I need not have worried about the cold night. The next morning we went into the church. There are beautiful paintings all over the walls and ceilings but as the priests were performing a service we did not stay long.

We wanted to stay in the Monastery having spent a good number of nights in Central America and Mexico staying in converted convents and monasteries. This was the first working monastery for us and it was great. I would recommend this to anyone looking for inexpensive accommodations in a truely lovely location. We also stopped off at the Cherepish Monastery on our way up to Vidin. I had decided to drive up the beautiful Iskar Gorge and knew that this monastery was on the way and offered one of the few places to stop for lunch. We had fabulous chicken soup with home-made bread and the usual tomato/cucumber/onion salad (domat / krastavista / luk) that I think I am now addicted to! The bill only came to 3.60 Leva (about £1.20!).

I hope that this information will be useful to others as I am sure the revenue is needed and welcome.

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