Jazz musician embraces trials to deepen his spiritual relationship.

“There’s just too much,” Laura Van Norman said. “Too much anxiety… too much time in the house… too much yogurt in baby’s hair… too much injustice… too much grief.”

Van Norman wrapped her hands tightly around the microphone. She stood on the cement stage and revealed that it was hard for her to hear the voice of the Holy Spirit amid the ‘too-much-ness’ and forgetfulness.

Bethel’s Student Ministries put on an event in the Underground Thursday as an opportunity to learn about fasting and prayer.

Everyone knows them. They are the only American family in town. Liz Millhouse, 7, holds her parents’ hands as they stroll down the narrow brick street to McDonald’s in Craiova, Romania. It is their family tradition after church on Sunday mornings.

The workers greet them with wide smiles and loud hollers. They invite the family back to the kitchen, weaving between grease-soaked grills and freezers stocked full of beef patties. The employees have them try their newest sandwich creation, as they d