Through the Partner Church Council of the Unitarian Universalist Association, the Unitarian Church of Barnstable is partnered with the Unitarian Church of Almas, Transylvania, located in the Homorod Valley. Transylvania (a region of present-day Romania) is the birthplace of Unitarian theology and the location of the very first Unitarian church in the world, founded in 1568. The minister and a delegation from Barnstable have visited our Partner Church in Transylvania, and we have hosted visiting Transylvanian ministers on several occasions. There are many "pen-pal" relationships between members of our two churches. We have supported our Partner Church through the gift of two computers, several shipments of used eyeglasses, shipments of school supplies, and a cash gift, which allowed them to remodel their church parish house. We learn much from our Transylvanian Unitarian sisters and brothers who have maintained their faith through centuries of deprivation and oppression. It is our hope that we can enhance their living situation in some small way in return for their gift to us of wisdom and inspiration.