March 2016 – adventuresinromania

We made some special visits with the children from the children’s program in the village of Garcina, to bless their mothers.

We had fun preparing the supplies, then went to the doors of the houses of children who come regularly to the program on Wednesdays. Look at these girls how they pitch in and are such good helpers !!

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Then it was time to make the deliveries! It was sprinkling a little bit at the beginning, but then the weather cleared up, thank you Lord!! We were glad for special time to talk with the parents for some small talk. With these kids, we made a Christmas skit in winter and it turned out nicely. We started working through a Children’s Bible with them with questions and memory verses in fall, and now we are at Isaac & Rebekah.

The Saturday children’s program started on Jan 16, together with some church members who make part of our team. Luci and I were spending some time with family at that time in the States, but the team went continually on Saturdays to spend time with the children in two orphanages, Elena Doamna & Ion Creanga. The children were between 7-14 years old.

When we arrived back in Feb, we joined up with the team again and saw the good routine they had had with the kids. Needless to say, our first Saturday back with the kids was joyful & energetic! I’ll include some pictures from that day, February 27th. The kids had started some lessons on Adam & Eve when we were gone, and worked through a Children’s storybook Bible with Cain & Abel, and then Noah & his sons.

Children's Saturday program, at Elena Doamna Orphanage — Children’s Saturday program, at Elena Doamna Orphanage

Playing a fun game- "Describe That Object!" — Playing a fun game- “Describe That Object!”

Statistics

In Romania in the year 2000, there were: 87,753 orphans/abandoned children.

In the year 2010, there were: 62,000 orphans/abandoned children.
(To read more about why there are orphans: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_orphans)

While numbers are going down, there is still a large group, with a high concentration in institutional orphanages in the Eastern part of the country. To effectively serve this marginalized group, there is a need for compassionate individuals to be willing to do life with them: support during the school year, providing extracurricular activities, and offering possibilities for them to grow.

Romania Pop. 20,121,641 people (2011 Census).
Piatra Neamt, Romania Pop. (our town) 58,000 people.

Num. of children at Casa Ray Orphanage (private) : 20

Num. of children at Elena Doamna Orphanage (state) : 116

Num. of children at Ion Creanga Orphange (state): 74

Country's Induction in the EU: 1 Jan, 2007.
Conditions of orphanages have greatly improved with the country’s induction in the European Union, and grants have been given to certain orphanages and infrastructure to make renovations.

Psalm 68: 5-6

" El este Tatăl orfanilor, Apărătorul văduvelor, El, Dumnezeu, care locuieşte în locaşul Lui cel sfânt. Dumnezeu dă o familie celor părăsiţi, El izbăveşte pe prinşii de război şi-i face fericiţi; numai cei răzvrătiţi locuiesc în locuri uscate. "

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" A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. "

Month: March 2016

8 March, Women’s Day fun!

Saturday Awana programs in 2016