I have been trying to write a blog that sums up this month….and that is hard. It is the last month of the World Race. There are a lot of emotions that are tied to that, but also, disbelief. I am not going to lie, some days were so hard, felt like the race would never end, but other days and months flew by…and today, we just finished our last day of ministry on the WR. I don’t even know what to say really, but I wanted to tell you about the amazing organization we have partnered with this month.
Caminul Felix is an organization that creates homes for orphans here in Romania. 20 years ago, after the Revolution, most orphanages housed about 500-1000 children that were often neglected or given sleeping pills to keep them quiet, and people started to see what was happening to these children and wanted to help.
Caminul Felix stepped up. They saw the importance of family and the need for love. They wanted to use the family structure to change the lives of these children forever. Each house parents has between 12 and 15 children, some biological but most are orphaned.
There are two villages here in Oradea, currently 16 homes that house just over 200 children. Our contact shared with us about his experience as a house parent, watching his children grow up, go to college, get married, and begin families of their own.
There are two villages here in Oradea, currently 16 homes that house just over 200 children. Our contact shared with us about his experience as a house parent, watching his children grow up, go to college, get married, and begin families of their own.
Each of the children are sponsored by individuals and
churches overseas. Caminul Felix has a farm, dairy, and gift shop
that provides funding for their organization as well. The children are
given love, security, food, and family, just what they need. It is truly
amazing to see how all the children take care of one another. Caminul
Felix is bringing their concepts to create home in other countries as
well and have began creating homes in Thailand and considering Africa.
churches overseas. Caminul Felix has a farm, dairy, and gift shop
that provides funding for their organization as well. The children are
given love, security, food, and family, just what they need. It is truly
amazing to see how all the children take care of one another. Caminul
Felix is bringing their concepts to create home in other countries as
well and have began creating homes in Thailand and considering Africa.
Our teams were assisted by the local staff, parents, as well as teams from Italy and England. We helped build two foundations and install insulation, among many other things. We had fun even when two days of work were destroyed by a strong wind storm that blew through the house. It has been a great way to end our time on the race.
all the teams together after pouring the cement foundation.
