In the past few weeks we have been here in Moldova we have been able to help in a variety of ways. We have helped a family remodel their home. This family of 4 lost their mother last February due to alcoholism. Even before her death they had grown used to taking care of one another. This family of 4 consist of: Oleg, 24, who has a mental handicap, his brother John who is 18 and the care giver/guardian for his 3 siblings, Mihai who just turned 13, who also has a mental handicap, and the youngest, Juliana who is 11. This family’s story will break your heart. Their home is bad, to say the least, if it where in America it would be torn down and re-built but that is not an option here. So, we have been working alongside them and doing everything we can to help out. The younger two children go to a special school/orphanage during the week and come home on the weekends.
Cleaning up around the house.
We scraped wall paper off of the walls and ceiling for 3 days strait, what a mess.
We were able to throw a birthday party for Mihai and give him some small gifts and play some games with him and his sister. The family will continue to be in our hearts and prayers.
We have also been able to put on a week long VBS for the kids in the community. They had a week of vacation from school which was a great opportunity to have them come to our program. We would have games, crafts, some singing, and a lesson. The first day we had 6 kids, the second day we had around 10, the third day around 15, the fourth day around 20, and the fifth day we had over 30 kids. It was great to see the kids having such good time singing songs and listening to bible stories.
We have an english club for a few of the older girls. There are mainly three 14 year old girls that come on a daily basis. We play games such as hangman, watch movies in english then go over vocabulary, talk about our travels and families and just hang out.
We had a Halloween type party for some of the kids in the village. They know about Halloween but they don’t celebrate it so we made some costumes, had them trick or treat, played games and carve pumpkins. It was a lot of fun!
“Super Justin” and “Waldo,” Most of these kids had never carved a pumpkin in their life.
It has been a great last month of the race. We have had an opportunity to work with some of the most amazing and self sacrificing people on earth. Moldova has been no different. Everywhere we go we encounter people that are doing a great job of loving God and loving others! We have learned so much from each of them and will miss them all greatly!
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