A third group of campers arrived on Sunday, this time close to probably
100 children and staying with us. Because of the increased size of the group
and limited capacity we had to leave our “cabin” and move to a hut that
resembles a greenhouse in construction, temperature, and smell (or how I
imagine a greenhouse to smell). The second night sleeping in the “greenhouse”
Sarah and Heather had a rat jump into bed with them and crawl over Sarah’s
head. This caused a temporary panic and terror, but did allow Kyle and I to
have two rooms instead of one (we set up a different tent for the girls at
12:30 that night).
We have continued to work on different projects around the camp, but
haven’t yet had a connection with the children (and staff) like we did the past
few weeks. Yesterday Angelina (our translator since day one) had to leave and
head back home. This was bittersweet in that we had time to see her HUGE
family, play with her brothers, and enjoy a serenading from the entire family
(Singing Partridge Family style, followed by them all piling into one van,
waving frantically as they drove down the dirt road. I wish I had a video of
this). Hilarious.
We found out recently that we’re going to be staying at a location with
“top notch” amenities at our next stop in Romania. Complete with toilets, hot
water, wifi, beds… all the things we’ve learned to live without in the Ukraine.
I think we’re starting to look forward in anticipation of Romania and I pray
that we are able to live out all that God has for us here and now, not
concentrate on what we WILL do in the next country. More updates to come on
what we’ll be doing in Romania, but we will be centered around working an
orphanage named Casa Shalom.
