August 14, 2008
I thought I would start this blog spot to udate you on the daily activities here in the orphanage. It will give you a good handle on what and how to pray as I will be very open and honest with my life here. I look forward to reading your comments and sharing your thoughts with me. I will also try and share photos and some fun stories as there are so many you have missed already!
My prayer is that you will all be touched by the lives of these children as much as I am...Not only the children but I hope you will get to know the staff as they are here for the children as much as I. The Lord has brought all of us together here for such a time as this! Psalms 139.
I will go back a few days, starting on monday or maybe it was tuesday, :) as it was a significant day for me!
Almost every day I try and take a walk to the town of Livezile, just to get off the property and get some excercise. I walked with Julia, a 17 year old girl who grew up here in the orphanage. We stopped at Ms. Mena's house to pick a prune from her tree, they are sooooo good! Ms. Mena is a lady who defected to Romania during the war, she speaks Romanian and German and I can't understand a word she says but she is a happy spirit!
She was not in her yard so we ate from her tree and continued on thru the town. Nicoletta, a worker at the orphanage son was out playing and ran and told his mom there was 2 blondes walking down the street. She came from her house calling my name. She welcomed us in her house and fed us good chicken and the most delicious cake. As we visited, Ms. Mina came to the door looking for me. :) I thought it was so sweet. She saw me take fruit from her tree but by the time she came to greet me I was in Nicoletta's home. We visisted a little and Nicoletta gave me a tour of her simple but lovely home. She has a beautiful garden and we enjoyed the strawberries from it.
As we departed we stopped at Ms. Felicia's house to greet her as well...She also works at the orphanage, for 12 years, and recently had surgery for a cyst, I think. She has been out of work for some weeks and is still not completely well. We ate some cookies and listened to the horror stories of her visit in the Romanian Hospital. Julia was there so she told me what she said. Before we left I laid hands on her and prayed for her. She mostly works with the girls in House 3 and they miss her very much and are always full of stories that Ms. Felicia tells them.
It was special because for the first time here, I felt like I had friends and was starting to establish relationships. I was also moved that not only is the ministry God called me to here in the orphanage but to the people of the small town, Livezile. I understand that touching lives here is a blessing but then when God moves me outside of that I am more blessed.
We are definetly in the dog days of summer here, it has been 90 plus degrees here...I know it is hot where you are but you have air conditioning. The other day the girls rode the bikes around the property and I was busy teaching Diana how to ride. She has not mastered it yet but she will before summer is up. She is thrilled that I am teaching her!
Yesterday they picked all the green beans out of the garden and the children help pop them and get them ready for the winter. I think they ate more than they popped and after lunch 2 of them were vomitting! Samone and I cleaned vomit up 3 times. Today, they did not eat them they popped them. :)
It is a simple life, one that is difficult for an American to embrace. No car, no malls...blah, blah, blah but one worth adjusting to! All the malls in the world and the nicest car can not replace the smile on Diana's face while I teach her to ride a bike! I will exchange air conditioning for a visit at Nicoletta's house with Ms. Mina and a prayer for Ms. Felicia. It is simple but the most gratifing thing I have ever done in my life and I would not change it for the world!
As we departed we stopped at Ms. Felicia's house to greet her as well...She also works at the orphanage, for 12 years, and recently had surgery for a cyst, I think. She has been out of work for some weeks and is still not completely well. We ate some cookies and listened to the horror stories of her visit in the Romanian Hospital. Julia was there so she told me what she said. Before we left I laid hands on her and prayed for her. She mostly works with the girls in House 3 and they miss her very much and are always full of stories that Ms. Felicia tells them.
It was special because for the first time here, I felt like I had friends and was starting to establish relationships. I was also moved that not only is the ministry God called me to here in the orphanage but to the people of the small town, Livezile. I understand that touching lives here is a blessing but then when God moves me outside of that I am more blessed.
We are definetly in the dog days of summer here, it has been 90 plus degrees here...I know it is hot where you are but you have air conditioning. The other day the girls rode the bikes around the property and I was busy teaching Diana how to ride. She has not mastered it yet but she will before summer is up. She is thrilled that I am teaching her!
Yesterday they picked all the green beans out of the garden and the children help pop them and get them ready for the winter. I think they ate more than they popped and after lunch 2 of them were vomitting! Samone and I cleaned vomit up 3 times. Today, they did not eat them they popped them. :)
It is a simple life, one that is difficult for an American to embrace. No car, no malls...blah, blah, blah but one worth adjusting to! All the malls in the world and the nicest car can not replace the smile on Diana's face while I teach her to ride a bike! I will exchange air conditioning for a visit at Nicoletta's house with Ms. Mina and a prayer for Ms. Felicia. It is simple but the most gratifing thing I have ever done in my life and I would not change it for the world!
1 comment:
Back here in St. Louis and can't imagine how fufilling your life is. We sit here in our nice cool homes with all our modern comforts and think about how our lives are not what we thought they would be. To see the work you are doing and lives you are changing in the name of our Lord makes me realize that life is so precious and we all have a path to follow and that our lives will always be protected by Him.
Cindy, you inspire so many. Not just the children but your family and freinds with every thing you do. Don't give up on your dreams and always remember you are loved by so many.
Love and miss ya!
Your favorite cousin,
Tammy
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