Introducing our 2012 May Team. They will be in Romania from April 29 - May 16 and they will be running programs at our partner orphanages, special needs schools, elderly care centres, and hospitals.
Introducing our 2012 May Team. They will be in Romania from April 29 - May 16 and they will be running programs at our partner orphanages, special needs schools, elderly care centres, and hospitals.
The Christmas team have all arrived safely in Romania. They will bring joy to 4 orphanages, one special needs school and 2 elderly care centers over a period of 9 days. They will distribute over 400 Christmas "bags of basics" which include t-shirt, underwear, socks and towel as well as fruit and a gift. The team of about 20 (in total) will also sing songs, do Christmas drama and stories, and provide nutritious food. Thank-you for your support and continued prayer for the team!
Introducing our 2011 Christmas Team. They will be in Romania from December 2-11 and they will be running Christmas programs and distributing gifts at our partner orphanages, special needs schools, elderly care centres, and hospitals.
Camp ended Saturday and we are thankful for God’s hand on us. The weather was great and the camp was beautiful… See for yourself with these pictures! Camp Discovery with the Beclean orphanage begins Monday and goes to Thursday...
Here are some more pics from Camp Discovery at the Ilisua Orphanage! Things went very well and we are grateful to God for this opportunity …
We have completed 2 days of Camp Discovery at the Ilisua Orphanage and we are amazed at the way things have gone and the great weather! Click the link to read more about all of the fun we've been having and to see some great pictures ...
Just a quick note to say that the Romania Volunteer Retreat wrapped up today and was a huge success! There were 3 Bible teaching sessions on the "love of God" using only the story of the "Prodigal Son" in every teaching session, small group discussion, skit/video activity etc ...
The team arrived yesterday by train to the Beclean orphanage where they will be staying for 6 nights. Today the team went to the Ilisua orphanage (25 minutes away) and put on an "indoor program" because of the rain. It is rainy and colder here. We are normally used to shorts and t-shirt weather! The children were so happy to be with the Canadian-Romanian team and received lots of personal attention which they would never otherwise receive. Team members who had never been there before were moved by the unusually poor conditions...
Things are going really well here in Cluj, the sun's even shining today after two days of cold and wet weather.
The team's first trip was at an elderly care centre where they gave out bananas, sang worship songs and practiced their Romanian. The language barrier was something that most people felt was a challenge and disappointed they were not able to carry on a full conversation. We were so grateful for the romanian volunteers who were there to translate conversations beyond 'hello, my name is... how are you?' This early challenge encouraged the team to study their Romanian ...
