A NOTE FROM REBECCA RASMUSSEN IN ROMANIA:
Dear Livada Partners,
As I am sure most of you have heard by now, we were confronted by some obstacles in regards to our summer camps with the orphan children in the care of the State. After trying all of our options to continue with camps as planned, we were faced with the reality that the camps could not go on as we had originally desired. After much thought, prayer, and consideration, we have come up with a "Plan B" option that will allow you to work with the State orphan kids under different conditions. Instead of having a day-long camp with those kids, our camps will start one hour earlier, and we will finish with them before lunch. We will then have a one hour lunch break, and a second group of at-risk of abandonment kids will come in for a shorter afternoon program. This means that we will be conducting two shorter camps with two different groups of kids rather than one longer program with one group of kids. CPS Mures County has approved this new plan.
The afternoon group of kids for two teams will be from a day center in town called the Rozmarin Day Center that we have partially supported throughout the years. There will be about 40 kids from the ages of 5-9 that will be attending those camps. For two other camps, we will be working with about 40 Gypsy kids from the village of Ogra between the ages of 6 to 9. We are so thankful for the teams flexibility as plans have changed, and we will keep you updated if any more changes come up. While this creates a great deal of work, we are optimistic and thankful that God is allowing us the opportunity to impact 80 kids that we would not have had the opportunity to minister to if we had done camp as originally planned. Again, thank you so much for your understanding and prayers as we revamp the majority of the plans we had already worked out!
Praying with you towards a fruitful summer,
Bex
Rebecca Rasumussen Director of Group Homes and Orphan Outreach
   
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