This week we had the smallest team of the summer with just two people from Athens, Texas, Cortney Curran and Terry Short. Even so, they had so much to offer, had so much energy, and everything went so well.
Besides a whole week of day camp with the big kids from the village in Ogra, they got to spend some time with the babies and toddlers from Ludus Baby Hospital; they had the chance to visit the village of Ogra, the gypsy community where the kids from camp come from; and they also visited the Salt Mine in Turda.
For Terry, this was his first visit and experience in Romania, and he really enjoyed it. However, for Cortney, this was not her first visit to Romania. She had already served in Romania several times in the past as an intern, and we were so thankful to have her back on a team this summer.
This week we had the big kids from the village of Ogra, a big community of gypsies, in camp. These kids experienced the camp spirit for the first time ever, and they loved it. At the beginning, the kids were very shy, did not know what to do, were very quiet, and they hardly even spoke. But as time passed, they got to know everybody and opened themselves up to us, and we all had a wonderful, exciting week! Even though we had three rainy and cold days, by Friday when we went to our camp property in the village of Vetca it was beautiful and sunny and the kids had so much fun playing water games, riding horses, doing our giant slip and slide, and many other fun things. Thank God for the sunshine and the great day that was had by all!
We know that God touched the hearts of each and every child and that He will change their lives according to His promise. Thank you all for being ready to serve the Lord and for your willingness to be an example to these children.
Thank you again Terry and Cortney as well as our interns and Romanian staff and translators who all had such an important part in this amazing week and who helped make it possible!
It is truly amazing how happy these kids were when they found SOAP in their little gift bags.
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