No 2 days the same, yesterday we had the joy of being at the Star of Hope Centre in Dorohoi and seeing the children from the unit taking part in music and dance preformances along with children from the mainstream schools. It brought tears to my eyes to see how far these children have progressed having had the individual tutition and guidance from the centre. They would never have been able to do this a few years ago, nor would the integration have been possible.
Today we are going on the Sunday school trip to Suceava, taking with us 3 of the children from one of the HoH homes who come to church with us.
Tomorrow James and his friend David will be arriving for the start of busy 2 week house build. look at the hands of hope web site for updates on the house build progress www.handsofhope.org.im
Friday, May 28, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
A cut above the rest
We recently took delivery of a new piece of equipment for the farm, well I say new, its probably between 40 and 50 years old. An Allen Oxford Scythe Cutter, what an amazing machine, demonstrated above by our friend and assistant Vassi
Sunday, May 16, 2010
I killed it
It has been another busy week here in Dorohoi.
it was my birthday on Thursday and lovely to have cards in the post box and even a package delivered by the post lady. We had a "No alarm clock" morning, spent the afternoon with the families at Cobila, sharing the celebration of juice, fruit and biscuits with one of the boys who was 9 on the same day.
No two days the same. it was great to see the shoots appearing in the garden and on the fields at Cobila. the families had been busy while we were away and potatoes, corn, onions and beans had been planted. The weather is warming up and we have had heavy rain and thunder storms over past few days. hoping the colarado beetles are kept at bay this year and I am already on the watch for mole crickets, which are gruesome creatures about 3 inches long. I saw one when i was weeding the other day and shrieked, Chris realised what it might be and went to get the camera. But I am afraid he was too late!
We pray we will get good crops as we know the extra produce will be needed. it is so hard here for so many people, pensions are being cut by 15% & family allowances by 35%. food & fuel prices are going up, health care more expensive and unemployment higher. Can you imagine if your child attends school but because you cannot afford the school tie (£2) they are marked as absent, which affects their end of year results.
The financial struggles put such a strain on so many relationships.
it was my birthday on Thursday and lovely to have cards in the post box and even a package delivered by the post lady. We had a "No alarm clock" morning, spent the afternoon with the families at Cobila, sharing the celebration of juice, fruit and biscuits with one of the boys who was 9 on the same day.
No two days the same. it was great to see the shoots appearing in the garden and on the fields at Cobila. the families had been busy while we were away and potatoes, corn, onions and beans had been planted. The weather is warming up and we have had heavy rain and thunder storms over past few days. hoping the colarado beetles are kept at bay this year and I am already on the watch for mole crickets, which are gruesome creatures about 3 inches long. I saw one when i was weeding the other day and shrieked, Chris realised what it might be and went to get the camera. But I am afraid he was too late!
We pray we will get good crops as we know the extra produce will be needed. it is so hard here for so many people, pensions are being cut by 15% & family allowances by 35%. food & fuel prices are going up, health care more expensive and unemployment higher. Can you imagine if your child attends school but because you cannot afford the school tie (£2) they are marked as absent, which affects their end of year results.
The financial struggles put such a strain on so many relationships.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
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