This has been a great (if tiring) week. The team from Bakersfield came with five football players and two coaches to play soccer with the orphanage boys. Every afternoon they would go out to a field and play hard, they would come back to the ministry center exhausted but what an impact. There are pictures of the boys (all of them) tearing up on the last day when they had to say good-bye. It is so important for these boys to see that they can be strong men and love Jesus at the same time. Inimi Deschise really needs more of this influence and it was so refreshing to see. But, the Bakersfield team was not all boys. There were also six (I think) girls and a teacher from BC who came to talk to the girls about beauty on the inside. we would come to the ministry center in the afternoon and make purses and do hair and nails and make-up, then the girls would talk about how even though it is fun to feel pretty on the outside, God cares about what is on the inside and He thinks that we are all beautiful because that is how He made us. I loved taking part in this and I really think that some live were touched , both American and Romanian.
On a personal level, this was a hard week. I got sick on Wednesday and even though I completed the day, I'm afraid I wasn't much use, I felt better physically on Thursday but was faced with an emotional hardship. Kristina was an intern who has been here for a year and she is such a beautiful person. She has a great heart for kids, especially those with disabilities and she has spent almost every morning there for the past year. In only a year, it is so obvious how she has made an impact on those around her and her departure on Thursday was hard even though I have only known her for three weeks. It is a big comfort that she will come back because Inimi Deschise is the perfect place for her to use the gifts God has given her.
So that was my week, some prayer requests would be that preparations for camp would be just what was needed and for the health of everyone on staff.
1 comment:
Dearest Sister,
It's ok to take some time for yourself - especially when you are sick. Don't overwork yourself like you do on a team! You are there much longer than a team and need to take care of yourself! I love you!!!
Post a Comment