A New Routine

I haven't blogged in a while, but I will catch up on everything, I promise. In the week after camp, CTL/Inimi Deschise helped to put on an autism seminar. Some people from California came and provided the information and I helped some staff with the refreshments and clean up. It was great that there was this opportunity because nothing like this has been done in Romania before and it was offered free to parents and specialists. They were desperate for help and we got many expressions of relief and thanks from them. The need for my help ended on Wednesday and so I went to Rehab on Thursday and Friday. Saturday was a free day so I cleaned up and had fun with Kelly who left on Monday. On Monday and Tuesday, the staff that is here got the lovely job of unpacking the tubs from camp and cleaning the whole ministry center from top to bottom. It was a bit of an ordeal and every bit as tiring as working at an orphanage. On Wednesday I helped Mada and Fibia take eight girls from Chitila to the Herestrau Park. The girls really enjoyed it and had been looking forward to it for some time. We brought sandwiches and after lunch and some playtime, we went on a big boat that travels all around the lake. The lady at the ticket counter let all of us go on for free because we were from Inimi Deschise. After the boat ride, a friend of Fibia's gave us money to buy everyone ice cream. It was a great day and it was easy to see that the girls enjoyed it. On Thursday and Friday I went to Rehab. 

I got some bad news on Friday. I found out that a boy named David who I have been working with is in the hospital. David has cerebral palsy and he started having seizures earlier in the week. He was in a coma for three days. I went to visit him yesterday (Saturday the ninth) with a fellow intern Marilyn and he did not look good. He seemed even skinnier than usual, if that is possible. He also had oxygen and an IV as well as a feeding tube. His grandmother came to visit and it was really hard for her to see him like that. He had been doing so well the day before. I went to visit him again before church today and he was of the IV and when he woke up we could see that he knew us and was feeling better. I hope everyone will remember David in their prayers, that he would fully recover and go back to the center doing even better that when he left.

That is how the last few weeks have gone I am doing well and Kelly took a little video of me so everyone at church could hear from me.