Wow what an amazing first day of camp! We really did not know what this morning was going to bring. No group has ever been in to Straseni orphanage before so we are setting the bar for the next groups that come! We got to the orphanage early this morning and got thrown a curve ball. The orphanage director would not let us combine the older kids and the younger kids together so we had no choice but to divide and conquer. We split into two groups and dove in head first. There was a lot of chaos; we definitely could use the prayers with our translators. The translators are our mouth piece so we have to make sure they are paying attention and telling us exactly what the kids are saying.
We are all being very prayerful that we are able connect with the kids on an intimate level. Some of the group thought that it was hard to connect with everything that was going on. Aside from the chaos, God definitely was at work. There are seeds that are being planted here. It was amazing that some of the children felt so comfortable enough to share their story. It opened a lot of our eyes to hear about why they are there.
After a long successful day at camp we visited the Internat II Camp where we have another team from Rolling Hills. The children there were completely different from Straseni. They were very out going and affectionate. Within five minutes they were your friends hugging and kissing you.
We are all looking forward to tomorrow. Please pray that God will continue to lead us and speak through us to touch these children’s hearts.
2 comments:
Wow - I have already been hearing stories of affirmation for our teams presence there, and you are certainly blessed to be there and a blessing to those to whom you've been sent. God Bless you all! We love you. I don't know if you can get to the Chisinau Team site, but I'll paste a quick note here from Molly - "The hardest part of my day was when one of the older girls asked me if i would adopt her and take her back to america so she could live with me. I didnt really know what to say because different things were going through my mind, but i ended up telling here i dont think i can right now. Its very sad to think that in a few years she will be on her own and who knows what could happen to her". The impact that you and our Chisinau Teams are having on the lives of all of those children is amazing. My sense is that the love Molly is showing to that young girl will impact her life in ways that Molly may never see - and that is the joy of your work in Moldova. God works through all of you, in His time. Thank you all for what you are doing. We love you all.
db
Jessica,
Know that we will continue to pray for the team as you work. Thanks for the update. We can't wait to hear what God is doing in Moldova through you guys in the coming days!
Lesli
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