Buna from Romania! Week Three

Week 3 has come and gone and we're about to begin our last week in Romania. This past week was spent with a visiting church group with participants from Florida to Texas to Massachusetts. Talk about diversity!

Each morning we, the interns, went with the group to a local church where we helped lead VBS for orphans from three group homes. Despite communication barriers, the kids seemed to really enjoy themselves - especially when it came to snacks and sandwiches. Each afternoon we split up and spent two hours playing with and loving on special needs children in three group homes. I must say, I really love those kids! They are so sweet and just plain old fun! We definitely got some laughs!

One boy, Virgil, is especially passionate about vaccum cleaners. He has actually created his own vaccum, which he uses to sweep the playground for hours on end. Yanust loves a "pistola" - the more the better! Claudia loves to be tossed up in the air, while Cristi smells everything he can get his hands on. Another little boy smells and eats hair, while another played with my watch for two hours straight everyday. Each one of these children is very special - I will miss them when we say goodbye.

The needs of these children are so great, and yet they are so loving and satisfied with so little. Working with the special needs kids has served to remind me that despite the seemingly hopeless situation, God's hope is at work and completely applicable to their lives, as well as my own. His promises ring just as true in Claudia's life, as they do in my life. God is indeed good, and we mustn't forget that, especially when working with those who seem to live with many needs.

Rachel