April was a very full month! As usual when the weather gets nice we take advantage of it and do as many outings as we can with the kids. We had 2 great teams during the month that helped tremendously in helping us make memories with the kids. I've been thinking about that a lot lately: memory making. When someone asks me to name a favorite childhood memory I have so many to choose from I don't know which to pick. When someone asks the kids from the orphanages that we work in to name favorite memories from the last years, they almost always revolve around something done with H2H. I LOVE that we get to be a part of making positive, lasting memories. What a privilege it is to be a part of! Thanks to all of you who support us and help to make it possible!
Here are some of the highlights of the month of April!
Smiles
After not being able to find dentist that could come to Romania, after 7 years we were once again able to put on the H2H Dental Clinic. They were here for only 1 week and our goal was to treat 100 kids and young adults. We had a glitch in the plans, when one of the dentist's bins did not arrive with the rest of the luggage. We couldn't throw in the towel though, so with a lot of flexibility, creativity, and hard work we in the end saw 71 patients, did 132 filings, and 73 extractions.
Dr. Brett and Dr. Larry hard at work.
One of the things that didn't arrive was headlamps, so we had a flashlight holder in place for each doctor!
Marius, one of our transition grads had a broken front tooth. This is the before....
This is the after
Jenny and I acted as assistants for the week. It was quite fun relearning to number teeth, how to hand off instruments to the doctors, and how to know and anticipate what they would need. In addition to assisting, I gave a few injections, did a filing and pulled out a few teeth myself---of course with the Dr. Larry standing right there. Need some work done? Give me a call!
Whew! This is how we felt after the end of each day. But it was a good tired after a great week!
Eggs
Right after the Dental Team left, Easter arrived! We had the Transition Boys with us for the weekend, in addition to the annual H2H Easter gathering.
Dying eggs is fun at any age!
Dressed up and ready for church.
The golden egg was found in the last minute. This is a highly sought after egg worth 50 lei!
Lots of Love
A couple of days after Easter the Canadian Team arrived. This is an annual team that always brings lots of love and energy into whatever we do. A few of the highlights of this team was a carnival to reward good behavior and a couple of field trips to the zoo.
A few of you might remember a few years ago, on a field trip to the zoo. My little guy, Vic, was able to get Luna, the tiger, to run back and forth after him. Well Luna and Vic were reunited and after a little convincing from the kids was running with them and Vic again. Vic loved it and it was so fun to watch! Definitely the highlight of the day! The picture below is Vic and I watching Luna.
Some of our little ones at one of the orphanages! Lots of love to be shared by all! Thanks everyone for a great month!!!
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