So, the big subject of the month has been the Corona virus and the effect it is having on each and every one of us.
Here in Romania March 11, they announced that all of our facilities were under quarantine, so we couldn't go into the different orphanages and visit. This announcement was followed by school being cancelled for 2 weeks. I thought that things would pass pretty quickly as Romania tends to overreact when it comes to this sort of thing.
So for the first week I kept Ruthie and Karla, who were also out of school and it kind of felt like a spring break. We had been needing to replace one of our refridgerators and while Jim was here we were able to purchase one. It was delivered and the highlight of week 1 was painting it and turning the box into Karla's house.
We also went down to the camp and spent a day painting. The girls came along and spent the day playing with Chi Chi.
Al the end of week one Romania went from recommending staying home to making law. The law says that no one is allowed outside of their house without a document that gives details that you are doing one of the approved activities. There are police and military out checking people's documents. It has been a challenge for sure, but we are trying to use the time constructively. We've worked on cleaning and organizing, planning for camps, plus trying to do as many activities on line with kids as we possibly can. We had a facebook live youth group this week.
One comment that has been made many times is that these type of restrictions and police/military presence reminds Romanians of the time of communism. Though this is a different root, it is interesting to get a small taste of what it is like to not have freedom of movement. I'm so thankful for all of the freedoms we do have and am thankful for all of the blessings that we've been experiencing through this time.
One of those blessings has been extra time in study and prayer. I've been reminded over and over that we are to have a spirit of joy not fear. I also have been counting my blessings and among those blessings is my family, the H2H family, all of my kids here, all of the wonderful people that I've met through all of these years, my church families both here and in the US, and an amazing group of people that love and support me in so many ways.
Please be in prayer for our kids. They are confined with different levels of care and attention. Also, please be in prayer for h2h funding. This crisis has definitely effected our funding. We know that God is in control and are waiting with expectation to see Him work in amazing ways.
We also went down to the camp and spent a day painting. The girls came along and spent the day playing with Chi Chi.
Al the end of week one Romania went from recommending staying home to making law. The law says that no one is allowed outside of their house without a document that gives details that you are doing one of the approved activities. There are police and military out checking people's documents. It has been a challenge for sure, but we are trying to use the time constructively. We've worked on cleaning and organizing, planning for camps, plus trying to do as many activities on line with kids as we possibly can. We had a facebook live youth group this week.
One comment that has been made many times is that these type of restrictions and police/military presence reminds Romanians of the time of communism. Though this is a different root, it is interesting to get a small taste of what it is like to not have freedom of movement. I'm so thankful for all of the freedoms we do have and am thankful for all of the blessings that we've been experiencing through this time.
One of those blessings has been extra time in study and prayer. I've been reminded over and over that we are to have a spirit of joy not fear. I also have been counting my blessings and among those blessings is my family, the H2H family, all of my kids here, all of the wonderful people that I've met through all of these years, my church families both here and in the US, and an amazing group of people that love and support me in so many ways.
Please be in prayer for our kids. They are confined with different levels of care and attention. Also, please be in prayer for h2h funding. This crisis has definitely effected our funding. We know that God is in control and are waiting with expectation to see Him work in amazing ways.
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