August Life

August was quite a month. It felt very strange to be in August without having just finished summer camps, without have our pool filled with kids on a regular basis. We were allowed to return to visiting most of our kids in most of the facilities. There were new regulations and hoops to jump through. Masks at all locations, having a negative covid test at another, at a couple of locations they established a sanatying tunnel that you walked through and got sprayed down with disinfetant. Our staff was willing to go through whateve hoops necessary to be able to be physically present. We were able to start up different programmng and meet weekly or bi-weekly with most of the kids! For me, August was a balance between caring for Ruthie and Karla, helping get ministries back up to full functioning levels and event planning! We had two weddings in August, both of which I coordinated. The first was Bella and Marian. They got married in the Team House back yard. It turned out to be a lovely event and everyone was very pleased with how it turned out.

The second was actually a reception for Melissa and Nicu. They were officially married in June after having to postpone from their orginial April date. They had it a event hall close by. There was a unity ceremony and reception. It was a very nice day and extra special because a handful of the kids from the orphanages were given permission to come and be part of the day.

After two weddings in two weeks I was able to take a quick breath. I was able to take a small group to the seaside for the day.

We finished the month by celebrating Daria's 5th birthday.