A day with God's children

Today we stretched our time between our little beauties at the baby hospital, the Tabitha Children's home and the San Nicolau Mic Kid's Club. We ensured that each baby had a soft toy but we need to take in more dummies on the next visit. We intercepted a young gipsy mother from trying to steal from our rucksack - theft is common in the hospital.

Next visit was the Tabitha Children's Home where we shared in the carol rehearsals for the Christmas Program at their Pentecostal Church. We had a joyous time with all the children, most of whom I have worked with since 2005. The girls were asking when I am coming to teach them to make pizza - each Christmas when I lived in Romania I invited them to my home for a meal and a film - on one of these occasions I made home made pizza and chips. I recall also making a trifle for afters and they viewed it with great suspician, as it is unheard of in Romania! These children are such a blessing to be around.

After an overloaded tram and "bendy" bus ride, followed by a long walk along muddy pavements we arrived at the San Nicolau Mic Kid's Club. They too were in full rehearsal for their Christmas program and it was such a blessing to see the light of Jesus shine out of the faces of all the children. What a welcome we had and we give thanks we were able to share some encouraging words with them. Then it was a quick dash home to join Jackie and the girls in our own celebration of Adina's return from the States - she is such a blessing to her family and indeed to all of us plus all the ministries that she supports. We give thanks for her and her wonderful family, all of whom support us in so many ways.