Early morning yesterday was taken up with doing our accounts and sorting out everything in our room for distribution to various places - like Christmas crafts to the Childrens Homes, soft toys and blankets for the baby hospital, toilet bags and towells for the homeless - also gift wrapping little presents for all the staff at the Children's Homes and the Team at the School. We must never forget that such people give out so much love and spiritual guidance to these beautiful children and their work should be acknowledged - we thank God for them. We bought them all pen sets with a key ring which we individually wrapped.
Another consignment of items and some more shoeboxes arrived on Tuesday - and we have not yet finished sorting all the items for distribution. We give thanks for Vio, Jackie's neighbour who is such a blessing to us with her enthusiasm to help.
Later yesterday we visited elderly ladies in the city from the Widows Mite Project - we managed some pictures but 2 were so sick it would have been insensitive to have got out the camera. Maria (who used to be my neighbour when I first moved to Romania and seen here) is very very ill and has just returned from hospital - she has chronic heart failure, stomach and numerous other problems. Before being added to the programme she used to go through my rubbish bin every week to find food. She is in a lot of distress and is ready to meet her maker - we pray that God's will be done. Vilma , bless her was unable to lift her head to speak to us but we spent some time chatting to and praying for her - we give thanks that she is now being cared for by her son and daughter in law. Sadly it came to light last year that she had been physically abused by a family member with mental health problems so she was removed to the safety of her son's home. We pray that God will take her home in His timing because she is suffering.
Vicuta and Ecaterina are neighbours and live in small apartments on the 6th floor of a block of flats. The live in more comfortable surroundings than many of our widows but struggle to survive on their minimul pensions since their husbands died. We give thanks that they have each other. Both are also very sick - Vicuta has osteoporosis, is very immobile and lives in a lot of pain whilst Ecaterina has chronic heart disease and asthma. Vicuta is an Orthodox Christian and fasts for 40 days before Christmas. Please pray for Ecaterina because whilst she is open to the gospel and prayer she has not yet given her heart to the Lord.
We give thanks that Ileana now has a comfortable room (thanks to her landlord) even though she had a bad chest infection when we called. The last time we visited her she lived in a really damp basement approx. 12 x 8 feet and she had rats!! It just broke our hearts to see her so broken with her situation. Thank you Lord for answered prayer.
In between the visits we also called briefly with 2 other cases (previously written about) who are being supported.
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