Wednesday, 16th
December, 2015
Early start and out food shopping for a poor family in Curtici. The Father died 3 years ago from cancer
leaving his wife and 3 children with a lot of medical expenses. D has a job cleaning for 4 hours
a day. Every Christmas we take
along a food parcel and shoe box gifts for the children and this year I made up
one also for mum which she so appreciated.
Then it was
sorting the rest of the consignment at Pastor Jackie's for distribution at more
Christmas Programmes. Also every large
box has the air pockets filled with much needed items such as medication, soft
toys, slippers, woollens etc. And
Adina's car is filled to capacity all the time with just enough room for us to
get in.
On the way back
we called in with Rozalia,who is supported by the Widows Mite Project in
Arad. Her need is not food but
incontinence pads. She is a double
amputee and has been diabetic since she was young. She is younger than me and also has a heart
condition. She was delighted to see us
all and overcome with her Christmas Box items and blanket. We also take along a gift for her teenage
grandson. Her dog is very protective and
has to be locked up before we enter. We
ended our visit with a prayer.
On return
home we met with our British friend, Mark Wade at the apartment. He joined us for a meal. Mark is a missionary and has worked in
Eastern Europe mainly Romania for around 20 years. Since last year he has been volunteering at
the Russian and Ukrainian border war zone helping deliver medical supplies,
food and other equipment as well as building tents and repairing homes. He has also been planting churches in the
area. Working so close to the front line
of fighting carries enormous risks but God is protecting him. He has also been spreading his time during
the Autumn helping refugees and the police at the Hungarian and Serbian borders
following the much reported influx of thousands fleeing for their lives. His work has made headlines. He is returning to Ukraine early in the early
hours of the morning. Please pray for
him.
At 8.30pm
we visited a Night Shelter on the outskirts of the city. There were almost 50 homeless people to feed
and minister to. Adina brought along her
dad and a group of singers with a guitar from her church and we all sung
carols. We provided hot dogs and hot tea
for everyone present – big thank you to the Lucas for helping us with all the
preparation. We mingled with all the
vulnerable men and men – everyone had their own story and there was much
sadness and despair but also smiles of joy breaking through here and there. We had beautiful toilet bags for them all –
Bless you Elizabeth from Brecon for all
your support and hard work in supplying them all. She spent hours buying items and making them
all up during a time when she was experiencing so many problems with her
health. They were so appreciated. We also brought along hats, scarves, mitts
and blankets from Wales – thank you. to our many knitters. Home to more medication as we are all
still feeling poorly with colds.
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