A Helping Hand in Romania. Day 4
Fellowship
My previous blogs have harped on about the Tenterden team and the North-East team. Considering the incredible friendship that is developing between us all I feel it is time to introduce the North-East team and from then on we shall all be considered as one team.
We have
Stephen Squires
Callum Squires
Adam Squires
Mark Squires
Sally Jennings
Les Cowburn
Work at Casa Lumina carried on today with the concentration being on installing the OSB boards to the ceilings, although the girls focussed on the walls. There were plenty of sore hands by the end of the day after all the hammering taking place.
The one thing that is noticeable about this part of Romania is the life style of many of the people which is like stepping back to a bygone era. So many horse and carts carrying hay plod freely alongside the road with traffic having to swerve to avoid them. There is also a noticeable contrast between the haves and have nots,with some of the poorer people living in virtual mud huts; although it is amusing how some of these have satelite dishes.
I don’t know if it is Romanian culture or the fact that life is hard for many of these people but it is hard to find a Romanian that smiles. Which is why Casa Lumina is so remarkable. The orphans show such joy and happiness now and today many of us were able to interact with them, hold hands with them and dance with them. It was certainly humbling but it brought joy to those of us priviledged to experience there eagerness to be with us, re-iterating our purpose for our visit here.
Fellowship amongst us all is amazing so this trip so far has proved to be extremely worthwhile.
I will leave with one thought. Karen likened operating a circular saw to using a sewing machine. Mmm. Can anybody explain the logic?
Terry Norrington
