This is a continuation of a series of posts detailing a typical day in Romania at our Beauty from Ashes Center for Orphan Girls. 3:00 p.m. – It’s school time! This is not the girl’s favorite activity. School for them in the orphanages was a joke. There was no one to make sure that they [...]
ROM Prayer Day Supporters, Once a month we send out these email prayer letters asking you to pray for a specific request. This month’s request comes a little early, because tomorrow is an important day! Tomorrow we have a meeting with a local, Christian senator. Those of you familiar with Romanian politics will know [...]
This is a continuation of a series of posts detailing a typical day in Romania at our Beauty from Ashes Center for Orphan Girls. In our last post I introduced you to Andreea… 2:00 p.m. – After another hour or two of work I come downstairs again. This usually involves conversations with Andreea about the [...]
This is a continuation of a series of posts detailing a typical day in Romania at our Beauty from Ashes Center for Orphan Girls. In our last post I described how our orphan girls work at a small greeting card business we have recently started … 12:15 p.m. – It’s lunch time and I am [...]
I know a little girl named Kathryn. Kathryn comes from a very interesting family. She has two brothers, one adopted from Romania, and a sister. She lives in New Jersey, right across the river from Philadelphia. Kathryn is home schooled. I have had the privilege of staying with Kathryn’s family several times over the years [...]
This is a continuation of a series of posts detailing a typical day in Romania at our Beauty from Ashes Center for Orphan Girls. In our last post I described one of my roles as President of Romanian Orphan Ministries: keeping people up to date on the ministry … 12:00p.m. – After a mountain of [...]
This is a continuation of a series of posts detailing a typical day in Romania at our Beauty from Ashes Center for Orphan Girls. In our last post I had arrived home from the gym and was just walking in the door… 10:15a.m. – After working out I need a protein shake. This never ceases [...]
This is a continuation on a series of posts detailing a typical day in Romania at our Beauty from Ashes Center for Orphan Girls. In our last post I had arrived home from the gym and was just walking in the door… 10:15a.m. – I walk in the door and am greeted by a flurry [...]
Gypsies – do you know anything about them? If you live in Romania you do. Rough estimates have the gypsy population at about 2 million in Romania, a country of around 22 million. The Gypsies are a poor, downtrodden group of people, many of whom, sometimes through their own fault, live in abject poverty. We [...]
Well, not totally free! Asociatia Agape is looking for interested persons to participate in a weekly English Perfection Class with an American. In exchange for this class, one hour per week is required to volunteer tutoring a disadvantaged youth in basic educational knowledge. The English lessons will focus on conversation, identifying mistakes in grammar and [...]