The guys worked very hard today in the heat, helping build a fence by the church. They dug out a trench and poured concrete.
In the afternoon, the orphans came over when their homework was finished. We played board games, volleyball, four square, soccer, etc with the kids.
Sally took us down the road to the orphanage. The kids hurriedly cleaned their rooms- they were giggling and embarrassed. :-)
House of Hope was very clean inside. The kids live two per bedroom, dormitory style. They were excited to show us their cow, pig, goat, dog, chickens, and rabbits. You'll have to forgive me- these are all photos from my phone, but I'm also photographing with my nice camera, so my phone camera doesn't have everything on it to show you here.
Here's the front side of Sally's house.
Here are two of her German Shepherds. Talpos is well known for its thieves, so the dogs help deter theft from happening.
Most each night the orphans come to Sally's for a home cooked meal. It was such fun; they asked us to sit next to them.
After supper we had a Bible study with the orphans. Melissa taught, and Sally translated. The kids were very engaged. Each one prayed in closing; their prayers were so sincere and heartfelt!
Next we had a beginners English class, and then an intermediate class. It was cool to ask the kids questions in English. They also taught us more Romanian. I'm loving learning Romanian words!
After the kids went home, one of the pastor's sons, Tim came over and we had dessert and lots of chatting. He is fluent in English. Sally keeps feeding us!
Good-night for now.
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