The Waiting...

Today was a day of waiting. We woke up around 8:30 am and had breakfast. We each ate whatever we wanted. It was a good restful weekend so we were all rested this morning.
I was waiting to see the boys from Medias and Fagaras for less then a year and today we waited a few hours longer then expected. We sat on the wall waiting and waiting. We sat in the sun getting a tan and waited. We were hungry, but waited. After 1pm they came, but we still had to do the orientation, cabin set up and lunch set up. We didn’t eat till almost 2pm.
It was so wonderful to see many familiar faces and to get to know new ones. We had about 30 children come to camp which is a smaller number then usual. We had lunch and the kids became familiar with the camp and where they will be sleeping.
Talking to some of the kids I heard some sad stories about some of the kids who did not come this year. Some of them moved to a different placement center, some went to work in Sibiu, and others went home. But one story in particular made me really sad and that was hearing that Andrei (who was deaf and mute) passed away due to some medical difficulty.
This is the second kid who I heard passed away and it’s even more sad to know that they weren’t given the right care. Maybe it was due to the fact that they were from a placement center, or the fact that they were of gypsy ethnicity or because the doctors they were taken to didn’t know what they were doing. Whatever the reason, these kids deserve to be loved and taken care of just like anyone else.
The first day went well. The kids really enjoyed getting to know a new team. So far they are well behaved.
Please pray this week for good health, rest, and blessings on these kids.
Jilda