Life Skills and Fun... all rolled into one!

Each week the young adults in our mentor program get together on Thursday evening. Sometimes it is just for games or a movie, but other times they have the chance to put what they are learning into action. This past Thursday was one of those nights.



The mentor apartment teens were partnered with the older kids from the houses who are preparing to move into the apartments in the next year. They were given 50 lei, which is a little under $20 and each team had to think through their food needs for a week and purchase all that they thought they would need with the money they were given.



Some thought through each meal and tried to make things that would last for the week. Others were enjoying the freedom of making their own choices and chose some "real" food items and then added soda, ice cream, gum, etc. The teams worked together well and enjoyed their time trying to complete their task.



In the end, a few teams had to put some items back at the register because they hadn't calculated their total ahead of time... others were right on the money and so proud. The kids were able to keep the items they had purchased for their apartments. The only catch was that the winning team received all the groceries purchased by the last place team.



Please continue to pray for the two young ladies, Kati & Ani, who will graduate from the program this summer and for several of our older "kids" who will move into the apartments soon.