La Multi Ani!!!

La multi ani (Happy New Year) from Romania! So far, every New Year’s Eve has looked a little different for the kids of Livada Orphan Care. As they grow and mature, we have tried to adapt their celebration to be something fun and exciting for them! This year we started out by having a party at one of the houses that all the kids came to. We had music and started our night out by singing, dancing and laughing together. Then, the older kids went into town with Jeff and one of our Romanian educators, Adi. They close the center of town down so no cars can drive through. There is a stage set up, and all night different musical groups from around Romania put on concerts. Right before midnight, there is a big firework show. They spent the night listening to music, walking around town, spending time with each other and school friends, and enjoying the New Year’s atmosphere!



As you can imagine, there is always some jealousy when the big kids head off for a night of excitement and the little kids have to stay behind, but this year, that was not the case. We decided to take the little kids into town for the fireworks as well, but….before we headed into town we had a CRAZY party with them at the houses! We had fun music from camp that they all know dances to, and lots of English songs that we sang to like we were rock stars☺ Then right before we got ready to go to town, we popped open some fake, kid’s champagne that they have here! When making a toast, one of the kids threw their drink on someone else…and then the party really began! We had a full on “champagne”/coke war that was so much fun! The aftermath was not so pretty! After the fun, we headed into town and enjoyed the fireworks along with the big kids.


Once all the kids got back home, we all hung out together again and had a great time. The kids stayed up all night and are still telling stories about the fun they had!


Thank you for your continued investment in Livada Orphan Care as we head into the New Year. May God bless you in the coming year as you continue to be a blessing to us!