We LOVE our new computer lab!

Once again we are so thankful for our visitors from Stichting Livada in Holland... Rudolf, Annejet and Julie have been with us this week and have been working for months before hand to raise funds for our needs and those of the children. One of the projects that the kids are overjoyed about is a computer lab for them! This will be used for the ever increasing need for internet access for schoolwork as well as for them to be able to keep in touch with friends.



First, there was a party to celebrate and then the official ribbon cutting and exciting first visit inside!



The children and staff alike are excited about the opportunity to use this new technology and we are very grateful to have it! We are also thankful that having this special location allows the children the access they need and want, while also allowing it to always be supervised to keep them using the internet safely.




A big thank you to our visitors this week and all those back in Holland who contributed to make such an impact on our kids and the kids in state care through the computer lab, the new shoes, visits to the eye doctor and an opportunity for all who need them to have glasses, encouragement for the staff and so much more!

Thank You Stichting Livada for our Shoes...

The children in the care of Livada were able to go to the big shoe store in town this week and pick out a pair of tennis shoes and a pair of dressy shoes for this spring. It is not spring yet, but our friends from Holland continued to be a blessing this week, by taking the kids shopping.



The kids had a wonderful time looking around and finding the shoes that will take them through the spring and summer. Keeping 34 kids and teens in shoes is not a small expense and we are so blessed to once again this year have this need met by Stichting Livada.

A Visit from the Eye Doctor...

This week we have had the pleasure of having several visitors from Holland with us here in Romania. These visitors are part of Stichting Livada, a foundation in Holland which is helping with funding and needs of Fundatia LOC in Romania.


Dr. George de Jong and his colleague are providing eye exams for our staff, our kids, and over 300 children and teens that we work with through follow up. They will also be meeting with a ministry of a local church to gypsies. Eye exams are being provided and then anyone who needs glasses will have glasses made and mailed back to us here to distribute. What a blessing!



Many of these children and teens in state care have never had an eye exam and many of them have needed glasses for years. The doctor has spent time with them and helped them to pick the best glasses for them. We are thankful for this service to these young people and the blessing that it is to them to be able to read better, have less headaches and many other blessings that these glasses will provide.



More to come on the other exciting things that our partners from Holland are helping with in the coming days!

A Merry Christmas Video...

We Wish You A Merry Christmas...

Each year we attend the Christmas night church service with all our kids. Different groups of children and adults participate in the service and this year the middle group of kids had a message that we thought we would share with you...

You may recognize the tune... but in Romanian the words are "Happy Holidays in Jesus, Happy Holidays in Jesus, Happy Holidays in Jesus and Many More Years with Jesus!" Enjoy as our kids along with others from the church sing this greeting to you!



We do wish hope that your Christmas was Merry and pray that your New Year to come will be blessed with Jesus in moment.

Casa Ana Christmas...

Last but not least on our little Christmas journey was a stop at Casa Ana... as you can imagine, by the time we arrived there at the very late hour of 8:00 AM, everyone was awake and waiting!



Casa Ana had a great time opening gifts, showing what they received to others and enjoying the morning together! It was extra special to have Elis and Simona back from their mentor apartment to share Christmas Eve & Christmas morning with their Casa Ana family!






As in each house, the list varies for the one thing they each wanted... here at Casa Ana, there was everything from "anything High School Musical" to "anything for soccer" and many things in between!





The kids quickly "made" their beds with their nice new bedding and many took a nap during the afternoon and mentioned how nice and warm and soft it all was!



Thank you so much to all of the sponsors and friends of Livada who helped to make Christmas so special for all of our children and teens this year! It has been a blessed season together as the kids have given... by helping with follow up, visiting the babies, going to share Christmas love and joy with the elderly and more. It has also been a joyous time for them to receive... not only things they want, but things they needed. Thank you for investing with us in their lives!

Casa Nadia Christmas...

On from Casa Rebeca... the little Christmas Elves proceeded to awaken the kids from Casa Nadia... Once the little sleepyheads were at the top of the stairs, the caroling began again and the excitement of Christmas morning began to build!




Our youngest kids are at Casa Nadia, so there were a few cases of Barbie or stuffed animals replacing the top items on the list... roller blades, cool shoes and more were opened with joy!




Everyone's room is looking very nice and everyone is sleeping nice and cozy with their new bedding!







Again, A big thank you for the gifts towards Christmas and your love and care for our kids all throughout the year!