Looking forward to summer




Happy Father's Day weekend, everyone! I hope you're all doing well and that you're enjoying the sunshine. We've been quite busy preparing for teams, and for our summer vbs programs both in Bucuresti and in Nenciulest - to take place the whole month of July. We've been enjoying our time with the kids we've been visiting in Rosiori. School has ended here, so we're thankful we get to hang out with the kids in the apartments in Rosiori before summer vbs camp ministry begins. We celebrated Children's Day with the Ukrainian refugee families in Snagov, Bucuresti. Currently, we have 3 families. And we're so thankful we get to continue our work with these families and children. 
The preparations for teams and vbs have begun; we're doing some renovations at the boy's program house in Nenciulesti (about 20 minutes from Rosiori, and 2.5 hours south of Bucuresti ). In addition to the renovations, we've been deep cleaning the Nenciulesti house and the H2H house in the Pipera zone of Bucuresti - from the floors to the ceilings. 
We're anticipating over 30 team members ( from two different churches ). We look forward to serving alongside these churches and with these teams to bring the joy of Christ to the kids and teens. The kids and teens we work with have been orphaned, or they are in the protection of the state, or come from dysfunctional homes, and with families who live in poor villages. We'll be partnering with several other organizations in Bucuresti this summer. We also look forward to doing a vbs program with the Ukrainian refugee families in Snagov, Bucuresti. 

We're grateful for the opportunity we have to share the Gospel with our kids and with new partners. 

We ask you to please join us in prayer. Please pray for:
*unity in and among our staff team 
*unity in and among team members
*good health in our minds and bodies for our staff team 
*safety for all our transportation to and from Nenciuletsti and whereever we may go, and safety for those traveling from the U.S.
*thankful for God's provisions and for continued provision (with vehicle maintenance, renovations, repairs, food, transportation, keeping the houses up and running smoothly, and so forth)

We're so thankful for your continued support, your encouragement and your prayers. God bless you and your families! 

Have a great weekend! ~ Caterina




 

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