Christmas time always lasts a bit longer here in Romania. We start giving out gifts early and don't stop with holiday activities until after the new year. The director of the boy's transition house took his vacation and the five boys stayed in Bucuresti. We occupied them with many different activities.
Play time at Peris
Mark with Laurentiu who we hadn't seen for years (he moved orphanages)
We took the boys ice skating, it was the first time for all of them. Some of them got the hang of it by the end of the hour, but one really enjoyed falling.
Three of the boys with a Riley, a holiday team member.
Another thing we did was take the boys to a 3D movie. All the boys are from Rosiori where there is no movie theater, so it was another first for them.
Christmas Day included opening gifts in the morning. Gifts are not a new thing, but the family atmosphere in which we opened them was new for some of them.
Later in the day all the graduates came over. Here we are with Elena.
After Christmas the team arrived and we split up and went to all the orphanages to hand out gifts. The boys also went with the team and were great helpers.
After the gift giving was done, we had plenty of time for games!
And somehow we even found time to have a tea party with Dorothy!
Our time with the holiday team is over now. For us it is back to our regular schedule and teaching. Lets keep praying for the kids to take the Christmas message to heart and for Jesus to not be left behind in the New Year!
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