According to Rodica, Costel’s sister, camp will continue until Sunday, Sept. 2nd. I will update you as soon as I hear from them. She suggested that they are having a wonderful time. Costel had come back to Bucharest to take care of some business but was returning to camp today.
I am sure that Mia and the kids send their love to you all!
Joan
After a summer of great heat, illness and hard work, Mia’s Children is headed for the high country where the kids will surround themselves with nature and we pray that peace will enter their souls and God will renew their spirits before beginning the new school year. It is so good to hear the happy tone in this letter.
Mia reports life this way:
“The kids just wait to go to the camp . We, too.Costel took the first people to the camp , and he told that there is green grass. After the heat from here , it’s something !
Today , little Gabriela brought into the house a little cat.It’s gray , with blue eyes .She was keeping the little cat so tight in her arms and with her eyes filled with tears she told that the cat is a homless and we need to take care of .What would you do ?I’m so weak in front of her tears . I couldn’t say anything against about what can we do with a homless , no matter what , so we have a new member of Mia’s Children , the kitten named “The Little Bloom” Anyway , you know we have a lot of mice , so , maybe we’ll have a way to make them go away . Boby (the dog) is scarry by the kitten who showes him the nails and make a funny face , like she spits him . You can imagine my face , in the middle of everything . So , I’ll have to sleep in bed with the kitten , with Boby , with gabriella , Mathew , maybe , just maybe with poor Costel . When he saw the zoo , he said better he sleeps somewhere ealse !I cannot blame him !
So , much peace and love from all of us !And a Miawww from The Bloom !”
Mia and all
The following update is from Mia.
Costel went at the first and second doctor . The first , about his diabet :He has to take everyday DIAPREL MR. The doctor for his liver said it might be a C hepatitas . We need make more test . She said that it’s acronical virus hepatitas . He’s at the cross of roads . He has to keep a good diet , to not drink any cola , alchool , not to eat fat , ….many things for a better nutrition and life style .He has to take vitamins , especially B . After one month he has to make all the test again and than she’ll decide something more .It’s hard to keep the diet , to eat vegetables , cow chicqen ,cheese, fruits , especially now with no rain for so long . Everything it’s 10 times more expencive than last year , right now . He has to eat everything fresh , not fast food , preserved…you know , a special diet .The good thing it’s that HE WANTS to do it and he feels better , already .
The washing machine costs about 750 of $ .But , I have to do something about , because my hands are hurt and takes a long time to wash by hand . Yesturday I had to wash all the sheets and pillows covers , besaides regular cloth and took so long and hard . I’m old .Other , the kids love to stay here , at the new house and love the scient programe and everything .
The kids from Cyprus are Okay , in generally . Only Bigo broke his hand and it might he’ll comeback soon . this it’s not so good , because we have to pay for his ticket . But he cannot do anything more about .We’ll see .
It might be possible to go to the camp only for 6 days , one group . But we have to pay for the transportation .We don’t know for sure , yet how much will be .Some days at the mountains will be a good thing for all of us .
We love you and hug and miss you ,all
Mia
Well, again on net . Believe me or not , it’s very stressful for me when our internet connection doesn’t work . We ask the server ,the company what ‘s going on , but they cannot resolve the problem , so we sometime cannot have connection .
We started the summer school . The programe it’s very challange . We try to make many scient lessons outside . It helped me a lot the visit at the Botanical Garden from TN with Darrell’s sisters and at the Museum with Paul and Mary .The kids are experiencing many things . We dig the land , we found a life in the ground . Then , they planted seeds , beans and observ everyday the changes . They write on paper different things . It’s so special for them , an alive lab . Work hard with Bogdan for his tests .Also , we have a programe for little once, “The story I love ” , reading stories from Bible and old stories from Universal literature .After , they can perform . We have a dance programe , too . Andreea Ciocanaru is responsible to teach them steps from sportive’s dances . We want to make a finnal day when they will sing , dance , performe , have an art exhibit , before the end of summer vacantion .every day the kids can swim in the small swimming poole , and it’s so refreshing for them to make all type of games in water . It’s a lot of fun , but also everybody has to work to keep clean , to help with the food .We eat the first tomatoes and all the kids gave thanks to the Lord for our crops.
Pastor Dwight payed for us to go at the big swimming poole in the park . We have some pictures .
On Monday Costel will go to take an exray for lung and at the Diabet doctor . Wed. he’ll have to see the doctor for liver .
We love you and miss you so much . Your care and love for us mean so much . Please , tell everybody we know blessings .
Mia and all
Beloved Friends of Mia’s Children ,
First of all, we want to sincerely thank you for having Costel and myself in USA for almost 2 month. It was such a blessing for us to can rest and to meet old and new FRIENDS for Mia’s Children. Some extraordinary things happened during this time, but nothing means more than to see how God is working in your hearts for His glory and for our children. Thank you!
July was a month with the highest heat for Romania, with no water, no rain and many troubles for agriculture, for our daily life. But, we feel so blessed to stay most of the time in the new house from Rosu, a refuge given to us for one year by Ariadna and Mihai. Praise the Lord! Thank you, Friends!
Here we started a program of discovering the new life. We planted seeds, little tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, beans and radishes. We train the kids to work the land, to watch the development of a plant, to watered and weed the place. It’s so wonderful to see how the little one and the older one are working everyday, how they discover the changes and make connections between the creation of God and the work a human being needs to make. We have a lesson everyday and it’s so powerful for everybody, no matter the heat it’s so high .
We have a little pool where the kids discover the play in water . Even the little Mathew learned that he needs not to be afraid by the water. It’s such a blessing to see the little ones and the older kids learning how to work and help altogether, like a team, to watch how they have fun .
As you know, four children sponsored by Dana Moldovan‘s foundation are in Cyprus to be trained and work for 6 month. They are trying hard to adjust their life at the standards from a new world and work hard. Thank you to The Skills for Children Foundation for all their help during the years to give a place to work, a good training to our children!
Claudia passed the exams at The University of Bucharest. She wants to become a social worker and work with abused children as she is. She can become a trustful partner in our work.
We have many trials, but many good fruits in each of our children and it’s such a blessing for each of us! Praise the Lord for all He’s accomplished through each of our supporters, sponsors, friends, donors! We want to thank to each individual, church, Rotary Club, friend who is sending their help to Mia’s Children. We know that each of you are making efforts to support us here for so long. Thank you!
Please, pray for:
– our health and our children’s health, especially for Raluca and Claudia, for
little Costy, for Costel;
– we need to find a safety place for the family of 4 children, abandoned by their
father and raised only by their mother, but who has no financial support and
live in a danger place for children;
– for Romanian officials and for a real policy to help Romania develop and for
opportunities for places of work;
– pray for a heater, for a washing machine, for a freezer, for a new bathroom,
for doors, for a carpet, a new bed for our mission as we want to start a
kindergarden program from fall with the little kids;
– pray for rain and for daily food
Thank you again and may Lord bless all of you!
Mia and Costel
Claudia did very well on her entrance exams and will be attending the University of Bucharest this fall. She will be studying sociology. What a wonderful testament to Mia and Costel’s dedication to working with the kids. What a tremendous achievement on Claudias part and an appropriate result of her outstanding efforts to achieve her best. To god be the glory! Congratulations to all!
Joan
The heat is still over 103° F and Mia describes life this way:
“Miss all of you and your fresh air. You have to see the city fills with garbidge, the people trying to find some shade and nobody care that the water it’s so infected. They just announced that the people cannot drink water because the viruses, but what other solutions? So, we need to buy water, good water to drink.”
For more information about the heat and water emergency in Bucharest, go to Romanian News. For temperature conversion chart go to Temperature Conversion.
Update on Costel
While Mia and Costel were here, several of you commented that you wanted to be a part of insuring Costel got good medical treatment. There is a new hospital in Bucharest – Euroclinic that Dr. Milt feels is a good place for Costel to be treated. There are 2 specialists that Milt has recommended one that specializes in diabetes and one specifically in liver disease. Mia is making an appointment with each of them. So, if you would like to help cover the medical expenses, please let me know. I will be keeping close tabs on the treatment and the costs. Thank you in advance for helping.
On The Brighter Side…
Mario Robert is out of the hospital and doing much better. His upset stomach that caused dehydration is another example of why feeding these children a well-balanced diet is such a high priority even though it is very expensive. One way to get fresh vegetables is to grow them yourself. Nicoleta is in charge of the mission’s first garden. They have tomatoes, cucumbers and several peppers. According to Mia,
“All the crowd from here work every day to take off the weeds and the most excited time in the day it’s at 7 o’ clock p.m. when we wet the garden. We have a long hose, but not long enough for our garden, so we need use our fingers to make the water run farther.”
The end of the day brings Mia, Costel and the kids to the point of speaking about the Lord and praying together. It is a time for encouragement and comforting. Please remember to take time out of your busy schedule and lift these precious people up to God. It is our responsibility but more so our privilege!
Joan Castle
As you will see below, the internet is back up. The heat is taking a toll on them and I discussed with Mia why they don’t use the airconditioner. She said their electric bill for the mission flat that has a/c will go over $500 a month if it is used. I am encouraging her to use it for a little while and cool everyone down from time to time.
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Directly from Mia:
“At this late hour in the night they came and repaire the line after the storm. It’s so, so hot and no rain . Please, pray for our little Mario Robert. He’s in hospital {had stomach virus and got dehydrated}and Oana and Costy are very unhappy. I remember your hospital and they way you are treat there. What great differences! Please, pray for little one and for Claudia, for all of us who need to survive in such heat, over 104 F. We miss you and pray for you every day.
Love from all,
Mia”
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Please consider helping to buy school supplies for the children. If you write supplies on your check it will be earmarked for that purpose. We need at least $800 for the first semester. This amount covers all their books, notebooks, etc. As they can, the younger ones share their text books to save money. Don’t forget, we are still looking for churches and groups where we can share Mia’s Children. Just go to the ‘How You Can Help’ link for more information.
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A special thanks to Bill Bain for his assistance in getting Mia’s medical equipment shipped. It is in Bucharest awaiting customs clearance.
Joan Castle
Well, Mia made it home and I spoke with her on Sunday to wish her a happy birthday and to get an update from her.
Costel has had more tests and the findings are encouraging. By now he should be starting his diabetes treatment and Dr. Milt says that once he has regulated his blood sugar level Costel will feel much better. They are continuing to test other areas in an effort to eliminate conditions so they can identify the exact causes of symptoms and focus in on them. We should have more information on the tests this Friday. With Mia and Costel’s permission, I will keep you updated.
Since Mia got home the temperature has been extremely hot. She has been washing 20-25 people’s clothes by hand. Yep, the washing machine is broken but they are trying to get it repaired. Mia said the kids are pulling together to help out as much as they can. In addition, a storm came through a day or two after she got home and the internet has not worked since, so if you wrote her, she probably hasn’t seen it. Costi is working with a friend to get it fixed.
The children were all very glad to see her. Those who are working in Cyprus called and reported that they had all tested very well and received very nice work assignments. For those with Mia, this is a time when they are learning that sometimes you have to reset your priorities and give up your “Mia time” so that she can tend to Costel. They are all working together as they always do! Please continue praying for improved health and energy for everyone.
So, things are kind of getting back to normal…..that is normal – Romanian style.
Mia is Back in Bucharest
Well, Mia made it home and I spoke with her on Sunday to wish her a happy birthday and to get an update from her.
Costel has had more tests and the findings are encouraging. By now he should be starting his diabetes treatment and Dr. Milt says that once he has regulated his blood sugar level Costel will feel much better. They are continuing to test other areas in an effort to eliminate conditions so they can identify the exact causes of symptoms and focus in on them. We should have more information on the tests this Friday. With Mia and Costel’s permission, I will keep you updated.
Since Mia got home she has been washing 20-25 people’s clothes by hand. Yep, the washing machine is broken but they are trying to get it repaired. Mia said the kids are pulling together to help out as much as they can. In addition, a storm came through a day or two after she got home and the internet has not worked since, so if you wrote her, she probably hasn’t seen it. Costi is working with a friend to get it fixed.
So, things are kind of getting back to normal…..that is normal – Romanian style.
Joan