Eastern Europe

For some of us, Eastern Europe is a vacation spot.
For others, it's home. Unfortunately for some, they don't have it quiet as nice as we do here in the States.

These are some pics and notes sent by my friend who's visiting parts of Eastern Europe to follow around some missionaries.

a wheelchair-bound girl Danika at her house

Danika's father ripping pages out of a book to burn in order to keep their house warm

The Ghetto. Note, the missing windows on many of the rooms. It was –1 Celsius and I was told that was a warm day..

Valentin showing love to a girl who has been left to care for her two younger brothers after her mom died. In the rear is her bedridden dad and the baby of another woman who her dad, has shacked up with. The women is pregnant with the 2nd child due in a month or so.

More picture of the ghetto

Lidia, a Way Of Joy volunteer and Nicoletta on rt.

We brought new clothes for the kids. Danutsa, the 9 year old assumed her usual roll after her mother died
and helped get her brothers dresses along with the volunteer from Way of Joy.

Despite being young kids, they at full adult meals. It was probably their only real meal for at least a few weeks.

And eat they did.. They went to town!

It was awesome to get them out of the block and into the world where the rest of the people live.
Taking them from desperate conditions to a hour of luxury eating at the mall was such a honor.