I don't know where to start. We have traveled over part of the Southeast part of the country, tomorrow, we go Northwest.
At church on Sunday, we meet some members of the branch. There were about 60 people there some were visitors from the United States. A former missionary returned with his family. We had an interpreter who speaks Russian and English. We were singing songs in Romanian others were singing Russian. You really couldn't tell the difference. The Pinder's gave a power point about the things they have been doing for the past year. People were surprised they had no idea what Humanitarian missionaries do. any way Elder Pindar was speaking in English. The power point was written in Romanian and we finally got a Russian interpreter up there to tell the Russian speakers what was going on. It was slightly CONFUSING.
Monday we took off at 8:00 a.m and went to a Kindergarten school in Causeni. The children going there are 3 to 7 years old. This project will be finished next week. New bathrooms were installed for boys and girls and 8 new outside doors were put in. That was our part but because we were willing to put money and equipment into it others who do construction were willing to redo floors and windows. Another company is going to put in new windows on the North side of the school. There was a big change in the old and new.
Then we went to a water project that will be finished this month. When we have the closing the US Embassy people, mayor etc with be there to speak and thank the people who did so much or the work and are willing to pay for clean water. Right now they get their water from wells that you draw up the water with a bucket.(usually rusty).
We also saw fields of big Sun Flowers. We stopped and got some pictures. Horse drawn carriages are a way of travel. People walk miles to get to the bus or Maxi Taxi stops to get into town or to work.
They walk a lot. We also saw people selling fresh tomatoes, peaches, grapes. There is also a place to buy these close to our apartment. yumm
Tue at 6:30 a.m. We got out and Elder Pinder drove us around town so we can get the law of the land with out to much traffic. The next 2 days we also drove around Walt drove I tried to follow on the Map. The most danger you are in is when you drive during business hours. SCARY IN DEED.
Wed. We saw another school this one was a school housing children form 7 to 18. They needed desk and chairs for three class rooms and computers. They are teaching English for their number one foreign language. The desks they have were donated from a kindergarten and are to small for the kids going there. The desks, chairs and school are 40 years old. They have been painting them white to help them look sort of nice. Parents and teachers help paint rooms etc. No money for desks and chairs.
They also need computers so we will be able to get some refurbished computers for them. Walt and I wrote up a project request for this school. It is our first project.
Today we went to another school here in Chiriseu It is a kindergarten so kids form 3 to 7. The kitchen is going to be constructed and they need a bread cutter. They slice 150 loaves of bread a day and peel 88 lbs of potatoes a day. They need a new potato peeler and oven. I worked in the school system for 15 years and we complained about freezer and refrigerator that were a little old. This fridge was 30 years old and rusty, there were holes in the walls and tile. They only had 4 racks in two small ovens. It is awful. The workers were surprised when I told them I had worked in a school kitchen.
The educated teachers there make in a month about what I made in a day. Yet they stay on and help the children, who are there from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. They are fed 4 meals day and each child has a little bed to sleep in. This school might be our next project.
Well tomorrow we head North. Good night to all be. Thankful for what you have.
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