Abbey here!
M’Kayla and I are safe in Taranevan in the Iris hotel after 22+ hours of traveling it took to get here. The 4 hour drive to Houston, 9 hour flight to Paris, 3 hour flight to Bucharest, and 6 hour drive to Taranevan were all worth it to finally be HERE in ROMANIA!! Needless to say, we crashed last night as soon as we got to our hotel and slept quite soundly through the night. We were able to wake up late this morning, exchange some of our money into lei (the Romanian currency) and then head to the Zau orphanage with some of the Buckner volunteers. At the orphanage we did “mini makeovers” for the girls including French braiding, manicures, and makeup. The girls definitely loved it and kept exclaiming “frumosa!” (Romanian word for beautiful) when they looked into the mirror. The girls are all so beautiful and they love having older girls to spend some girl time with them—it’s something they rarely get to experience in the orphanage. We all had a great time and it was neat to finally see and experience the Zau orphanage after hearing about it. The number of kids who have to live there has gradually decreased over the years thanks to the help of Buckner Foundation. Tomorrow M’Kayla and I will be scheduling and planning the programs and Bible studies for the next two weeks at the Child Developmental Center. Keep us in your prayers as we minister to these precious kiddos!
Night America :)
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