Last week I had an incredible time at the baby hospital. It was encouraging to see the babies and toddlers make improvements in such a short period of time! Stefan, who is 4, is now standing on two feet without throwing a huge fit. He can't walk and is not used to having his feet on the ground so this is a big deal. Georgiana, who I believe is 3, is walking with little to no help from us! She has even tried to jump and run a few times. A month a go she couldn't do any of this. Adina, who is 11 months old, is crawling now! She couldn't crawl a few weeks ago because her hip muscles were under developed but now she can crawl. Walking is the next big step (literally) for her. Several of the babies and toddlers are making "baby talk" now because they have had so much face to face interaction with us. These are only a few of the encouraging things that happened. In other words, it was a great week.
Much prayer is still needed for these little ones. After the summer is over they don't receive the level of attention or help that they need. Gabi and Mira, the two Livada staff who work with these babies, are spread thin and have things that they need to be doing. The are not employed to help the babies, they help because they have a passion to see that these kids have futures. Working at the hospital with the babies is a volunteer action on their part, so during the year they can only come 1-2 times per week.
Specific prayer needs include:
*Encouragement for Gabi and Mira-They pour out so much of themselves into something that is very emotionally draining
*Open doors and opportunities for these babies to have futures
*Volunteers who would be willing to help Gabi and Mira on a weekly basis, even during the school year. It's too much for them to do alone.
*Favor/good relationship with CPS
I'm starting to wrap my mind around the fact that this is my last week of camp and that a week from Wednesday, I'll be home. I keep trying to process everything that I have seen and experienced this summer but unfortunately I've given up on attempting to articulate my feelings. So I decided to make a slide show! What better way to explain my summer than to show you.
Click on the link below, or copy and paste it, to view it on Youtube
I will probably make one last post either next Monday or next Tuesday to fill you in on my last week here! I can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for this last chapter.
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