June and July blurred together in the blink of an eye!! We hosted 5 interns, 5 teams plus some individuals. By the time it was all said and done, we also did 10 camps with the kids from the orphanages that we work in. We used a curriculum from Hume Lake Christian Camps that was a pirate theme based on the life of Peter. The kids dug into His word and learned about putting their trust in Jesus. I, once again, did a lot of cooking and food art! I was blessed to have my Mom and Buni (Mrs. C) come to visit me and help me out a lot during a very stressful time. It was a very hard summer for me...I was tired much of the time because I still haven't been sleeping very well...but, through it all, God has things in His hands and worked out all the details that we had planned out for His good. Through His strength and all the helping hands that we had, we finished strong. Some highlights were:
Celebrating the baptisms of our two transition boys
Celebrating with our family the transition graduation
Attending the baby dedication of Katelyn, the daughter of Fanel, one of our transition graduates
The school year came to an end for many and reading classes were done until the fall
Cooking and shopping (always with lots of helping hands) for the teams
Many swim parties
Many sunsets
Special times spent with loved ones
Hanging out with kids
Making new friends (our youngest team member this summer) - 10-month old Rylie from Wichita
My first time cooking at our boy's transition house at the camps for the Rosiori Kids. This was probably one of the best highlights of my summer! #lostinnenciulesti
Our basement flooded
Thank you for all of your many prayers, thoughts and support! All of this couldn't be done without the faithfulness of many who pour out their blessings and coveted prayers for me. In the moments when things are hard, I cling to this verse:
