News from the 'Silvia' Children. 1st-8th March 2010.
We made our way to Piatra Neamt again(for the fifth time), looking forward to greeting our colleagues, friends and our lovely children. It's such a thrill now to hear news of the progress there and so many of the children are responding well to the learning programmes which are now in place for them.
It is great to have 'routine' in place now for our visits to the day centre. We join with centre staff in meeting all the children's parents to review their programmes. New plans are discussed and put into place. An exhausting task for all of us, where we all work long hours to write and then translate all the paperwork. In time, we hope the centre staff will feel confident to take the lead in this process, but for now, a high level of support is needed from us. Please join with us in praying about this need.
One or two of the children have had a topsy-turvy time since our last visit. Luana has been attending a local state kindergarten, but the placement has broken down. She will be returning to the Silvia Day Centre. This is a familiar tale. Please pray with us that Romanian schools will develop a more inclusive environment for 'special' children.
Andrei presented as a very unhappy little boy last Autumn when we saw him. He has since been diagnosed as severely hearing impaired. His new hearing aids have turned him into a different child. Please pray with us that he will be able to make up for the 'lost time' in his development.
It has become appropriate for us to introduce some manual signs to some of our children who are not able to communicate orally. We therefore enjoyed a lively meeting with some members of the local deaf community ascertaining the signs we needed (from Romanian sign language). A fun-filled session followed, where we taught the signs to centre staff so that they can be used routinely with the children. We are working closely with the Makaton International organisation on this, as there is no formal Makaton signs yet for Romania. We may be pioneers in this area! Please pray with us that the use of signing will enable our children to communicate more freely.
Finally, there has been a very exciting development for the day centre. Local government has offered us the land immediately in front of the centre to extend the premises. There is even a grant which may well be made available for the building costs. This is very much a step of faith for us as the running costs for a larger building would significantly increase the charity's monthly budget. This is a huge challenge for us all and we are seeking God's guidance about how to proceed with this.
Please join with us in praying about God's vision for our building and how to use the resources wisely.
Thank you all so much for your kindness, love and praying support. We are planning our next visit for October. Please pray with us as we plan ahead.
Maggie Anderson and Linda Edgell.
Please pray for the team visiting the foundations from June 6th to 13th and for the Summer mission team leaving on the 20th August 2010.
It is great to have 'routine' in place now for our visits to the day centre. We join with centre staff in meeting all the children's parents to review their programmes. New plans are discussed and put into place. An exhausting task for all of us, where we all work long hours to write and then translate all the paperwork. In time, we hope the centre staff will feel confident to take the lead in this process, but for now, a high level of support is needed from us. Please join with us in praying about this need.
One or two of the children have had a topsy-turvy time since our last visit. Luana has been attending a local state kindergarten, but the placement has broken down. She will be returning to the Silvia Day Centre. This is a familiar tale. Please pray with us that Romanian schools will develop a more inclusive environment for 'special' children.
Andrei presented as a very unhappy little boy last Autumn when we saw him. He has since been diagnosed as severely hearing impaired. His new hearing aids have turned him into a different child. Please pray with us that he will be able to make up for the 'lost time' in his development.
It has become appropriate for us to introduce some manual signs to some of our children who are not able to communicate orally. We therefore enjoyed a lively meeting with some members of the local deaf community ascertaining the signs we needed (from Romanian sign language). A fun-filled session followed, where we taught the signs to centre staff so that they can be used routinely with the children. We are working closely with the Makaton International organisation on this, as there is no formal Makaton signs yet for Romania. We may be pioneers in this area! Please pray with us that the use of signing will enable our children to communicate more freely.
Finally, there has been a very exciting development for the day centre. Local government has offered us the land immediately in front of the centre to extend the premises. There is even a grant which may well be made available for the building costs. This is very much a step of faith for us as the running costs for a larger building would significantly increase the charity's monthly budget. This is a huge challenge for us all and we are seeking God's guidance about how to proceed with this.
Please join with us in praying about God's vision for our building and how to use the resources wisely.
Thank you all so much for your kindness, love and praying support. We are planning our next visit for October. Please pray with us as we plan ahead.
Maggie Anderson and Linda Edgell.
Please pray for the team visiting the foundations from June 6th to 13th and for the Summer mission team leaving on the 20th August 2010.
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