We are about halfway through our stay in Romania and I think we are all feeling it. I am so tired. Like, more tired than I have ever been in my life. Spiritually, physically, and emotionally I am drained. We are tired but we are pushing on.
This week has definitely been the hardest for us. Monica, the woman who helps us translate to the kids and is the main Bible teacher, left for the week to go to a camp. So, the three of us got to plan the lesson time, which was really cool to be able to do that, but hard since the kids didn't want to listen to us. They are a sneaky bunch of kiddos and they think that since we don't understand them they can do whatever they want.
Today a family from Holland came with a bunch of shoes, stuffed animals, and a walker for Alex. This is a big blessing for him because it will help his legs get stronger so that he will be able to walk on his own soon. The girls made one of the visitors bleed so five of them got put in time-out and later they will have to do some kind of chore. After nap time, the kids who didn't get in trouble today will get to play in the water while the others have to just sit and watch. This is a new way of discipline for them because they are just used to getting knocked around at home.
But besides that one incident today, this is the best the kids have behaved all week. Which is a huge praise because they have been pretty bad this week. Please be praying for the kids. I can only imagine the kind of stuff they see at home which makes them act the way they do. It shouldn't be a first instinct for a little 4 year old girl to spit in her hand and slap another girl across the face. It just shouldn't. I know what we see here isn't even the worst that goes on at home. And that's what I think scares me the most.
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