Thank You God! The FMN Children's Center Opens Tuesday!

Thank you God! The children's center is ready and opens tomorrow! The center looks great and we can't wait to go pick up the kids and bring them to the center for the very first time. We are excited and a bit anxious as we know it will be an emotional day, for us and for the kids.

We anticipate that each of the kids will have to be treated for lice before we can bring them into the center. It may be necessary to shave their heads to help treat the lice quicker to provide them with a clean and safe environment. We will have hats to keep their heads warm and their hair will grow back pretty quickly. None of us are looking forward to this but know it's for the best of the children.

We've been told that the kids may have a hard time even having a bath as some of them have never taken baths before. Rachel and Erin shared that they had given Florica a bath one time and she was screaming and swinging because she was so scared. Most kids love to play in the bathtub and yet for these kids, a bath is scarey and not fun. We will do what we have to and them get them dressed in new clothes, bundle them up and love on them all day!

We have worked from morning until night since we got here last week to get the center opened, and God has made that happened through a small team of people! Thank you God! We are in awe at what He has done and what He will do in the future through FMN and the Children's Center for the the kids in the Gypsy community.

The Center looks great! The kitchen tile was finished today. Keep in mind that a team will come to Romania in May and replaster the walls in most of the rooms and they'll all get a fresh coat of paint! It will be awesome. The walls may not look great, but they are clean and the kids will have warm, comfortable beds, new clothes, lots of toys, plenty of food, and most of all, the love that every child deserves! They will receive love from Rachel, Erin and others who will work with FMN, and they will come to know that they have a Father in Heaven who loves them so much and will have hope for a brighter tomorrow!

Rachel is praying for God to send the people to work at the center to help care for the kids. It was amazing that as we worked today, she had five or more people come up to the door to ask about jobs. The word has gotten out that the children's center is opening and people are looking for work. Some are only looking for jobs but some are looking to make a difference in the lives of the children in Tinca. Please pray for God's will to be done, and for the people He has chosen to work with FMN for the sake of the children.

Thank you for your love, encouraging comments on the blog and your continued prayers!