Hello All!
We spent the day with Eva, director of Dorcas Aid International. She is the regional field director [of Transcarpathia]. Her organization helps with funding many social, medical and educational programs, including providing materials for construction. She is my dearest friend. Together we helped start a Christian foster home in the village of Petrfalva, near Vinegrado. We visited that home, where a young couple, Ishtvan and Andrea, are raising their two children along with 5 foster children. The kids stay there till majority. It is quite a revolutionary program. Neighbors were very suspicious why a couple would raise children that are not related, especially a gypsy child. This couple, and the foundation, has helped eliminate that prejudicial and ignorant thinking.

Between visits we stopped for pizza. Sounds funny, but the pizza is very tasty, but I can not eat pizza with corn and peas on it, as Karen dove into!

The next home we visited had 4 foster children, two boys and two girls, and their own 5 year old son. Probably 3 of the 4 foster children have some type of special need, but looked very healthy and obviously loved and taken care of. It never ceases to amaze me how much love can conquer/cure, even in the darkest situations.

This morning the OK folks will be packing up, then spend the afternoon with Pastor Sergi. We have not spent time with him as his urban ministry keeps him constantly busy. In the evening Karen and Susan will be meeting with the church women in Kamyanets. Tomorrow brings an early wake up and a trip to Budapest.

Thank you all for your prayers. I feel them here. Be assured that the churches here pray for us as well.