“I’ve never met an ordinary human” C.S. Lewis
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August 2015
Issue 8, New Edition
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LIVING WORSE THAN THE LAST YEAR
THANK YOU!
WHEN RESOURCES BECOME SCARCE EVERY MONTH
BECAUSE YOU ALL HELP US GIVE THEM A BETTER LIFE!
There are so interesting developments going on over the years… From one year to the other, it seems that instead of reducing the quantity of work due to the hoped decrease of difficulties of the people, we find ourselves more and more challenged by the different facets of needs that appear in the lives for whom we work with. For example, we hoped that by joining the European Community, the life of the homeless and the poor will improve. The foundations of those hopes were the facts that more money will be available, more businesses will thrive, and more jobs will be available. But instead of those dreams coming true, we have found ourselves surprised by the exodus of the Romanians due to the poor economy and the economic collapse that is happening at least here, in the far Eastern part of Europe. And those who hoped that could be independent by owning a horse and cart and carrying goods noticed in horror that they are not allowed anymore to travel legally on the Romanian roads. The drought and the decreasing water resources have also made people to realize that agriculture as it used to be is useless. They all say that they planted a few bags of onions, potatoes or beans, and in best case scenario they will be able to crop half of what they have planted. There is a father who ha payed his electricity bill by selling the fruits of his trees, telling his hungry children to not touch the fruits as it is the only guarantee that they will have electricity (light). "
A girl playing with toys we delivered to her.
The homeless couple Cătălin and Isaura having their wedding at the end of this winter.
Wood for fencing.
So we try as much as possible to give them, as we say, a mouth of oxygen, with the kind help of supporters like you. The needs are great… There is a lady in her fifties, mother of 16, whose lungs and heart are in very bad condition. She would need medicine worth of about 140 Sterling Pounds per month. She is not entitled to get any help from the Romanian government, because the system here is that if somebody is not employed and paying taxes, cannot benefit financially when in trouble. And our list can go on and on…
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