I think it's Wednesday!

Damien is Simona and Andre’s son, he is three and suufering from cancer. I have already written about him. He is having treatment following surgey which involved having a kidney removed. He has to go on the train every Monday (6hour round trip) for chemo. He is a lively little chap, and his house was the first place we worked on Monday.

Here are few pics of him enjoying Ciorba (that’s soup to us) made outisde on the portable woddburning stove. It was outside cos Kev the Rev the Joiner was in de house!!

 
And today was a momentus day in the DIY life of Stephen Walker, at last I was able to teach him both how to use a jigsaw, and also how to lay laminate floor in Damiens house. I am very pleased to report that he passed his NVQ level 1 Jigsawing with flying colours. The only mistake he made was asking me early on, how many pieces were in the Jigsaw. He woke up with ten fingers and he will go to bed with ten, I counted them just to make sure.

So Steve (alias Tom…..see earlier blog) and Kev alias Jack got the floor down in three remarkably efficient hours. The only reason we had Steve with us today was because the Day Centre in Sacele was closed to children today because staff were away on training.

Dad made himself very useful back at the Centre this afternoon, Dad is very task orientated as many will know, so we hatched a plan. Daniel is wanting to make some Charity Boxes, using simple perspex boxes, but mounted on sanded and varnished wooden bases. So over to intrepid Dean alias Walter who has the task in hand as you can see. Even wearing the essential headgear, though I am not sure what his Romanian side kick thought…..don’t know his name either but Dad probably does.

Here a few pics (below) of the third house we will be working on tomorrow, this time it’s a family of ten children, not sure how spell their name but I thinks it sounds something like Sorin and Lucica. Any way, the money we have raised will help finish the staircase and also hang a door. Can’t believe ten children. Serious issues for us three here as we reflect on what we see and hear. Is there a need for community health advice and even issues of contraception to be addressed??

Finally, Daniel employs two great guys who help with much of the Better Homes work, they are Avram and George, Avram Grant as we call him is in the green, and George, who laughs a lot and actually is a really likeable/affable guy in the orange. Obviously that’s me in my Man City top cos tonight is a very important night for my beloved blues.

Of course mention City round here and wear the shirt with pride and you find that no-one in the Roma gypsy community of Tarlengeni has ever heard of them. What's wrong with these people?

 I did find one man who knew about Rooney…….how very upsetting.

Come on City against Spurs!!!!

And finally.... one more time. Here is the concrete base laid today of a new house. The big plan is that we start work making the wooden frames and fit them all together on site next week, along with Margaret Smith's team who arrive from Plymouth. So we will build a Better Home while we are here.

That’s all folks, but please add any comments if you have enjoyed this blog. Tom Walter and Jack would love to know that you care and are praying for us!! God Bless