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A Helping Hand In Romania By: Terry Norrington
Day 1. The long journey. Our mission to help the charity Cry in the Dark.
A Helping Hand in Romania. Here We Go, Here We Go, Here We Go
Let's first introduce the team. We'll start with the ladies.
Shirley Docker – St.Mildreds
Karen Savage – St.Mildreds
And the gents.
Nicholas Cooper – St.Mildreds
Jeff Henderson – St.mildreds
Keith Maynard – Zion Baptist
Mike Sweetman – Zion Baptist
Alan Clover – Zion Baptist
and myself, Terry Norrington – St. Mildreds
In a lot of respects the journey was uneventful. Everybody was at the meeting point; The Vine for 6.15a.m, a few bleary eyes but plenty of enthusiasm, hope and expectation for the week ahead.
The M25 proved to be a cinch; no hold ups which was a blessing considering two closures on the previous two days.
Without exception none of us had flown from Terminal 5 at Heathrow before, so it was a new experience flying from there to Bucharest in Romania, particularly as the Multi Faith Room had been commandeered so Nicholas took over half of gate A7 to conduct prayer.
The seating arrangements on the plane meant that I was sitting in a row behind the rest of the party so I was in for a quiet flight: WRONG. Two very exhuberant ladies from Texas U.S.A. plonked themselves down next to me, there excitement fuelled no doubt by the caffeine rich iced coffee from Starbucks that they had half consumed. Actually they were extremely lovely and bubbly ladies; hygienists in the dental trade who were also on a mission to Romania, teaching the locals the benefits of dental care.
On arrival at Henri Coanda Airport, Bucharest we were met by Steve Cooper and Beth; Steve being the CEO of Cry in the Dark, the charity for which we have committed to performing our voluntary work. Steve is a short chirpy guy, with a cheeky grin and a twinkle in his eye, but with a tremendous faith in God and a total belief in the Cry in the Dark project. At this point we we met another team of six from the North East involved in the project. With fourteen of us plus Steve and Beth it required two mini busses to cover the four hour journey to Casa Albert; the hospice and outreach centre constructed by Cry in the Dark and our hostel for the duration.
Keith eagerly jumped into the drivers seat to ferry the Tenterden crew; a challenging task considering Romanian attitudes to driving and the need to keep up with Steve driving the mini bus in front. With great credit to him, he did a sterling job and reportedly relished the challenge.
I'd like to say that the journey provided sites of fantastic scenery, but the truth is the entire journey consisted of flat, plateaued lands of fields cropped with corn and sunflower. Due in the main to the fact Romania experiences about one day of rain per month during the summer , virtually all the river beds had dried up and there were signs of grass verge fires and what looked to be a forest fire on a hillside ridge off into the distance.
Keeping dogs as pets in Romania is an expensive business; a tin of dog food can cost half a days wages to some folk. Consequently and unfortunately dogs are let loose to fend for themselves and roam the roadside, causing particular hazards for the traffic.
With one stop off at McDonalds for our evening meal, we finally reached Casa Albert at 10.00 p.m. local time (8.00p.m. B.S.T.).
A quick tour of the building and the facilities, it was then off to sleep.
Although we have our associations through the two churches, some of us were new to each other and most were only really acquainted. By the end of day one, a fellowship was already beginning to form.
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A Helping Hand in Romania. Here We Go, Here We Go, Here We Go
Let's first introduce the team. We'll start with the ladies.
Shirley Docker – St.Mildreds
Karen Savage – St.Mildreds
And the gents.
Nicholas Cooper – St.Mildreds
Jeff Henderson – St.mildreds
Keith Maynard – Zion Baptist
Mike Sweetman – Zion Baptist
Alan Clover – Zion Baptist
and myself, Terry Norrington – St. Mildreds
In a lot of respects the journey was uneventful. Everybody was at the meeting point; The Vine for 6.15a.m, a few bleary eyes but plenty of enthusiasm, hope and expectation for the week ahead.
The M25 proved to be a cinch; no hold ups which was a blessing considering two closures on the previous two days.
Without exception none of us had flown from Terminal 5 at Heathrow before, so it was a new experience flying from there to Bucharest in Romania, particularly as the Multi Faith Room had been commandeered so Nicholas took over half of gate A7 to conduct prayer.
The seating arrangements on the plane meant that I was sitting in a row behind the rest of the party so I was in for a quiet flight: WRONG. Two very exhuberant ladies from Texas U.S.A. plonked themselves down next to me, there excitement fuelled no doubt by the caffeine rich iced coffee from Starbucks that they had half consumed. Actually they were extremely lovely and bubbly ladies; hygienists in the dental trade who were also on a mission to Romania, teaching the locals the benefits of dental care.
On arrival at Henri Coanda Airport, Bucharest we were met by Steve Cooper and Beth; Steve being the CEO of Cry in the Dark, the charity for which we have committed to performing our voluntary work. Steve is a short chirpy guy, with a cheeky grin and a twinkle in his eye, but with a tremendous faith in God and a total belief in the Cry in the Dark project. At this point we we met another team of six from the North East involved in the project. With fourteen of us plus Steve and Beth it required two mini busses to cover the four hour journey to Casa Albert; the hospice and outreach centre constructed by Cry in the Dark and our hostel for the duration.
Keith eagerly jumped into the drivers seat to ferry the Tenterden crew; a challenging task considering Romanian attitudes to driving and the need to keep up with Steve driving the mini bus in front. With great credit to him, he did a sterling job and reportedly relished the challenge.
I'd like to say that the journey provided sites of fantastic scenery, but the truth is the entire journey consisted of flat, plateaued lands of fields cropped with corn and sunflower. Due in the main to the fact Romania experiences about one day of rain per month during the summer , virtually all the river beds had dried up and there were signs of grass verge fires and what looked to be a forest fire on a hillside ridge off into the distance.
Keeping dogs as pets in Romania is an expensive business; a tin of dog food can cost half a days wages to some folk. Consequently and unfortunately dogs are let loose to fend for themselves and roam the roadside, causing particular hazards for the traffic.
With one stop off at McDonalds for our evening meal, we finally reached Casa Albert at 10.00 p.m. local time (8.00p.m. B.S.T.).
A quick tour of the building and the facilities, it was then off to sleep.
Although we have our associations through the two churches, some of us were new to each other and most were only really acquainted. By the end of day one, a fellowship was already beginning to form.
Read More at Terry's Blog Here ...
Self Growth Blog
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