One long cool summer – tramping through Albesti with joy and color

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Albești Valley seems at first sight a poor, sad and hopeless place; still – at least for a week – it was conquered by joyfull dreams and warm hugs from Romanians, Swedish, Blegium and Dutch people, and, more important, from our Heavenly Father.

That’s because we see Albești Valley as a place where God will bless people, children and families.

These sweet drops might be too small to take away the bitternes of the lives Albești poor people, but we believe that God can multiply each little act of love invested in the community …

(Thanks to Lars Bauwens from the Belgium team for all these beautiful pictures!)

Out of dust
Out of dust
Looking forward to meet us ...
Looking forward to meet us …
At sunset
At sunset
A good shady place in the grass
A good shady place in the grass
Kids from Albești Valley
Kids from Albești Valley
Small kids from Albești Valley
Small kids from Albești Valley
A hug ...
A hug …
A biiig hug!
A biiig hug!
Play some ball with the boys
Play some ball with the boys
The rope
The rope
How big is God's love?
How big is God’s love?
He holds me in His hand!
He holds me in His hand!
Getting ready for prayer time
Getting ready for prayer time
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… and the program started!
The story of Joseph, the dreamer, played by the Swedish team
The story of Joseph, the dreamer, played by the Swedish team
Greeting the performers
Greeting the performers
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The story of Al and Bești, played by the Belgium – Dutch team
Some games, again
Some games, again
A tasty sandwich for every participant
A tasty sandwich for every participant
... then we started to do nice things!
… then we started to do nice things!
Hard work
Hard work
Father and son
Father and son
Making kings and princeses
Making kings and princeses
Hand made bags with food, crafts and a nice family picture were given on the last day
Hand made bags – painted by the people of Albești – with food, crafts and a nice family photo were given on the last day to each household
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Picture in picture
A group photo at the end of the program
A group photo at the end of the program
Lampions sent up, in high places ...
Lampions sent up, in high places …
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… and then some memories to treasure, until we will go back, very soon …

 

 

 

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