You want to take a shower, so you go to the bathroom. You want to eat breakfast, so you open the refrigerator. You want to make money, so you go to work. You want to sleep in a warm bed, so you turn up the thermostat or pile on another blanket. You want to call your mom, so you pick up your cell. You want to go shopping, so you head to the mall. You want a good coffee, so you drive to Starbucks.
In reality, most of you reading this probably have everything you need and MANY things that you want, and you have them right at hand when you want or need them.
What if you didn't have these wants?
What if you didn't even have the needs?
What if you had: no bathroom, no food, no money, no job, no bed, no blankets, no mom, no education and no way out?
This is reality for some people. It is often so far from our reality that we aren't sure how to comprehend it. However, being here in Romania and working with girls who grew up in the orphanages, THIS IS REALITY. I have met them, I know their names. This is the reality many of these kids face when they "age-out" of the orphanage. They are suddenly thrust into the world with NOTHING!
As I type there are FIVE girls who would like to come live at the foundation where I currently live. Yet, our beds are full. We do not have room for any more girls. It is a terrible feeling to turn away these girls who have such great needs.
Two of them are currently living on the streets! This often means walking around all night just to stay warm and fearing sleep because there is nowhere safe to relax. This means scrounging for food just to stay alive. This means being dirty, hungry and desperate. These girls do not have the mans to help themselves out of their situation. They MUST have help or they will soon find themselves in even worse situations such as human trafficking. Girls who age out of the orphanages are easy targets for traffickers. No one will miss them if they disappear. They are desperate for help and are easily deceived.
I also have a friend here who is eager to start renting an apartment and create a home for these girls as an extension of Romanian Orphan Ministries (the foundation where I currently live and volunteer). God has given her a GREAT love for these girls from the orphanages. He is using her, and her story to touch these girls' lives and help point them to Christ. She has a vision and a desire to meet the needs of these orphans. I believe in what God has placed on her heart. HOWEVER, she cannot do this alone.
If this stirs you at all and you would like to help give these girls a home click here to donate and help get this home started! Please don't think your gift has to be large, even if you just skip Starbucks once and give $5 that would be a blessing!
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