Update From Bekah Rust in Romania

An update from Bekah follows:


I am standing outside of Rehab. Across the street, down a driveway and behind a small white
building is an empty playground. At the far end of the playground is a yellow bench being
showered in sunlight. In the middle of this bench is a small child, he is too far away to see
clearly, and wearing a large yellow winter coat which causes him to nearly blend in with the
bench. This little boy is steadily rocking back and forth, which is the only reason I saw him in
the first place. They rock to comfort themselves. This child belongs to the small white building
next to Rehab, a place for children who are disabled and have AIDS. I want to walk over
there and sit down next to him. I want to put my hand on his back and comfort him so he will
stop rocking, but I don't. I am afraid. I wish I had the courage Jesus had when He
approached the lepers, those stories take on a whole new meaning to me when I am faced
with similar situations. I am a long way from being like my Savior, and I have become even
more amazed by His actions while on this earth.


I started painting at Rehab this week, and I have a lot of work to do. This is my last week in
Bucharest. I plan do most of the downstairs painting in the afternoon when the kids have
naps. I was reassured this was the best plan today. I was just finishing up for the day when
the boys were waking up. One of the boys was hiding behind the doorway, and peeking out at
me every few minutes, while another was sitting precariously close to the power chord to my
computer, (which I used with a projector before starting to paint) and a third was watching my
every move and every so often would jump up and try to touch something that I was carrying.


Luminiþa (a young girl I have been working with) was fitted for braces for her feet today. Her
feet are turned out, and hopefully this will help her be able to walk straight in the future. It is
encouraging to see progress in the orphanages because it seems that things change so
slowly here. Thank you all so much for your prayers. Please continue to pray for change in
the orphanages in Romania, as well as for strength for the missionaries here who are
reaching out to these lost children. The children often suffer from many psychological
problems because of the way they grow up, making it very difficult for them to succeed in life.
Their is so much work to be done here. Pray especially for the children, for God's blessing
upon them, that their hearts will be turned to Him, and that many would be saved.


~Bekah