Farm of Hope - Spring / Summer 2010

The Farm project for ex-orphanage boys grows and grows and through supporters we have been able to send out the funds necessary to finish off the second floor and install the longed for fire alarm system.

This has enabled Tinel to bring two news boys onto the farm out of the 200 boys and young men that have had to leave Iasi orphanages recently. They are Petronel Birdiliu and Ionut Trifan. 

They have struggled to begin with. They have moments when they are crying and want to be alone and at night they have dreams (nightmares) caused by unpleasant memories of the orphanage. They are emotionally very discouraged.  The Farm aims to encourage them and show them love and support them as well as teach them the skills necessary to one day leave the Farm. We are hoping to get more boys onto the Farm in the near future.

Other things on the Farm are happening to.  This is the latest report from Tinel who runs the Farm and mentors the boys

"The good news is that the youngest cow has become a mother and calf. Calving was very hard and thank GOD they are both alive.  The goats also have 4 kids (2 male and 2 female) and are very good. They are currently destroying everything so we are looking to put them with other goats till the winter.  The horses are well but it has been hard to master the stallion.  The foal is still gentle however.  We are so blessed with animals that there is no room at the stable and we need to urgently make a shelter outside in summer until wintertime and take the opportunity to build a larger barn for the animals.