Lithuania
2nd Journal Post

Info about the Orphanage
Website - All the below stuff is straight from the site, but is most important to us and our trip.

Nowadays we need these essential things:

• Clerical goods (paper for copying, note books, pens, pencil glues, colored construction paper, drawing paper, correctors, gouache, Sell tape, felt-tip pens, etc.).


• Hygienic goods (combs, shower gel, deodorants, soap, tooth paste, hygienic packs for girls, toilet paper, napkins, etc.)


• Housekeeping goods (needles, yarn, soap powder, toilet, floor, dishes, cleansers, dust remover, broom, boot polish, buckets, stainless steel pots, door locks, electric lamps, plug-switches, rosettes, wallpapers, linoleum, wallpaper and ceramic slab glue, white emulsion and enamel);


• Music centers, refrigerators, TV sets, computers;


• Sports boots, slippers (36-45 sizes), socks, pantyhose.

ABOUT THE CHILDREN
Total 75

According to the social status:
Orphans - 5
Children who have lost their parents - 70

According to classes:
Preschooler - 8
1-4 class/grade pupils - 19
5-10 class - 40
11-12 class pupils - 5
Professional school students - 3

Health disorders: (all children have health problems, some of them have even several health problems)
Communication disorder - 35
Sight (vision) pathology - 25
Spinal deformity -29
Flatfooted - 16
Functional heart and blood-vessel illnesses - 27
Nerve system disorders - 8

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Wow, that is just the orphanage. Where we will be spending Christmas Eve. It makes me very humble to think that on 'normal' years, I spend Christmas with my family, giving each other superfluous gifts, and celebrating. Whereas, this year, I will be surrounded by children who do not even have families other than each other, who are sick and in need of health care, who probably don't get gifts -much less what they need to survive- very often. How much of a difference can I make? At least I can bring them the things that they need, and I'm going to bring as much of it as I (with the help of our community of believers) possibly can.

God, use me to maximize the benefits of our trip for those we are going to serve.