If you do not know already I was just in Romania on a mission trip with my church. We were working with orphans and just loving on them the whole week. We threw the kids a summer camp and the team does this every year, but this year was my first experience.
I am so thankful that God gave the the opportunity to experience what I did in Romania. I experienced His love on a entirely new level. He taught me patience, humility, and so much more. I am so grateful to have such an amazing team. The kids....wow. They just were the perfect example of love. This was the biggest thing I noticed during the week. The kids had this outlandish capacity to love on us despite all they have gone through. This just brought me to tears just about every day. When the kids first got there some of them just came up to me and gave me the biggest hugs. there was a young lady, Olivia, who would come up to me any time she saw me and would just swallow me in her arms and give me a sweet kiss on the cheek. she would always say, "I Love you so much". God showed me in that very second that His love is greater than I can ever try to imagine. In my mind I was thinking, "How could this girl love me? She does not have people telling her that they love her on a regular basis. She does not have a family that cares for her and she is alone. Yet she still chooses to love me." This sweet girl made me realize how much God loves them and me so much. Even through the unimaginable times they live through, their hearts can love because He loves them. Now that I am home I miss Olivia's hugs and her I love you's more than ever and I cant wait until next year to see her again.
I will have more stories and pictures up soon.
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