First days at the Sanctuary

We arrived at The Sanctuary Wednesday evening and the children were so friendly and welcoming. I've seen photos of them growing up over the past few years and it was wonderful to finally meet them - Imre who spent his first 16 years abandoned in hospital without visitors, Sergei, with learning difficulties and looking half his 15 years. Other children rescued from their life on a rubbish tip after their mother died and their father went to live on the streets. The work that Ron and Jo do out here is wonderful and they deserve all the help and support they can get.



The lodge has all we need and Jo had put basic provisions in there for us, bread, coffe and some home made wine.

We caught a bus to town this afternoon to get lots of supplies in, then a taxi back, as after the sunshine since we got here a thunderstorm came rolling in. Bob has given Jo the letter from Amy, Mitchell and Kieran at the school and hopes to have something to bring back.
A day trip to the mountains is planned on Sunday with some of the children; it's supposed to be quite spectacular so I hope to have some good pics from there.

The indigenous Roma have extended families
and all live in these ornate houses.