On the weekend

Friday morning we started to paint the school building on the suggestion of John Hexter. John and Nona gave us a great example here, and we all followed.

John Roche and Chester did the wall repairing, rendering and than painting as well.

Most of the team below:

Saturday John and Nona left Romania, and Andy Walker arrived in the afternoon. I did the airport driving.

Sunday, as usually is a peaceful day, we went to Holbav, than visited Rasnov, and through Cristian came back. The scenery is very beautiful in this area. Holbav is in a valley, as you may see below.

Wednesday and Thursday

Kirk and myself before their departure

Wednesday we had among us a team of 6 young people from Brasov, who actually are missionaries at the local Mormon church and mostly came from the USA. Together we have undertaken quite a big task, to wash all the suspended ceiling and all the walls in the kitchen.

Among them it was a dentist from USA who met our dentist at work. Below is John and Nona Hexter at the dental surgery.

Peter did the plumbing in the surgery

We have been up in the forest at the so called water spring site.

The electrical contractor whom we hired, was also there and made the final adjustments at the fuse boxes and circuits.

The partition downstairs continued. And fitted again more light fittings indoors and outdoors too.Thursday, have given out sweets and bananas to the patients. Around midday the Mormon team left as they are facing a long journey back home. Also did many shopping and started to paint the school as the work at the partition door continued.

At work Monday and Tuesday

The new village sign post

Together with the Mormon team now we are 14 people who are working together very well. The new extension and conversion of the old boiler room will start soon, and that work will be carried out by the Romanian staff but entirely financed by our charity. This is quite an expensive project and so we welcome all the support we can get. Doing this, we shall make possible the new regulations: only 6 patients in a ward.

In the meantime we made reparations at the John Roche surgery, installed new computer at doctor's office, replaced many light tubes and fittings in the main hospital, started to make a partition door downstairs of our flat, and had occupational therapy with the patients.

Below a few photos taken today and yesterday.

And the work continues...

Team arrival

Saturday the NNRT team arrived: John and Nona Hexter, John Roche, John Slade (Chester), Piers Lindley. By the eveing the Mormon team arrived as well, led by Mike Cheskin who are accommodated in Vulcan.
Today we showed them around the village mainly the hospital, the school and the surgery.
Later on, in the evening we had a nice meal together at Manitiu's guest house as today is Vanessa's birthday. (I think she turned 48 this year).

The whole team together

Today

Had a meeting with the head nurse, hospital staff, made some projects for the present and the future, visited the school, the dispensary, the local shop owner, and our family.

Arrival

Peter and Vanessa arrived succesfully to Romania. Later in Codlea, we did some shopping.
The electrical contractor has finished the job at the hospital, all the fuse boxes are now replaced.

Ready

The flat is ready for the visitor team members, so the school. Tomorrow early morning will go to the airport to pick up Peter and Vanessa.
Friday morning we have scheduled a meeting with the head nurse.
Saturday morning will go again to the airport to pick up all the team members.
It seems that the summer project is about to begin...