I believe I should start by wishing you all “Happy Holidays”. I hope you are enjoying the Holidays with friends and family remembering that the main reason of joy is the birth of Jesus Christ the Son of God.
It is exciting to share with you a few new pictures which show the progress at the HOH youth center. In the past few weeks the electricity company gave us the approval to connect our building to the main electrical system. The price to connect was less than half compared with the first estimate we received about 2 years ago. If in the beginning the electrical company wanted to upgrade their system on our expense, they realized that we will not accept such terms and did the upgrade on their own expense. This way the connection price was reasonable and we are now connected.
Last week we were glad to host a team of friends from California who partnered with other volunteers from Fagaras and worked inside the HOH building. We were able to dig through the bricks and make the channels for the electrical wiring. Our goal was to have at least 4 or 5 rooms ready. The volunteers exceeded any expectations and almost finished the first floor and a good part of the second floor. I will let you enjoy the photos and see the progress that was made.
David (Californian), the chisel and the hammer
Bogdan (also called Ruben) is one of the three volunteers from California
Daniel - one of our Californians digging into the bricks
Alex covering all the open space between the roof and the concrete walls
Dina - HAPPILY moving some tarps from the first floor to the attic 
The "final" product (it will look better after plastering and painting the walls)
Anca & Ema - our cook and her helper/husband
Alex - ready for action (he was our grinder man)
Ema & David (the other Californian) dispersing sand
Again Dina and her happy smile
Our heating and cooking system
L to R - David, Daniel, Iosif, Paul, Gelu, Bogdan, Alex, Dina, Raluca, Anca, Ema
We had a great cook and lots of people to acknowledge that
Alex built a great big table for us
Electricians at work
We even had pregnant women at work
Heating up snow to have some extra water
Tired faces
Covering the trench we made in the road
It is so exciting to watch the progress! May God continue to bless.
Can’t wait to come and see it in person. This is so great! I am so excited for what is about to come for Horizon of Hope.
Excellent progress made by the team, well done! Look forward to rolling up the sleeves myself next June
This is SO EXCITING!! I have been watching your progress all along and praying for you and completion of this much needed facility in your country. Love to you and Kyle and your sweet family.
It is so exciting how much is done at HOH. We can’t wait to see all the changes when we get there this summer. We think of you guys often and you are in our prayers. May you be blessed this year. Blessings Audree
Thank you Audree. Let me know if you are ready for work when you come to see the center this summer
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Thank you Ferne. We are so thankful for old friends that still think of us and pray for us!