Montenegrin News from Norway!

(Violeta Pavetic is currently participating in a 10-month ministry training institute based in Norway.) Hei – Hi – Oj, It has been almost six weeks since i have got here in Norway! Yeah, i know a bit to late, but i promise i will try to update y’all more. So far it...

Sunbeam — Summer Adventures

Everyone knows how curious kids are and how much they love to discover the world around them. And playing games is of course the best way to do it. So our team comes up with many ideas of the things we can do together with them. We decided not to be limited by the...

Sunbeam: The Work is Progressing

Our team has added new members, good-hearted teachers Luyve and Mary, as well as volunteer Terje. Last week we spent a fun day with our first child, Laura. In the first group of our center we are ready to provide day care to 7 to 10 children with severe and profound...

Walking Culture

How do I put this into words? One of the more common traditions I’ve encountered here and NOT in the U.S. is that of taking the baby outside on walks. Here’s what I was used to: I grew up in a neighborhood where we could play out in the backyard, or even...

Reiterating

Back story One thing that was helpful when visiting the orphanage was how the counselors would take me aside and tell me about the kids. In the beginning, the counselor of the group I visited most often would always offer me a cup of tea. I was new to Russia,...