Yes! The spring is here! Finally, the children can spend more time outside. The atmosphere outside can not be compared to being indoors! (1-3)

           Because it still gets cold every once in a while, the packages sent by Dolha family from the USA were very much appreciated. The children have been very excited by the clothes items they received and they thank you very much! (4-5)

           We are glad to announce you that once the spring is here, we have a new “flower” sent by God in Gavril Matei and Madalina's family. The little Abigail is now the smallest to everyone's delight (6-7).

           Regarding the donations and aquisitions, in March we have been blessed with a transport from Germany. We have asked some old friends to help us with furniture for the new buildings. We thank them from the bottom of our hearts! Their donations have saved us a lot of money (8).

          January is typically a rather static month. Both in trade and in everyday life looks like things get a rest.

          So it was for us at Casa Ray. From the bustle and agitation of December we jumped into a "calm and relaxing" month.

          We had four anniversaries this month. Denisa turned 8 years old, Doinita and Ciprian finally reached the long awaited age of 14 and Cristian who turned 17, made us realize how quickly time passes, considering that when stepped the threshold of the Casa Ray he had only 2½ years. We thank God for each of them and pray that He may guide them step by step in life! (1,2,3)

          The first month of winter, in December, was poor in terms of snow and children have yearned after a lump, but the large amount of snow we had in January offset any shortcomings. The children's joy! (4,5) It was also our joy, but we looked at things from other points of view, and we want to share with you some problems we face in winter:

            Without even realizing, the autumn is finished. Time goes so fast when you are in such a big house as Casa Ray, where all the activities succeed one by one since the early morning until the night.

            We thank God and to all the warm hearted people who donated to us this month, all kinds of vegetables and cereals for the animals. We want to underline again that all these aids are very useful to us because they cover a lot of our needs. Thank you again!! (1-5)

            Last month we were very glad to announce Denisa's coming to our home and this month we have other 2 new-comers: Dumitrita ( 13 years ) and Madalina ( 9 years ). Now we have 21 children.

          September, der erste Monat des Herbstes in diesem Jahr!

          Wir gingen in den ersten Tagen des Herbstes voller Zuversicht, dass dieser Monat schön voll von Ereignissen wird, und es war so! Beginnend von 4 bis 10 waren wir mit den Kindern im Casa Ray und auch mit anderen Kindern und Jugendlichen, ungefähr 50 Personen, in einem Lager in Targul Mures, Gemeinde Lunca Bradului, Dorf Salard gefahren. Dieser Traumlage blieb in unserem Herzen seit dem letzten Jahr, als wir dort auch eine wunderbare Woche verbracht haben.  Dieses Jahr hatten wir schöne und einzigartige Erlebnisse mit den Mitarbeitern bei Integro.

          Die Kletterwand, der Kastenturm, die Reifenwand, Oktoball, das Trampolin,  "Tisch"-Fußball in großen Dimensionen, Swing, die Tirolienne, radioaktive Röhren, See-Plattformen, das Fallen im Glauben, Tischtennis, Bogenschießen, die Riesenleiter, Zimmerspiele. Alle Kinder haben teilgenommen, waren begeistert und bewiesen eine außerordentliche Energie. Ihre größten Mühen wurden mit Sternen belohnt, je nach Aufwand, und am Ende des Lagers konnten sie sich selbst kaufen, was sie aus dem Laden für sich als Belohnung wollten.