Brindusa Center for Children at Risk

How fun to help these children!

Their bunkbeds were literally swaying back and forth when we got there. Their wardrobes had the doors off and some shelves missing. The playroom had a sofa falling apart and the 30 chairs had no backs on them. The lights in the kitchen didn't work, and two faucets were coming apart. The stove couldn't be used because they couldn't afford the gas. The refrigerator no longer worked right. The dining tables were swaying nearly as bad as the bunk beds.

So....Elder VanWormer and Elder Kitchen and Jacob (from Suren and Sona's family) did a MAJOR repair on the beds and wardrobes. Major! There is a picture below of a boy straddling two of the beds after the repair and the director said he could never have done that with the swayness of the beds before the repairs.

And...we replaced the 8 yr old, pee'd on, torn, mattresses, pillows, sheets, and blankets. They got 30 new chairs, 4 dining tables with benches, an electric stove they could afford to use, 2 faucets, 4 light fixtures, 2 sofa's, toys, craft supplies, hats, and boots. The Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Chisinau made slippers and wonderful fleece blankets that the children really loved.

The Brindusa Childrens Center in Hincesti Moldova

The wardrobes with doors off and shelves missing.

The chairs with the backs broken off. Dangerous wouldn't you think?!
Elder Kitchen and Elder VanWormer repairing the 26 bunkbeds.

The Relief Society's wonderful fleece blankets being delivered.

The first nap in her fixed bed, new sheets, new mattress, new blanket, new pillow.

This could not be done before the beds were repaired...they would have leaned too much!