Irina Sunny

We were asked to check on Irina. She had aged out of the boarding school/orphanage and had exhausted her resources of places to sleep and had no money, clothes, or food. Marc Barlow, from the U.S. was willing to sponsor her if her situation was as truely desparate as he was being told. This is a photo of Irina after we told her that Marc had agreed to sponsor with a minimal monthly sum.
This is Irina after a nights sleep on our couch. The coat was given to her from a friend who is pregnant and couldn't fit into it any longer.
Irina came to the taco party we had for the missionaries at the Aikens house. She had never had a taco before. She is so shy. We love her already.
Irina went to our project for the children at the Hincesti Brindusa Center. She helped carry things in. Since she had lived in this kind of setting while growing up it was a nice project for her to join us on. That night we got her settled into her very own bed at a student hostel. We got her blankets, pillow, hygeine things, a phone, towels, pots/pans/ dishes. She is a very special person who has endured much and yet remained sweet and tender. She has been coming to church so we are hoping she can be "adopted" by the members and finally have a family.