After an extremely hot summer, full of events, exams and changes, the girls spent a week with cold temperatures in the mountains together with the young people from Bethany Baptist church in a warm atmosphere. When they came back, the girls spent a few weeks together at Deborah 2, while the parents from Deborah 1 had a well-deserved holiday, after 4 years of constant working and serving.

The donations that have been received for Deborah House Center have had a significant impact on the lives of the Deborah girls. 

Many of the girls come to the Deborah House Center with little or no schooling.  There is much catch-up that needs to be done in only a few years to prepare the Deborah girls for reintegration into Romanian society.  The following gives a brief update on some of the accomplishments of the Deborah Girls.

There are fourteen girls now living in the two Deborah houses.  The  
last girl came a few weeks ago and she is still getting used to the  
place.  This is a difficult time as she has left her town, her high  
school and classmates, her friends, her life.  Girls are of a variety  
of ages from 11 to 21, everyone is unique with different needs and  
capabilities.

Gratiela is the oldest, she finished a vocational school and now she  
has a full time job.  Gratiela also continues to study in order to  
complete her high school.  Estera is 19, she will finish the  
vocational school this summer and then she will leave the house, we  
will continue to walk with her and help her get a job and set in the  
new life.   She will need a place to live starting with the summer.

Gabi and Vicky are sisters, they are learning to become seamstresses  
in a vocational school and we are helping them to learn hair styling.  
Alice is 15, and she would like to work in the field of tourism and  
commercial service, she love playing guitar.  Alice?s sister, Adelina  
is 14 and she will have a difficult exam to pass this summer ? she  
love sports! Alina (15) is Estera?s sister and she wants to go to Art  
School in Timisoara.  Simona is 18, she is now in 10th grade and she  
had a great time studying in the US for one year. Tunde (13) and  
Sorina (11) are the youngest.

At Deborah 2, Lavinia is 14 and she attends a special school called “Second Chance” where she can study two school years in one calendar year, she is 4th grade now. Daniela is 17 and she is learning to be a seamstress and she takes hair styling classes, she loves painting. Adelina and Elena are both 17, they are the 10th and the 9th grade and are both very good students.

We share this with you to give you a glimpse of life in the Deborah homes and to invite you to pray specifically for our needs. Pray for the staff and parents from Deborah and their families.

Another Way You Can Give A Girl The Freedom To Dream, To Love & To Hope
Deborah House Center is now a proven, successful program.   The  
changes in the lives of our rescued girls are both uplifting and a  
blessing to all who help support this program.

You have been supportive with your prayers and by sharing God?s  
blessings with your gifts.  And, for this, we say thank you even as we  
ask you to prayerfully consider introducing your family, friends,  
co-workers, and acquaintances to Deborah House Center.  Will you share  
the uplifting blessings you receive from supporting this ministry with  
people you know  Will you offer them the opportunity to be involved  
with this life changing ministry?

With two houses now in operation, additional girls are being rescued  
and placed into the Deborah House Center program.  Yet, with two  
houses and additional rescued girls, the reality is we have additional  
operating expenses for 2007.  In order to meet the increased cost of  
operations, we now ask of you something as valuable as your continuing  
gifts.

Thank you for your continued support of the Deborah girls!  Your  
prayers and gifts are making a real difference in their lives.

Lorena Rusovan and the DHC Staff