Smiles Update

	10^th Anniversary 1997 – 2007 Established to make a Smile . . . . . . Developed to make an Impact!
homepage projects mission trips support wish list fundraising events news prayer and praise smiles missionaries organisation contact details smiles reports Nia's Ministry links search disclaimer	July 2007 Dear Friends We trust you are enjoying the summer so far. Here in Romania we are having an amazing time. Wonderful Weather, Fantastic Fellowship and Beautiful Blessings as we continue to serve God amongst the poor and needy – sharing His love with so many. The month of June has truly been amazing. Once again, so much to report and this update will enable us to share a little but we recommend you work through the web-site to get all the news and updates on the projects. Our Mission Trip season has started in earnest. Through-out June we’ve had trips with guests from UK and America. 38 more arrive today (June 30th) and during July we’ll see more than 100 visitors to the Smiles Mission Centre. 90 of them on Smiles Mission Trips and we will also be pleased to welcome 12 guests from Indiana who are staying at our facility whilst working with Poarta Bucurier Foundation. We’ve added a new page to our Mission Trip section, sharing Photo’s & Stories from some of the activities the teams have been up to. We will continue to update this through-out the summer. It is fantastic to have started work on Phase 2 of the Community Complex. Such incredible progress has been made this month. Pictures & Report available on the site. We have just completed our first full academic year of Tileagd Community School in the new complex (Phase 1) which was opened September ’06. Children and staff have done so much better in the new facility and just ‘how well’ was evident at the School Graduation Day on June 13^th. Pictures Paint a Thousand Words! Tremendous progress and amazing results are in full evidence in Gepiu with the Horticultural project. Linda, Danute and Olivia are working very hard with help from ‘Green Fingered’ Mission Trippers. The fruits of their labours have now been tasted in the Gepiu Children’s Centre and the Cihei Mission Centre. Beautiful tomatoes, peppers and salad vegetables. The plan is working and we hope to see the project very successful this year so we can consider enlarging the project next year providing more food and more jobs in Gepiu. More Pictures. It’s great for Smiles to be working in positive and professional collaboration arrangements with Romanian State Departments. We now enjoy very constructive working relationships with both Social and Educational departments and tremendous opportunities are opening up for Smiles through these programmes. The Tileagd Community School is in collaboration with the State Education department and as a result, this September we have reached agreement to provide Grade 5 classes for Roma and Poor communities in and around Tileagd. We will use our first school facility for these classes. The Emergency Housing Facility is in collaboration with the Social Services department and now provides shelter and support to victims of domestic abuse. This month we have been able to help 3 women and their children cope with the trauma of domestic abuse. The Cihei Mission Centre hosted, on June 23^rd a Social & Educational delegation of 55 students and professors from 12 counties across Romania to hear our Chief Executive, Kevin Hoy speak for one hour on The Smiles Foundation’s Social Policy rooted in Biblical principles. An outstanding success that State Officials said was the high-light of their Bihor County tour. Smiles is privileged and excited to be having these opportunities and firmly believes God is honouring our faithfulness with miraculous progress and results. We thank you for your part in this success. June has also been an incredible month of financial support, with over £50,000 / $100,000 donated through Mission Trip visitors and special fund-raising efforts. This is over and above our regular monthly support. We thank you for your Love and Commitment to this work. Please don’t stop – there is much more to be done and we’re willing and able to do it – with God’s Provision and your support we will continue every month to report the amazing news and stories demonstrated this month. To God be all the Glory. God Bless You With sincere thanks from us all The Smiles Foundation
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