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Posts by April Ispas

Last quarter’s updates

28 March 2010
April Ispas

December: Frank Sommers from England visited for two weeks in December and built a new staircase and did other construction around the center.
The Cuvantul Intrupat board had their fall board meeting.
WMF staff and children spent their annual two nights of caroling around the city (including the homes of the children and supporters) that culminates in [...]

Galati County, Leader in human trafficking

12 February 2010
April Ispas

On Monday, January 25, 2010, a Galati newpaper, Adevarul, published an article on prostitution in Galati County. Lau Archip translated the article into English so we could post it here. Contact us if you want the link to the original article.
You’ll find that Galati County, then, is the leader in human trafficking (especially prostitution) in [...]

Check out…

11 November 2009
April Ispas

Word Made Flesh Romania has a blog of its very own! We are daily updating our chapel meditations, sharing weekly prayer requests, and general happenings among our community. Please make a visit to:
wmfromania.wordpress.com

Word Made Flesh Romania makes the Local Paper

16 September 2009
April Ispas

The following was a press release in a local Galati paper called Viata Liber. To see the actual article click this link: http://www.viata-libera.ro/articol-Pastrati_orasul_curat_-_fapte_nu_vorbe_2.html

Valley Youth Keep their City Clean
Galati, RO
While most of the city’s youth spend the last days of summer vacation at the public pool or sleeping in, the children at the day center [...]

My walk to the center

24 March 2009
April Ispas

From April Folkertsma.
Here are a few shots of the way I walk to and from the community center each day. The stairway is pretty steep but thankfully I haven’t tripped or slid yet. I don’t know how the elderly do it … I’ve had women stop me on their way up it and say: “Foarte [...]