Opening march 31 2001
A great day in many ways. The day started
with words of praise and thanks to God and then a great number of speakers. All
expressed their great joy of the impossible-dreams-come-true. State officials
expressed their thankfulness for the work that the congregation do for these
children on the border of society. That they existed was nothing to be proud
of, but now they were given a good chance for a good and reasonable life.
Not so long after this opening, money problem for the work came back. New administrations seem to take promises made by earlier administrations lightly. So, what looked to be a promising path to help this group of children turned out to be economically hazardous. During a couple of months in beginning of 2002, there were no money to pay salaries…
From the opening day.
After the speaches, all visitors went down to
the cellar to take part of the opening ceremony. The bishop of the Lutheran
church of Estonia Einar Soone together with pastor
Inauguration
The main hall in the cellar. Good light and inviting. A year
ago....
After the opening, the visitors were invited to a little dance show, put together of the children in Peeteli. Impressive!
The smaller children starting their dance
Thank you all!
The teenagers danced like teenagers do.
And visitors made new friends.
from Norway
and Danmark
and many more countries
The cellar looked like this, not so long ago.
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