Daniel Centre
The new resident with severe psychiatric issues, also a Ionuz, has been off drugs for the last 6 weeks since they, combined with his psychiatric medication, can make him suicidal. The other Ionuz is now a very positive influence in the Centre but struggles with money management.
Finlay MacKenzie is now on his final visit to Romania before retirement. Jeremy Ross, son of Jackie Ross (the founder of Blythswood), takes over from James Campbell as the Blythswood CEO next week and will be monitored by James till he officially retires in 4 months’ time.
There has been no recent movement on contractual negotiations for renting their depot in Cluj. Balazs has visited Montenegro, part of old Yugoslavia, and Blythswood have undertaken to support a church there, largely composed of Roma refugees who now have citizenship in that country. The pastor, himself a refugee from Serbia, does not yet have citizenship in Montenegro.
Blythswood are still looking for a Ukrainian, among the 10,000 Ukrainian refugees in Cluj, to be responsible for what they are doing in the Ukraine.
Talita Kum
Adi has now raised the salaries offered by Talita Kum in line with government salaries. His own daughter returns early from pregnancy leave to fill one vacant post and Adi is doing some teaching himself.
He already has about 10 older children who have graduated to high school into a fledgling TK3.