Floare knew his family would not make it through the harsh Ukrainian winter without heat in their home. Discover how this Gypsy family found a way to survive.
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WINTER IS A FUN TIME OF YEAR
BUT IT CAN BE A DIFFICULT TIME
TO SURVIVE.
WE'RE FREEZING. WE CAN'T
COVER YOURSELF BECAUSE WE HAVE
NO BLANKETS.
THIS OLD STOVE IS THE ONLY
SOURCE OF HEAT IN THIS HOME.
WE PUT A LOT OF WOOD INTO IT
AND CONSUMES IN MINUTES.
AS SOON AS THE FIRE GOES OUT
THERE IS NO WARMTH. IT IS
FREEZING COLD AGAIN.
BUT THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WHEN
WE USE IT THE SMOKE FILLS UP
THE
ENTIRE HOUSE.
THE CHILDREN GET SICK ALL
THE
TIME FROM BREATHING THE SMOKE,
HAVING NO HEAT OR WARM CLOTHES.
SHE'S SICK SO WE TOOK HER TO
THE HOSPITAL YESTERDAY. HE'S
SICK TOO AND THIS ONE HAS A
FEVER.
WE KNEW WE HAD TO DO
SOMETHING TO HELP THE FAMILY
SURVIVE THE HARSH WINTERS SO WE
INSTALLED NEW WINDOWS AND DOOR
AND A NEW STOVE THAT DOESN'T
SMOKE.
GAVE US CLOTHING AND
MEDICINE
FOR THE CHILDREN TOO. THE
JACKETS ARE SO WARM THEY CAN
GO
OUTSIDE NOW. WE ARE SO
THANKFUL.
THE NEW STOVE DOESN'T USE AS
MUCH WOOD SO I CAN SELL THE
EXTRA WOOD TO BUY FOOD.
OUR LIVES ARE SO MUCH
BETTER
NOW AND OUR CHILDREN NO LONGER
FREEZE. I PRAISE THE LORD FOR
THIS. THANK YOU.