I Am Not My Body

Many of you know that I went to Romania for four months. While I was there I heard an amazing story! There was a boy named Marius whose house caught on fire. His parents died in the fire and he had burns over 75% of his body. He was in a coma for a couple of months following and during this time his older brother was rebuilding their house and working to get custody of Marius. Marius was in the hospital in Iasi where the BYU interns go to help children who do not have parents to help them. They met Marius there and instantly became close. They became so close that they worked for months to get funding to bring him to the U.S. to receive proper treatment for his burns and reconstruction (the fire took his nose and fingers and he could not close his eyes). They were able to get enough funding to bring Marius and his brother to the United States.

Anyway, long story short there is a documentary about his life and the blessings that he has received every since those BYU interns walked into his hospital bedroom. It is a beautiful story and I would urge everyone to look into it. Unfortunately, I got to see a premiere of it but it is not available yet to the rest of the public. Here is the website where you can go and support Marius and stay updated on the upcoming dvd!

Marius was at the premiere and I got to see some of his personality and he is an adorable kid, not to mention an optimist ever since the fire! When asked what he wants to do with his life he said "I want to be a motivational speaker!" It is just so inspiring and it brought back so many memories. After the movie and a Q&A session I got to see an old friend from Romania (they flew her out for the movie) and ask her how all of my kids are doing! They are all doing so well! One of the girls, Claudia, that I LOVED, is with a foster family and doing great. Another lil boy, Bobo, that Rhett and I worked with is still singing songs that we taught him while we were there and he is talking even more than before. It is such a blessing to have spent four months with those children. I loved them so much while I was there and still do! Before I went to Romania I was so excited to serve them and teach them but in the end those sweet faces and spirits taught me more than I could ever have taught them. They will forever hold a special place in my heart!