Fifty young adult members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from across Europe spent a week in Bulgaria helping to transform the grounds of a school for disadvantaged children.

From July 27 to Aug. 2, volunteers representing a variety of countries—Austria, Romania, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, England, and France—gathered to serve at the Dimitar Ekimov School of Arts and Crafts in the village of Rusalya, reported the Church’s Europe Newsroom.

The gathering began July 27 with a Sunday worship service, a presentation about the school and an evening activity to help participants get to know one another. Elder Steve Bailey and Sister Tatyana Bailey, senior missionaries, directed the service project with the support of young adult leaders and other missionary couples. Three young adults from Sofia, Bulgaria, also joined, helping the group connect more easily with the local residents.

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