Sep 4, 2024 | Adopt-A-Family
A clear, crisp Romanian morning dawns as the Spocolanta family awakes. It is another typical day in this Gypsy house. The problem is, it isn’t their house; it’s their neighbor’s house where they’ve been living since their home is not in livable condition. Although the...
Jun 18, 2024 | Milk-for-Many-Mouths
Costica is nearly 85 years old and lives in a small village in the northeastern corner of Romania. Rolling hills of black soil surround his adobe house, but due to various ailments, he is unable to work in the fields to provide a living for himself. Instead, most of...
Feb 27, 2024 | Help-for-the-Elderly
For 90-year-old Maria in Romania, a monthly Help for the Elderly parcel is a gift from above. Her poor health makes it difficult to walk, so she spends most of her days in bed. Maria’s caretaker is her daughter who also has health problems and is mentally handicapped....
Feb 8, 2024 | Adopt-A-Family
Gheorge and Ioana live in a cramped Romanian house with their eight children. All ten of them sleep in the same room with only two beds. Both parents and some of the children have somewhat limited mental capacity. Gheorge does simple jobs such as splitting wood and...
Jan 26, 2024 | Family-Self-Support
Daniel was raised in a Christian home in Romania and never had the opportunity to go to school. He grew up with nine siblings and spent most of his childhood working to provide for his family. After getting married, Daniel and his wife Maria lived in a tiny two-room...
