This new year, we’re so thankful to have faithful friends like you praying for us and the children in our care. We truly believe that the Lord “hears the prayers of the righteous” (Proverbs 15:29). Please join us in praying for the needs below. We know God will answer!
Hope House
Families Needed
Our number-one prayer request is that God would raise up more Christian families to adopt the children in our foster program. While we’re incredibly thankful for our excellent foster parents, our desire is to see every Hope House child find a true forever family. We praise God that half of the 50 children in our care are on the road to adoption—an unprecedented number! Please join us in praying that the hearts of Romanian Christian families will be open to meet the needs of the precious children who are still waiting.
"Sarah"
“Sarah”
One of our Hope House foster children is 16-year-old “Sarah,” who grew up in an extremely abusive family. Rescued and removed from her family at the age of 9, she came to Hope House with numerous physical and emotional problems. God has been faithful to slowly heal her scarred heart, but she continues to deal with the painful memories of the past. Please pray that God will give the Hope House staff and her foster mother wisdom as they counsel Sarah. Pray for Sarah to know that Christ is the answer to her painful past.
Living Hope Center
Shining Opportunity
In a few months, two of the students in the Living Hope Center tutoring program will participate in the Romanian National Olympics in Math. The training is tough, but this is an exciting opportunity for these children. Pray for these students to have strength as they study for the competition. Please pray that God will bring encouragement to the students and their families through this amazing opportunity.
LHC students study diligently
“Danny”
“Danny”, 4 years old, is a student at the kindergarten in partnership with LHC. He suffers from speech problems, which leaves him unhappy and agitated. Finding it difficult to fit in with the other children, Danny often plays alone. Please pray that “Danny” will find confidence to learn and progress in his speech and other studies. Pray that his parents and teachers will know how to encourage him. Continue to pray for all the students in the kindergarten and tutoring program to learn, grow, and know Christ.
Romanian Trip
On January 31, Christian Feavel (director of Romania Reborn) will be traveling to Romania, where she will be visiting Hope House and the Living Hope Center. On February 2, she will also be meeting with pastors and other organizational leaders to share about ACCEDE, a coalition of Romanian Christians working with abandoned children. It is our prayer to see Romanian Christians catch the vision for helping orphans and children at risk. Please pray that God will bring the people to the meeting He wishes to be there, and that their hearts will hear the need and respond as the Lord leads them. Pray for Christian to be able to encourage the Hope House and Living Hope Center staff during her visit. Please also pray for safe travel and good health throughout her trip.
Christian with a Hope House child
As most American kids head back to school this week, we at Romania Reborn are preparing a shipment of backpacks and school supplies for needy students in Romania. In mid-September, the Living Hope Center tutoring ministry will open its doors to over 40 young students. Because these children come from backgrounds of poverty, it is difficult for them to afford the school supplies they need. Part of LHC’s ministry involves providing each student with a backpack, notebooks, pencils, crayons, and other needed supplies.
A local backpack drive has already provided nearly half of the needed backpacks and supplies. This week, we are buying the remainder of the needed supplies and shipping them to Romania. You can still help with this project by giving a gift today. Gifts will help us buy the backpacks and supplies and pay the cost to ship them to Romania. You can give through our online giving page; simply designate your gift as a special project and fill in the field with the word “backpacks.” As always, gifts are tax-deductible.
For a closer look at the tutoring ministry, watch our 6-minute video below. Thank you!
The hardest part of any trip is saying goodbye to the people you are leaving behind. Although I was ready to come home and sleep in my own bed again, I will miss my Romanian family. I am thankful that we will be able to stay in touch by phone and Skype, but it was an extra blessing to sit at the same table and fellowship face to face with Adi, Lavi, Corina, and many others. And, of course, I will miss the children and their bright smiles.
Me and "Felicity"
God uses each trip to Romania to remind me that He is still working in the lives of the staff and children of our ministries. I already know this truth, but seeing it firsthand makes it all the more real. Sometimes He works quietly, and sometimes miraculously, but He is always at work. Our part is to PRAY!
God has heard and answered so many of our prayers over the years! Prayer is powerful, so please continue to lift up the children, staff, and ministry of Hope House and Living Hope Center in the coming months. We know God will continue to bless and answer those prayers.
It was a pleasure to share my experiences with you in the last few weeks, and I hope you enjoyed catching a glimpse of the Romania I love so much. God bless you all, and thank you for joining me on my trip to Romania. La revedere!
On Sunday afternoon, we had the privilege to attend the wedding of the pastor of Balesti church, a church started by Adi Dreana (director of Living Hope Center) in 2001. After years of service and discipleship, Adi was excited to pass on the pastoral responsibilities to a young man, Florin. Filled with a love for Christ and a gentle spirit, Florin is doing a wonderful job of leading the Balesti church and serving part-time at LHC. Thankfully, Florin will now have a beautiful partner and wife, Miriam, to stand by his side as he continues to serve the Lord.
Florin and Miriam
It was a beautiful ceremony! Florin and Miriam exchanged vows amid a celebration of music, poems, and heartfelt admonition from friends and spiritual mentors. It was easy to join in their celebration when we saw the quiet joy that radiated from their faces. Pray for Florin and Miriam as they start their journey together, that God would use them in mighty ways to encourage and strengthen the Balesti church and the work at Living Hope Center.
Adi Dreana and others pray and ask God's blessing on this new marriage.
After a ten hour train ride, my mom and I arrived at the Living Hope Center in Targu Jiu (south-central Romania). This week, LHC and their partners from Samariteanul kindergarten took almost 100 children on a trip to the Promised Land during VBS. They started in Bethlehem with the birth of Christ, traveled to Capernaum where Christ raised a little girl from the dead, and ended their journey at Calvary and Christ’s resurrection. Through the use of a time machine, amazing artwork, and costumes, the life of Christ came alive!
The children decorate crosses during craft time.
Artwork drawn by hand to illustrate the death and resurrection of Christ.
The children learned that Christ is their best Friend, He is very powerful and they can trust Him, and that He died for their sins and they need to believe in Him for salvation. This powerful gospel message was not only heard by the children, but the parents who came to observe. In spite of the intense heat, the children enjoyed every single moment. Whether it was singing songs, doing crafts, or playing games, they did everything with enthusiasm.
Playing a game of trust while blindfolded.
Dozens of children singing about God's love!
Pray that God will continue to shine His light here in Targu Jiu through the Living Hope Center and Samariteanul, as they reach new children this summer and in the coming school year. May each child and parent understand their need for Christ and believe in Him!
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