Moldova

pain and beauty

18 August 2010
John Koon

DURERE ŞI FRUMUSEŢE
(see below for English)

de Adriana Ciobanu, WMF Moldova
„ Eşti frumoasă din toată inima mea…”
citat după MARIN, unul din prietenii noştri
Eşti frumoasă din toată inima mea…aceste cuvinte care au prins rădăcini în toată fiinţa mea, de fapt nu sunt despre mine, ele vorbesc despre lumea interioară a băiatului care mi le-a spus… poartă [...]

here and there

29 July 2010
Rachel Simons

Summer has seen our staff go in different directions for a time.
Adriana and Magda have been in Moldova while John, Annie, and Rachel have staggered travel to the States from late June to mid-August.
Adriana and Magda will be on vacation during the latter half of August which means two whole months of missing at least [...]

summer begins

13 June 2010
Rachel Simons

We invite you to join us at camp this Monday thru Friday, June 14-18.
We really need lots of prayers this week.

School was out on June 1st in Moldova, and with the end of school came the hot sun and the start of summer camps!

The orphanage/boarding school where we volunteer has a property just outside the [...]

joia mare

9 June 2010
John Koon

Acest articol a fost scris de Adriana Ciobanu, aprilie 2010.
(see below for English translation.)
Joi, de obicei mergem să facem voluntariat într-un sat din apropierea Chişinăului. Asta de obicei joi, dar joia trecută nu a fost ca de obicei, a fost Joia Mare…
Şi Isus a trimes pe Petru şi pe Ioan, şi Le-a zis:
„ Duceţi-vă [...]

our new place

29 May 2010
Rachel Simons

Thanks for the prayers, friends.
We found a new place pretty quick, because our 30 days was shortened to 15 days to be out.  Our new apartment/office space is within walking distance to the boarding school where we volunteer.  In our first two weeks in the new place we’ve already hosted two sets of guests and [...]

Searching…

7 May 2010
Rachel Simons

Every day our five staff gather at what we have affectionately named “Our House”, for prayer, language lessons, a shared meal and prep for activities with children in a local orphanage where we spend the afternoon.
On April 28, “Our House” was sold by the owner, and now we have thirty days to find a new [...]

Extended updates

1 April 2010
John Koon

In November, John Koon and Magdalena Clopotel traveled from Romania to Moldova to visit potential partner organizations and to look for host families for staff members.
John Koon made one last trip to Moldova in December to finalize details regarding an office/meeting space and living permits for staff members.
In December, Rachel Simons returned to Galati from [...]

This is Moldova

15 February 2010
Rachel Simons

What language do they speak?

we’ve arrived safely

16 January 2010
John Koon

Thank you all for your prayers as our team moved from Galati, Romania yesterday to Chisinau, Moldova.  We were so aware of God’s care for us as we passed quickly through customs, arrived just before a major snowstorm and were greeted by a hot meal made by our dear friend Adriana.  Yesterday we rested and [...]

six days

8 January 2010
John Koon

As our January 15th departure to Moldova draws ever closer, here are some ways that you can be in prayer for our team:
1) Pray for Annie Keith, our servant team coordinator, who will be arriving in Romania on Tuesday the 12th from the States as our newest staff member.  She will spend a few days [...]