We are happy to announce that our local organization, La VIA, is now officially registered in Moldova. La VIA means “to the vineyard” in Romanian, an image that reminds us of how we are all moving together to a place of communion, fecundity and celebration. Next week on June 30, we will be moving to [...]
Childhood’s Echo is a publication our advocacy team has been working on together with the children at the boarding school where we run our after-school program. The goal of this newspaper is to make the voices of the children heard in the local community. Here is a page from the March 2011 edition, translated into [...]
This Christmas reflection was written by Adriana Ciobanu, WMF Moldova staff. (See below for English.) Gînduri de Crăciun, gînduri de copii, gîndurile Lui… Aici, în Moldova, la internatul unde trăiesc 319 copii, Crăciunul vine cu mult înainte… l-am văzut cu cîteva săptămîni în urmă în gîndurile şi visele copiilor pe care mi le-au împărtăşit cu [...]
Here are some ways you can join us in prayer this month: The school newspaper (Ecoul Copilăriei, Childhood’s Echo) that our advocacy team started has already been published twice (October and November) and has gone out to representatives from the Department of Education, other NGOs working with children in Moldova and to the children and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]