There’s a place called Dumbrava. Its location is but a spec on a map, somewhere down a bunch of windy, countryside dirt roads in Bihor, Romania. Dumbrava is made up of a few buildings, eight to be exact. These buildings are home to 200 or so people. One specific home has caught my attention and […]
10 Days in Romania: The Gift of Youth International Missions
I have been on two mission experiences in the past two years. One to Haiti, in which a dad brought his high school son. The second to Romania, in which a 7th grade middle school student travelled with the team leader having responsibility for her. And I believe without a doubt that students need an […]
10 Days in Romania: The State Orphanage
This day we headed to the state orphanage after spending the past three evenings in family’s homes that were raising orphan and abandoned kids in loving, Christian homes. The difference in those being raised in a state facility and those being raised in a Christian home was staggering. It is noted living in the orphanage […]
10 Days in Romania: Caminul Felix
The majority of our week was spent on a construction site and in family’s homes. We partnered with Caminul Felix, an organization who brings orphaned and abandoned kids off the street and gives them a home with a Christian mom and dad to raise them. We worked construction, building two apartment units that young adults […]
10 Days in Romania: The Gypsy Village
I travelled to Romania for 10 days in November with my best friend leading a team of 14 of us. This was the furthest I had travelled into Europe. I had been invited to participate in this mission opportunity for the last three years. This year was the first time “yes” was even a remote […]