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Children with a passion for mission

Moldova, Republic of | OM International

Growing up in a missionary family there is one thing you are certain to possess: a Children’s Bible. In contrast, many Moldovan children have never held a Children’s Bible in their hands, let alone owned one (or even owned any book at all). When OM Moldova came up with a project to bless hundreds of Moldovan children with a Bible, the children of the families on the team got involved with great enthusiasm to raise money that would enable their peers to read about Jesus. First they came up with creative ways of fundraising – some made video clips, others wrote to the Sunday School group of their sending church or sold handmade Christmas cards. Later on they also got involved in distributing the Bibles to children in villages that usually have no access to literature.

Hanna (11 years) sent us a report about her trip:

We were very excited when people gave money for the Children’s Bibles Project!
When we had enough money we bought the Bibles and went to a village called Ialpug. We were able to go to the school and talk to the children there. It was so much fun because there were over 50 children! Each family was given a Russian Children’s Bible because everyone in that village speaks Russian.
Mummy went to visit children at the hospital and gave them Bibles. She went to the Heart Unit and the Cancer Unit – we couldn’t go because children are not allowed to visit the sick children. The children and their mums were really happy to have something nice to read while they are in hospital.
On Orthodox Christmas we all went to Vanator Village and gave out Bibles there, too.
We really enjoyed it!!! Lots of people all squashed into someone’s house and we had a service with songs and poems and preaching. We gave out Bibles, Christmas Presents and sweets to the children.
Thank you for helping with this project!

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Moldova, Republic of :: Valentin is a young Moldovan who is responsible for OM Moldova’s literature ministry. OM Moldova has interviewed him about his work.
Moldova, Republic of :: Participants of OM Moldova’s “Challenge into Missions” programme are putting into practice some of the new skills they have learned, doing a puppet show during a programme at a kindergarten.
Moldova, Republic of :: Me, beautiful? This girl attended a teenagers’ programme on the Bus4Life and heard - maybe for the first time in her life - that she is made by God in a beautiful and unique way. The programme was held by participants of OM Moldova’s “Challenge into Missions” programme, who were on the road with the Bus4Life during its recent visit to Moldova in March 2013.
Moldova, Republic of :: Participants of OM Moldova’s “Challenge into Missions” programme are learning to show God’s love in word and action as they visit old people, helping them in practical ways as well as talking to them about God.
Moldova, Republic of :: Moldova: Cristina is a Moldovan women who has been enabled to start a small business with money raised through the Freedom Climb initiative. Moldova is one of the main sources for human trafficking, and many of the victims are Moldovan women who leave the country illegally to seek work, and fall into the wrong hands. Enabling them to earn a living at home reduces this risk.
Moldova, Republic of :: A girls club in Moldova works on handicrafts.
Moldova, Republic of :: Moldova: Tamara (right, an OMer) visits Elena, who is blind and lives in Cucoara, a village in the south of Moldova. Elena has received food parcels from OM for two winters, and through these visits has become a believer. Her dream is to get baptized in summer – and that by then her sister and mother will be ready for this step, too.
Moldova, Republic of :: Spiridon and Stefanie, members of the OM Team in Moldova. Spiridon is from Moldova and works mainly in Church Relations. Stefanie is from the Netherlands and works in PR and financial development.
Moldova, Republic of :: Moldova: A worker on Mihael’s vegetable farm shares about her daily work. The farm is run with the help of the B4T programme, helping Moldovans build up their own business, enabling them to provide for their families without having to leave for work abroad.
Moldova, Republic of :: Moldova: A worker on Mihael’s vegetable farm is planting garlic. The farm is run with the help of the B4T programme, helping Moldovans build up their own business, enabling them to provide for their families without having to leave for work abroad.