Romania

 

News from Romania - January/February 2010

El Roi Messianic Center	Work completed at El Roi Messianic Center

Our staff in Iaşi are working to speed up the reconnection of the methane gas line for the Hodorogea children’s apartment in Târgu Frumos.  Things work slowly in Romania and patience is needed.  As soon as the gas company gets this job done, the central heating system can be installed.  This will heat the apartment more efficiently than an electric heater, and provide hot water for the children.  Meanwhile the children are staying at our El Roi Center in Iaşi with Laura and her family, as the weather has been exceptionally snowy and cold (-13/-22°F [-25/-30°C]), and school has been cancelled.

The foster families who receive financial support are very thankful, but Doamna Ulmanu, who cares for Nadia Rusu, lost her job recently and needs some extra help.  The Rotariu family, which took in Ionuţ and Mălina Lupu, are also facing a financial crisis because of health problems.  The children travel quite a distance to school and the transport is expensive.  Their foster mother is the only breadwinner in the family, and she too has to spend much of her earnings on bus fares.  These families pray for you who help them and deeply appreciate the support they receive.

Our vision is to make the El Roi Center a house of prayer and worship, where Romanian-speaking people, Christians and Messianic Jews, young and old alike, can meet together and learn to understand and appreciate the Jewish roots of their faith.  The new worship songs that Genovieva has translated from Hebrew will be an important aspect of this.  The three-storey building has the facilities to serve meals to large groups, to accommodate overnight guests, and to hold meetings and teaching sessions.  We are excited to be a part of what the Lord is doing in this corner of Romania.

El Roi Canteen	El Roi Worship