A month of outreach

A woman leaving the outreach with her bags of food.

During the month of October and into the first week of November we have a group of young people with us from an organization called Convoy of Hope.  The group is made up mostly of college students who have taken a semester off to make a difference in the world.  They packed a container of food and supplies in Springfield Missouri, then they boarded a plane for Moldova.  We’ve had two of the young men stayin with us on and off.  I have also had several opportunities to visit the team as they minister in various villages.   

The container arrived about a week after the interns did.  They unpacked the supplies and sent them around the country for distribution.   I have visited the team in two villages this month and they also assited me with a children’s  outreach in a third village.  I had the privilege of helping to pack bags of food for two different villages and was honored to help give away the food in one of those villages too. 

This is more important than it may sound.  This is not just giving bags of food to Moldovans.  This is breaking cultural barriers.  You see, 98.5% of Moldova is Orthadox.  They are “taught” from birth to stay away from Christians because they will lead you “astray.”  They think of us as a “cult.”   So, for the people in this village to come to the city center to pick up food which is being provided by “Christians” is a HUGE DEAL.  This act alone would cause them to be shunned or at the very least highly looked down upon by their Orthadox congregations. 

Providing this food is breaking down walls that have been built since birth.  We are showing them the true love of God.  Some of the people that took the food allowed us to pray with them.  What an honor to ask God to prove Himself to people who desperately need Him. 

God loves the people of Moldova and so do we.  We desire to see the whole country changed one family at a time.  Please pray for us as we minister to God’s people here.