12,400 Hours
5,965 Miles
1,440 Hours
Bible Education with vulnerable children and young people.
Traveled to bring the
Good News to vulnerable
children and young people.
Provide psychotherapy for
minor victims of human
abuse and tracking.
Thank you for being a part of the transformation happening in 2024 through our faithful Romanian partners, MLI. One of these stories touched our hearts to share with you and provide an update on Teo, a former inmate at Buzias.
Last Christmas, Bethel Baptist Church in Timisoara, organized ‘Christmas for Everyone,’ bringing together the children from Deborah House, Recas village, and, for the first time, youth from Buzias Education Center, (a penitentiary for young male and female offenders). These children, who have faced diffcult circumstances, were able to celebrate with carols, hear the Good News and enjoy a festive meal!
For over 20 years, through the ministry of Harmony, Doru and Rodica Racovicean have served the Buzias penitentiary by teaching the incarcerated youth scripture memorization, songs of worship and hearing the Gospel. Many lives are being transformed, and this year, eight officers from Buzias attended MLI’s Leadership training, inspired by the positive changes they have seen.
As for Teo, he completed his sentence at Buzias nearly two years ago and went to live with his grandmother. By August 2024, he graduated from high school with top grades and has now been accepted to study Theology and Social Work in Bucharest – a testament to the love and support he received from the Lord, through His children, Doru and Rodica, to reach out to a young boy in prison and offer him a new life!
As we approach the Advent Season, we thank you for your support of MLI which helps make this story of rescue and restoration possible!
The Lord is my Strength and my Shield; my heart
trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore, my heart
rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
Psalms 28:7