Remember the Children Office
Faces of Faithfulness

My phone showed me a photo from 2014 this week—and I couldn’t stop thinking about the stories behind it.

It’s just a simple group picture, but every person in it represents a piece of what God has been building over the years.

Allyssa was the only girl in the group back then. Since that day, she met Razvan, got married, and now they’re raising three kids while serving…

Faces of Faithfulness
Remember the Children Office
Meet My Gypsy Brothers

Years ago, we set out to do something simple in Romania.

We wanted to train Roma men from small villages to lead churches in their own communities. The goal was straightforward: equip local leaders so the church could grow from within.

But we quickly ran into a challenge.

Meet My Gypsy Brothers
Remember the Children Office
Don't Overlook the One Standing on the Edge

Can I tell you about someone I met in a small Romanian village?

Her name was Domnica. Whenever our volunteers gathered with the kids, she was almost always nearby. Not in the middle of things—just quietly watching from the edges. You could tell life hadn’t been easy for her. Poverty had left its marks. But she always had this warm, steady smile.

One day we decided to stop and talk with her...

Don't Overlook the One Standing on the Edge
Andy Baker
When an Orphan Eats Like a King

As we celebrate thirty years of Remember the Children in Romania, I’ve been thinking about how this journey has shaped both the ministry — and me.

My earliest memories there are not easy ones. They’re marked by the lingering weight of communism, by hardship, and by the quiet tragedy so many children endured. For many Romanians, those scars are still close to the surface.

What I remember most clearly, though, are the children on the streets — and sometimes beneath them, living in the sewers.

One of them was a boy named Florin.

When an Orphan Eats Like a King
Remember the Children Office
Love that Outlives Loss

Then his wife passed away. The group ended soon after, and life moved forward. My own wife is still here—a gift I don’t take lightly. I often wondered how he was doing, but we had kept our lives fairly private, and time passed.

Until the letter arrived.

The envelope was simple, but the return address stopped me. As I read his words, I felt that familiar connection return. He wrote to say thank you—for the conversations, for the honesty, for being known in a season when everything felt uncertain. Then he shared something I hadn’t known.

Love that Outlives Loss

Stories of Hope

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An Update on Elvis

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An Update on Elvis

It's been over a year since we introduced you to Elvis, a Ukrainian refugee attending the Eastern European Bible College in Oradea, Romania through your support of RTC. Since then, Elvis completed the Bible college program and moved closer to the Ukrainian boarder to work with children in need.

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New Year as a Refugee

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New Year as a Refugee

New Year is a time of hope and expectation, but for our Ukrainian friends it marks yet another year of war and praying to someday return to a peace filled homeland. There are still several refugees living at the East European Bible College through the support of RTC. EEBC reaches many more refugees in the Oradea region, offering supplies, education, and community. The Ukrainian community also utilizes the campus chapel for Sunday worship services. 

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God is Still Teaching

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God is Still Teaching

What a joy it was to meet new friends and see familiar faces at ICOM 2023. One particular encounter with a couple who were around in the early days of RTC was used by God as an encouragement and reminder. Take some time to read the story below as Andy recounts an experience from 25 years ago that God seems to still be writing and rewriting today.