Sponsorship often begins as a monthly gift—a way to help a child with school, food, and care. But what starts as support on paper often grows into something so much deeper.
Through letters, encouragement, and prayer, sponsors and children become part of each other’s lives—celebrating birthdays, sharing family
Some people want to make a difference—but don’t know where to start. Here’s a short video from Nick, a summer missions team volunteer, sharing about his experience in Romania.
As I reflect on my time in Romania, one conversation stands out as both the hardest and most meaningful moment of the trip. During a week of church youth camp with Bethel Baptist Church and the kids from House of Hope, we spent our days full of energy—playing games, doing activities, and learning about Jonah and Jesus.
One day at lunch, I was talking with a girl from House of Hope Orphanage whom I had grown close to. The conversation shifted to faith, and she looked uneasy as she admitted…
The kids in the home and in the surrounding villages truly come from all situations. They all have a story and part of this ministry is providing stability, family, love and care to each child.
Since being here, the Lord has put one specific village boy on my heart...
We have been celebrating the great news of Ana’s engagement over the last several weeks. Her story of coming to House of Hope and how God has guided her steps from the very first day is amazing. I am personally excited that she fulfilled her dream to play basketball professionally, but not only that, because of her talent and perseverance she also graduated this summer from college with a degree in Athletic Training.
It was about seven years ago that I stopped by Daniel Bagosi’s new home to have coffee with him. During our conversation that morning, he told me about some of the children in the community that had been knocking on his door asking for food. He was deeply troubled by this as it was all too frequent, and he asked me if I would go with him to visit the community where these children lived.
Monica was raised in a Romanian orphanage, and when she was 12 she was given to a farmer as a servant. Though she never went to school, Monica eventually learned to read and write at our church using the Bible. She loves the Bible and reads a lot. Today, she is a grown woman, married with two kids, a boy and a girl. She received Christ and was baptized seven years ago at the age of 33.
There are some things that are hard to describe in words—the kind of life some kids experience, the pain, the trauma, and the lack of basic necessities. But, most of all it’s hard to describe their hunger for love. Abandoned, neglected, rejected, or without parents at all, these kids look to you and crave something that every child should have from the day they are born: love, care, attention, compassion, and joy.
