Through the effects of communism child abandonment continues to be a struggle in Romania, with approximately 37,000 children in state care. We believe that God's plan for every child is a strong loving forever family. Volunteering alongside Romania Without Orphans and Imitatio Christi we help provide support to struggling families, adoptive families and families looking to adopt. We are primarily focused on prevention and working towards engaging the local church, in association with Safe Families, to step out and help vulnerable families, through peer support, respite care, and the provision for physical needs - allowing the church family to build relationship with those in the community. Through these relationships the love of Christ impacts the lives of the families in need strengthening overall family health physically, spiritually and mentally.
We attended Southside Worship Centre in Ajax, ON between 1999 and 2023. During that time, I (Sarah) volunteered for several years in children’s ministry, and in 2017 stepped into the role of children’s pastor. I have a one-year certificate from Master’s Bible College and I’m seeking to obtain my full diploma in the coming years. I (TJ) served on the board of deacons for many years and have a call on my life to be a father to the fatherless. I have been fulfilling this call by helping in the children’s ministry at our local church. Together, we sensed God leading us to something different and in January 2023 followed God’s leading to Romania excited for our continued journey with God.
