Decades of Sanctuary: A Timeless Call to Care for Orphans
A children’s home of rescue, shelter, and love…the story continues.
Known, Wanted and Loved
In the long-term aftermath of Romania’s revolution, World Challenge’s partners are providing a home for kids who don’t have family of their own.
Up until 1989, Romania was under the control of one of the world’s most oppressive Communist regimes. Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu was eventually overthrown and executed, but the timing of this political turmoil could not have been worse for Romania’s most vulnerable populations.
The Door to a New Life
One brave girl survived years of abuse and then found a way to reunite with her brothers as God opened the way for her to discover a new life.
The story of Mia’s life is one of a redeemed past opening doors to a new future.
Her mom remarried when she was fairly young, and from that moment on, Mia’s life wasn’t the same anymore.
A Parent’s Caretaker…As a Child
One sweet little girl came to World Challenge’s partners after having endured terrible and unusual circumstances at home.
Most children don’t expect their parents to start needing help and care until well into their golden years.
The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College found that the vast majority of adult children don’t begin providing care for their parents until they’re well into their own 60s and 70s.
Bucharest’s Lost Children
Romania’s capital has an enormous orphan population desperately seeking their true Father.
Nicky Cruz recently joined with Gary Wilkerson and the World Challenge team for a pastors’ conference as well as several city-wide crusades in Romania.
The Orphans of Romania
God moved one man’s heart in a way that has now saved over one hundred abandoned children.
In the 1980’s, Romania was one of the most tightly controlled Communist nations in Eastern Europe under the iron fist of Nicolae Ceaușescu. During his rule, he decided to increase the population in order to build his tax base, and all forms of birth control were outlawed.