Flood Relief in Moldova

We have been very, very busy – visiting villages, doing outreaches, visiting people in need, and giving out groceries. i have very limited internet, but wanted to let everyone know that we are meeting a great need here in Moldova both physically and spiritually. there is a great need for both food, and spiritual direction. firstly, poverty looks completely different around the world. Moldovan poverty is very different from poverty that i have seen in the other countries i have been to. you look around and see houses that look decent. they have a yard, a shed, a garden, and sometimes i find myself thinking ‘do they really need help?’ but what we don’t know is that many times the house has been passed down from one family member to another. it may have taken them years and years to build. many times people put all their money right away into one thing. they don’t know any better and forget to think about the future. also, here in Moldova, half the country has moved to other countries to get work, and because of this, Moldova’s employment rate is extremely low. so, if a family does have money, most of the time it is coming in from outside of Moldova.

tomorrow we are heading north for 6 hours to give flood relief. we will be within spitting distance of Romania and the Ukraine. the river between Moldova and these countries has flooded and there is a great need. we will be bringing food and cleaning supplies that are needed after flood damage. when we give gifts of any kind we explain the reason for the gift – the gospel.

keep us in your prayers as we will be traveling a lot in the next few days.

chad-