Mission Team Helps Students @ Point of Hope Center

One of the most exciting things I get to do as the leader of mission teams that Another Child Foundation takes to Romania is to be able to see the progress being made by the students and staff during those precious 10 days. The Point of Hope Development Center in Tarneveni, Romania is a pre-school and after-school center that serves 125 children on a daily basis and has its programs concentrate on building the kids foundational education, develop their faith in Jesus, and strengthen the family unit so that abandonment of children becomes a thing of the past. Every trip I get the privilege of leading I am always amazed at the progress being made in the lives of the children, the staff and the community as a whole. While we have a long way to go you can sense that God is alive and well when you meet the children and see HOPE in what should be a hopeless situation. God never ceases to amaze me!

New lockers for the 3rd floor

Mission teams play a VERY IMPORTANT role in helping the Fundatia Buckner staff develop these children into the people God created them to be. Another Child Foundation has developed a model in which the mission team participants simply compliment the dialing ongoing work of the native Romanians. The team also plays a role in creating a loving atmosphere within the Point of Hope while being a constant encouragement to the staff who have the difficult job of building the children's self-esteem as well as the many other challenges in bringing kids out of a hopeless situation.

As Another Child Foundation works hand-in-hand with Fundatia Buckner strides are being made to keep improving the Point of Hope Center to better serve the children God has entrusted to our care. This week we are pleased to have 2 new sets of lockers for the after-school kids delivered and installed on the 3rd floor of the center. The October mission team is responsible for the funds needed to make this improvement happen. So, on behalf of the children we serve THANK YOU!

 

- Tim Oloffson

Front- (left to right) Margo Schindel, Lisa Baltikauski, Katelin Johnson
Middle- (left to right) Liz Koster, Alice Barman, Sue Bohlin, Marnie Swanson, Enjole Powell
Back- (left to right) Robin Duling, Tim Oloffson, Phil Gronbach